.Oct 24, 2024, 08:08 AM ET There was a chance Sebastian Fundora will deal with Tim Tszyu in his following fight, a rematch of in 2013's blood-spattered decision triumph, but with Tszyu dropping through TKO to Bakhram Murtazaliev on Sunday, Fundora possesses his eyes on a different challenger: Errol Spence Jr.Spence, a previous welterweight champion, have not fought given that his ninth-round TKO loss to Terence Crawford in July 2023. Later, Spence possessed cataract surgical operation in January. While the match hasn't formally been actually declared, there's a chance they will definitely deal with very early upcoming year. Can easily Fundora benefit from the possibility as well as defeat Spence?Shakur Stevenson was set up to encounter Joe Cordina this month but experienced a personal injury to his right-hand man in the course of training that demanded surgical treatment. Right now Stevenson's searching for a brand-new enemy-- potentially a best 5 competitor-- for February in a Riyadh Time card.Jack Catterall as well as Regis Prograis need claim success when they face one another on Saturday, but can they obtain it? Rafael Espinoza drew a dismayed triumph over Robeisy Ramirez final December in one of the most ideal battles of the year. May they generate another must-see struggle in the rematch?One of the best pound-for-pound fighters, Naoya Inoue, has gained world titles in four weight training class and appears unequalled. Yet his Oriental fellow citizen, Junto Nakatani, is actually wanting to get involved in the band along with Inoue and has succeeded labels in 3 departments. While they are actually still split through a branch, can they comply with in the ring following year?In reaction to a few of these pushing questions, Mike Coppinger and Scar Parkinson have some answers.Don' t be actually surprised if ... Sebastian Fundora beats Errol Spence Jr.Fundora as well as Spence are slated to fulfill in very early 2025, sources informed ESPN, in what are going to be actually Spence's initial fight since he was actually disassembled through Crawford in July 2023. The battle will definitely also be actually Spence's very first at 154 extra pounds after dealing with at welterweight each one of his occupation. In between the sluggishness, brand new body weight training class as well as the enormous punishment he preserved in his final struggle, Spence needs to be mattered as a longshot vs. Fundora.Fundora is a difficult enemy for basically any sort of boxer as evidenced by his March title success over Tim Tszyu. Plainly, Fundora learned from his first career loss-- a KO vs. Brian Mendoza in a major trouble final April-- and chose to utilize his incredible height and also reach more.At 6-foot-5 1/2 with an 80-inch range, Fundora possesses otherworldly measurements for a 154-pounder. Naturally, Spence can not be suspended besides he's achieved in the sporting activity. He was actually a staple of the pound-for-pound list for several years as well as is one of the best welterweights of the past 10 years.-- CoppingerDon't be shocked if ... Regis Prograis refutes Jack Catterall a KO winJack Catterall, above, needs a triumph over Regis Prograis on Sunday to proceed his journey for that evasive globe title. Sign Robinson/Matchroom Boxing/Getty ImagesCatterall informed ESPN last week he thinks he resides in the type of his life, as well as based upon his last getaway-- an unanimous choice win over past undisputed champion Josh Taylor-- it is tough to argue along with the English competitor. Catterall must be actually a world champion by now, after a debatable split-decision reduction to Taylor in 2022, but a success over Prograis is actually very likely to give him yet another chance at delight in 2025. That need might fire Catterall to a draw Prograis, whom may have knowledge on his edge as a two-time world champ, yet he runs out type and also at 35 could likewise be out of opportunity. His recent functionalities recommend Prograis might be on the down slope.Editor's Picks2 RelatedPrograis went through a landslide choice loss to Devin Haney in December after he was defeated in Round 3 and dropped every cycle in the judges' scorecards. To wipe sodium into the wound for Prograis, he had the ignominy of cracking the CompuBox report for least punches landed in a 12-round championship struggle along with 36. He was also poor in a split-decision sway Danielito Zorrilla in June 2023, in an underwhelming homecoming fight in New Orleans.But Prograis is difficult, and also will be encouraged by the necessity to generate a huge functionality to save his