Leaving the Usyk Fury fight to one side. There are some cracking fights coming up over the next few weeks:
Sat 25th March
Okolie v Light - WBO World Title Fight (Sky Sports)
Heaney v Flatley - Rematch after Heaney got a controversial Technical Decision on the Joyce undercard last year. It looked a deliberate headbutt. A bit of a grudge match. (BT Sport)
Plant v Benavidez - Eliminator to become mandatory for Canelo for Undisputed Super Middleweight. (Not on UK TV but should be able to get a stream)
Sat 1st April
Joshua v Franklin - Comeback fight. I get a lot of people see this as a nonsense fight, but it's important for AJ to get in and show whether he has recovered from the Usyk fights. It's an interesting fight for me. Yes AJ should win easy and he needs to if he wants any chance of ever fighting at the top level again. It's not a given. We've seen better fighters than AJ not comeback after a couple of losses.
Sat 8th April
Quiet week in terms of British boxing but Shakur Stephenson fights in the US
Stephenson v Yoshino
Sat 15th April
Joyce v Zhang - Can the Juggernaught keep his momentum. Another step up in opponent in which could be his last before he gets a World Title Shot. He is currently the WBO mandatory in line to face Usyk next. (BT Sport)
Garcia v Davis - One of the best fights in the last couple of years. Long anticipated.
Sat 22nd April
Cordina v Rakhimov - IBF Super Featherweight - Cordina trying to win back the IBF world title after it was stripped from him. He pulled out of a fight against Rakhimov in 2022. Both fighters are unbeaten and hit hard. Should be a good fight. (DAZN)
Sat 29th April
Sat 6th May
Canelo v Ryder - Undisputed Super Middleweight - Can't see anything other than an easy vistory for Canelo as he takes a rare fight at home before fighting the winner of Plant v Benavidez. However always good to see British fighters take on the worlds best. Ryder has been unlucky previously. He was robbed against Callum Smith and is better than his record suggests.
Inoue v Fulton - WBO/WBC Unification fight - Could be a cracker. Fully expect Inoue to come out on top but Fulton can give him potentially his toughest fight to date. - BEEN POSTPONED TO JULY
Sat 13th May
Can't see anything of interest this week as it stands
Sat 20th May
Lomachenko v Haney - Undisputed Lightweight. Another cracking fight. Haney currently undisputed and both fighter currently appearing in most people's top 10 P4P fighters in the world. If Loma is still at his best then this fight is a 50/50 fight.
Sat 25th March
Okolie v Light - WBO World Title Fight (Sky Sports)
Heaney v Flatley - Rematch after Heaney got a controversial Technical Decision on the Joyce undercard last year. It looked a deliberate headbutt. A bit of a grudge match. (BT Sport)
Plant v Benavidez - Eliminator to become mandatory for Canelo for Undisputed Super Middleweight. (Not on UK TV but should be able to get a stream)
Sat 1st April
Joshua v Franklin - Comeback fight. I get a lot of people see this as a nonsense fight, but it's important for AJ to get in and show whether he has recovered from the Usyk fights. It's an interesting fight for me. Yes AJ should win easy and he needs to if he wants any chance of ever fighting at the top level again. It's not a given. We've seen better fighters than AJ not comeback after a couple of losses.
Sat 8th April
Quiet week in terms of British boxing but Shakur Stephenson fights in the US
Stephenson v Yoshino
Sat 15th April
Joyce v Zhang - Can the Juggernaught keep his momentum. Another step up in opponent in which could be his last before he gets a World Title Shot. He is currently the WBO mandatory in line to face Usyk next. (BT Sport)
Garcia v Davis - One of the best fights in the last couple of years. Long anticipated.
Sat 22nd April
Cordina v Rakhimov - IBF Super Featherweight - Cordina trying to win back the IBF world title after it was stripped from him. He pulled out of a fight against Rakhimov in 2022. Both fighters are unbeaten and hit hard. Should be a good fight. (DAZN)
Sat 29th April
Sat 6th May
Canelo v Ryder - Undisputed Super Middleweight - Can't see anything other than an easy vistory for Canelo as he takes a rare fight at home before fighting the winner of Plant v Benavidez. However always good to see British fighters take on the worlds best. Ryder has been unlucky previously. He was robbed against Callum Smith and is better than his record suggests.
Inoue v Fulton - WBO/WBC Unification fight - Could be a cracker. Fully expect Inoue to come out on top but Fulton can give him potentially his toughest fight to date. - BEEN POSTPONED TO JULY
Sat 13th May
Can't see anything of interest this week as it stands
Sat 20th May
Lomachenko v Haney - Undisputed Lightweight. Another cracking fight. Haney currently undisputed and both fighter currently appearing in most people's top 10 P4P fighters in the world. If Loma is still at his best then this fight is a 50/50 fight.
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. I think it's a good opportunity to see Joyce back in action. No need to make the cocky comment
