2024-03-27 21:08:12
Canelo and Benavidez, Tim Tszyu and Charlo – which star boxer won’t fight each other in 2024?
İdman.biz presents an article with a link to livesport.ru.
Several star-studded boxing fights will definitely not take place this year. Perhaps some of them will take place only in 2025.
1.Tim Tszyu and Jermell Charlo
Talks about a fight between Tim Tszyu and Jermell Charlo have been going on for a year and a half. The boxers were supposed to meet each other in the ring in February last year, but then the American was injured and withdrew from the tournament.
However, when Charlo returned to the ring, he decided to ignore the fight with Thiem and fought Canelo in a higher weight category. Nothing good came of this for the American – a natural defeat by unanimous decision of the judges.
It seemed that after losing to Alvarez, Jermell had nowhere else to go but accept Tim’s challenge. Especially considering that the Australian was promoted from interim junior middleweight champion to the WBO main title holder.
However, Charlo categorically does not want to fight with Tszyu and other direct competitors. Within a few months, the American was completely deprived of all titles. It is unclear what will happen next to Jermell’s career.
In any case, you won’t have to count on a fight between Charlo and Tszyu until the end of the year. Tim already has an opponent, and at the end of March he will defend his title against Sebastian Fundora.
2. David Benavidez and Canelo
The confrontation between Benavidez and Canelo in the super middleweight division is no less anticipated than the fight between Tszyu and Charlo. Alvarez is the undisputed champion in this division and one of the most popular boxers in the world.
Benavidez is a rising star in the 76.2kg category. The undefeated American now holds the WBC interim champion title. Alvarez fears David will be the one to end his reign at this weight.
Just like Charlo, he accepts any fight except the confrontation with Benavidez. Recently, the Mexican even said that he would fight David only for $150 million.
Canelo already has everything planned for 2024. In early May, he will have to fight against his compatriot from Mexico, Jaime Munguia. He expects to fight Terence Crawford in September.
As a result, the fight against David is postponed indefinitely. Sooner or later they will meet in the ring in any case and it’s a matter of time. Canelo can’t ignore Benavidez forever.
Otherwise, all the championship belts will be taken away from him, as recently happened with Jermell Charlo.
3. Errol Spence and Terence Crawford 2
One of the biggest welterweight bouts of the last decade between Spence and Crawford took place last summer. Fans expected a competitive confrontation, which never materialized.
Crawford dismantled his opponent unilaterally and defeated him by technical knockout. In a sense, in terms of entertainment and competitiveness, the fight did not justify itself.
Terence quite easily became the absolute world champion and now he is interested in fights with more serious opponents from other weight categories. Crawford doesn’t mind moving up 3 divisions to fight Canelo.
In any case, the absolute champion does not plan to fight in his weight category in 2024. And looking at how the previous fight between Crawford and Spence ended, the question arises: is a rematch necessary with this outcome?
Terence showed the world the difference between the two. And Errol simply has nothing to oppose to such an opponent.
4. Teofimo Lopez and Devin Haney
Lopez and Haney previously built good careers in the lightweight division. Teofimo was the owner of three titles, and Devin became the absolute champion. But last year they both tried their hand at the higher welterweight division, where they also managed to become champions.
Teofimo took the WBO title, beating former all-belt holder Josh Taylor. Haney, in turn, took the WBC title from Regis Progress without any problems, defeating him by unanimous decision.
It would be logical to hold a unification match between these boxers for 2 belts. But Devin Haney already has an opponent scheduled for April 20th. As part of his first title defense, he will face Ryan Garcia.
It’s likely that Teofimo simply won’t be able to wait until Haney recovers and fight any of the other champions of the first welterweight division. A fight between Lopez and Devin is possible, but next year.
5. Deontay Wilder and Anthony Joshua
Until recently, the confrontation between Wilder and Joshua looked like one of the most intriguing in the heavyweight division. Towards the end of last year, the boxers tentatively agreed on a head-to-head fight in 2024.
To organize this fight, each of them needed to win fights at a tournament in Saudi Arabia in December. Joshua accomplished his task. The Briton easily dismantled Otto Wallin in 5 rounds and won by technical knockout.
But Wilder unexpectedly failed in his confrontation with Joseph Parker. The “Bronze Bomber” suffered a sensational defeat by unanimous decision.
Joshua himself claims that he would not mind fighting Deontay after he wins at least one victory. But here the question arises: when will Wilder return to the ring after such a loud defeat and will he return at all?
Deontay is already 37 years old. And his last fight showed that he is no longer capable of fighting at such a high level. At this time, the matchmakers are not interested in his fight with Joshua.
Anthony is currently on a four-fight win streak. And he is the first candidate for a fight for all belts with the winner of the Usyk-Fury pair. From a sporting point of view, this confrontation is much more important for Joshua than the fight against Wilder.
İdman.biz