occupation. In 2019, when he was at his top, Prograis took Taylor to aspects in a grueling globe title unification match loss around the world Punching Super Collection final, and that durability is probably to deny Catterall a stoppage gain facing his home supporters at the brand new Co-Op Live stadium in Manchester.As pointy as Catterall's efficiencies have actually been lately, he is not a distinguished finisher. Considering that Oct 2017, Catterall has actually gained through standstill just 3 times, all against enemies along with dual or even triple-digit beats on their document (Kevin McCauley had 163 losses when they dealt with in March 2018) and also a factors selection appears a most likely result.-- ParkinsonDon't be actually surprised if ... Shakur Stevenson encounters William Zepeda in February's Riyadh Time cardShakur Stevenson, left behind, gained a consensual selection over Artem Harutyunyan to preserve the WBC light in weight world title in July. Sarah Stier/Getty ImagesTurki Alalshikh, chairman of Saudi Arabia's General Home entertainment Authorization, is planning a major card for Feb. 22 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and also one match that will definitely match on such a show will be Shakur vs. Zepeda. The bout has resided in the help months, with Stevenson aligned for a match versus Cordina this month while Zepeda prepares to deal with Tevin Planter on Nov. 16. Planter, obviously, has a comparable type to Stevenson as a slick, defensive-minded southpaw. Stevenson was never capable to combat Cordina as he went through palm surgery in September. But subsequently, Stevenson said he prepared to head right into the battle along with the pressure boxer Zepeda, anyway.Hopefully, the match concerns accomplishment, yet first, Zepeda is going to need to look outstanding but once more, and this moment the challenger (Farmer) bodies to offer a sterner problem.-- CoppingerDon't be actually amazed if ... Naoya Inoue faces Junto Nakatani in a megafight next yearNaoya Inoue, above, has won planet headlines in 4 department, including the indisputable champion at bantamweight and junior featherweight. AP Photo/Hiro KomaeAn Inoue-Nakatani fight isn't merely, probably, the biggest match in Eastern past history. It is actually also among the best matches that may be made with all of boxing.Nakatani lastly collapsed ESPN's pound-for-pound checklist last week along with one more prominent label protection at 118 pounds. And also it is actually clear there's no much bigger obstacle available for "The Monster" than his personal countryman.Nakatani has the measurements, electrical power and also approach to offer Inoue his hardest match yet, otherwise beat him outright. Such a fight at the Tokyo Dome - where 55,000 folks saw Inoue defeat Luis Nery in May-- for Inoue's undisputed 122-pound champion would surely create large business.First, Inoue will certainly deal with Australia's Sam Goodman on Dec. 24 in Tokyo just before a feasible USA yield in the spring. Afterwards? Our company can observe Inoue combat his initial pound-for-pound rival yet.-- CoppingerDon't be amazed if ... the rematch in between Rafael Espinoza and also Robeisy Ramirez generates another match of the year candidateRafael Espinoza, straight, beat Robeisy Ramirez in a match of the year prospect back in December to win the WBO lightweight world name. Mikey Williams/Top RankThe last time these pair of met, it created a mystery, along with each boxers seeing the canvas in some of the very best matches of 2023, thus anticipate yet another classic clash on Dec. 7. Espinoza generated a distressed over Ramirez after entering the fight under the radar. His amount of punches was definitive, specifically late on, to gain a large number selection as well as gain the WBO featherweight label. Espinoza, 30, then impressed again in a very first defense fourth-round KO of Sergio Chirino in June.Two-time Olympic gold medalist Ramirez must produce one thing different to avenge the defeat, which makes this match such a stimulating possibility. Ramirez, 30, has considering that glowed in a fight in June, as he secured a Sphere 7 TKO get Brandon Leon Benitez.Espinoza's elevation (6-1), the highest planet light champion in history, will definitely once again be a determining factor in this battle. Can Ramirez get in Espinoza's range with his sleek skills? He went down Espinoza in Around 5 in December, prior to checking out the canvass themself as the quantity of blows took its cost in the final round.The rematch possesses all the substances for another classic.-- Parkinson.