That’s crickets you’re listening to in terms of the pound-for-pound scene.
Not one of the 20 fighter’s on Boxing Junkie’s checklist — Nos. 1-15 and 5 Honorable Mentions — is scheduled to step into the ring till April 20, when No. 10 Devin Haney will defend his 140-pound title in opposition to Ryan Garcia in Las Vegas.
The motion picks up in an enormous means at that time, nevertheless. Between April 20 and June 1 — a span of solely five-plus weeks — seven pound-for-pounders are scheduled to struggle.
They’re No. 2 Naoya Inoue, No. 3 Oleksandr Usyk, No. 4 Dmitry Bivol, No. 9 Tyson Fury, Haney, No. 12 Artur Beterbiev and No. 14 Vasiliy Lomachenko (see under for particulars).
That quantity may develop. No. 6 Canelo Alvarez is anticipated to struggle on Might 4, though no opponent has been introduced. And Honorable Point out David Benavidez is in talks to face 175-pounder Oleksandr Gvozdyk in June.
And who is aware of what different matchups involving the most effective of the most effective would possibly emerge?
Sure, the dearth of exercise in the intervening time is disappointing. Nonetheless, endurance pays dividends. The most important stars within the sport are within the gymnasium as you learn this getting ready to carry out.
Subsequent pound-for-pounder up: No. 10 Devin Haney is scheduled to defend his WBC 140-pound title in opposition to Ryan Garcia on April 20 on pay-per-view from Las Vegas.
Right here’s what the checklist seems to be like in the intervening time:
BOXING JUNKIEPOUND-FOR-POUND
Terence Crawford – No struggle scheduled.
Naoya Inoue – Scheduled to defend his undisputed 122-pound championship in opposition to Luis Nery on Might 6 in Japan.
Oleksandr Usyk – Scheduled to face No. 9 Tyson Fury for the undisputed heavyweight championship on Might 18 in Saudi Arabia.
Dmitry Bivol – Scheduled to face No. 12 Artur Beterbiev for the undisputed 175-pound championship on June 1 in Saudi Arabia.
Juan Francisco Estrada – No struggle scheduled.
Canelo Alvarez – No struggle scheduled.
Jermell Charlo – No struggle scheduled.
Gervonta Davis – No struggle scheduled.
Tyson Fury – Scheduled to face No. 3 Oleksandr Usyk for the undisputed heavyweight championship on Might 18 in Saudi Arabia.
Devin Haney– Scheduled to defend his WBC 140-pound title in opposition to Ryan Garcia on April 20 in Las Vegas.
Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez – No struggle scheduled.
Artur Beterbiev – Scheduled to face No. 4 Dmitry Bivol for the undisputed 175-pound championship on June 1 in Saudi Arabia.
Errol Spence Jr. – No struggle scheduled.
Vasiliy Lomachenko – Scheduled to face George Kambosos Jr. for the vacant IBF 135-pound title Might 12 in Australia.
Shakur Stevenson– No struggle scheduled.
Honorable point out (alphabetical order): David Benavidez (has agreed to struggle 175-pounder Oleksandr Gvozdyk in June however no deal is in place); Jermall Charlo (no struggle scheduled); Roman Gonzalez (no struggle scheduled); Kazuto Ioka (no struggle scheduled); Teofimo Lopez (no struggle scheduled).
