In recent fights Lomachenko has been as dominant as ever. His dismantled Jorge Linares in his most recent bout which helped catapult him into the top spot. There is no word yet as to when Lomachenko will get back in the ring but expect it to be against another top opponent.
It seems like Crawford's name is always brought up when discussing big fights. He recently dominated Jeff Horn to capture a welterweight title after dominating the junior welterweight division. No date is set for his next fight but names like Manny Pacquiao, Errol Spence Jr., and Mikey Garcia have been mentioned.
In a little more than a month Golovkin will be back in the ring against Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez. The first fight between the two ended in a controversial draw, only made worse when the rematch had to be scrapped because of a failed drug test by Alvarez. However, now that the drama is in the past, fans can looking forward to a good scrap come September 15.
It was just a few days ago that Garcia dropped and handled fellow lightweight champion Robert Easter Jr. to unify the WBC and IBF belts. While many would love to see Garcia stay at lightweight and fight Vasyl Lomachenko, he seems content on moving up to the welterweight division to challenge IBF champion Errol Spence Jr.
Less than a month ago Spence took the ring against Carlos Ocampo and absolutely destroyed him. As usual, Spence scored the knockout with a brutal body shot, this one coming with just a few seconds left in the opening round. No word on when Spence will fight next but a bout against the much smaller Mikey Garcia seems likely.
When Alvarez steps in the ring for a rematch against Gennady Golovkin it will have been 364 days since he last fought. That fight ended in a disputed draw with Golovkin and while a failed drug test certainly took some of the luster off of Alvarez's career, a decisive win over Golovkin could help bring much of that shine back.
In less than a week Kovalev will be back in action against his toughest opponent since Andre Ward. Kovalev will be fighting on August 4 against the talented Eleider Alvarez. He has finished his last two opponents before the final bell and he will look to make it three stoppages in a row against the Colombian with plenty of skills.
After pulling out of a rematch against Juan Francisco Estrada because of personal issues Rungvisai got back on track when he stopped Young Gil Bae in his most recent fight. The Thai fighter won't wait long for his next bout which is already scheduled for October 6, although an opponent hasn't been named yet.
It's always impressive when a fighter moves up in weight to get a victory. In the case of Inoue it was even more impressive because he moved up to the bantamweight division to not just win a fight but to stop champion Jamie McDonnell in the very first round.
In modern boxing it isn't very common for a fighter to unify an entire division but Usyk did just that when he dominated Murat Gassiev to win the World Boxing Super Series tournament, the Muhammad Ali trophy, and every belt in the cruiserweight division. Usyk makes the list after the departure of Keith Thurman who has been inactive since March of 2017 and has no fight scheduled on the horizon.
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