In his most recent performance Golovkin was his usual destructive self, knocking out Vanes Martirosyan in the second round. Now fans will have to wait a see if a rematch with Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez materializes or if Golovkin will move on to a different opponent.
Lomachenko is fresh off the biggest victory of his career, a stoppage win over lightweight champion Jorge Linares. Lomachenko got off the deck to win that fight and while nothing is official yet there is a strong possibility his next fight will be a lightweight unification bout against WBO champion Raymundo Beltran.
It won't be long before fans see Crawford in the ring again. He is set to move up in weight to challenge Jeff Horn for his WBO welterweight title in just two weeks. That is a loaded division that could provide Crawford with some very interesting bouts should he beat Horn.
Alvarez is currently under suspension by the Nevada Athletic Commission but that suspension ends in August, perfect timing for Alvarez's usual September fight. If Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin don't have their rematch in September the Mexican pugilist could see himself in the ring with Billy Joe Saunders or even Daniel Jacobs.
After capturing the IBF junior welterweight title with a decision win over Sergey Lipinets, Garcia decided to vacate that title. Instead Garcia will head back down to the lightweight division to defend his WBC title. While nothing is set it looks like Garcia's next opponent could be IBC champion Robert Easter Jr., although most fans would love to see him take on Vasyl Lomachenko instead.
After handling Lamont Peterson in a fight in January, Spence's next fight is fast approaching. Spence is scheduled to make the second defense of his IBF welterweight title against Carlos Ocampo on June 16. While Ocampo isn't the biggest name he is an undefeated contender that Spence can't overlook.
In March Kovalev made the first defense of his WBO light heavyweight title by stopping Igor Mikhalkin in the seventh round. Kovalev won't wait around for long though as his next fight is already scheduled for August. That title defense will come against Eleider Alvarez, an undefeated contender with some nice wins on his resume.
Thurman has been out of the ring since his split decision win over Danny Garcia in March of 2017. Injuries have sidelined Thurman since that victory and most recently he relinquished his WBC welterweight title. There is no word on Thurman's return but he has said that he plans to fight this summer.
Rungvisai made a name for himself after beating Roman 'Chocolatito' Gonzalez and taking his WBC junior bantamweight title. He then defended that title against Gonzalez and Juan Francisco Estrada. An August rematch with Estrada was set for August but after a bad break-up with his longtime girlfriend, Rungvisai is taking some time off, although the rematch will still take place.
Making his debut in the pound-for-pound rankings the 25-year-old Inoue is fresh off a first round stoppage win over Jamie McDonnell. Inoue moved up in weight for that fight and went home with McDonnell's WBA bantamweight title. So far it seems that Inoue's power has moved up with him in weight.
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