The sport of boxing was on fire in 2024. Four fighters earned undisputed status, including Artur Beterbiev at light heavyweight and Oleksandr Usyk at heavyweight.
Those new champions also meant we got to see some long-awaited showdowns like Usyk vs. Tyson Fury (twice) and Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol (which will see its second matchup in February). There was also the incredible spectacle that was Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson.
While last year did see some chaos, much of it was fairly predictable. But the new year could see some massive changes at the top of the sport.
With that in mind, our experts took a shot at some predictions for what we could see happen in the new year.
Amanda Serrano finds brutal closure to Katie Taylor rivalry
After two bitterly close defeats in what can only be called the two biggest bouts in women’s boxing history, there’s little question Serrano will have plenty of motivation to deliver the boom in their inevitable trilogy. Ideally, that fight would take place in 2025 on Taylor’s home soil of Ireland in Dublin’s historic Croke Park. But as long as the two living legends finally agree to eschew the past and get with the future by adopting the men’s boxing format of 12…
