The next few weeks will set the table nicely in the boxing world. As an expected big-fight summer approaches, the middleweights and featherweights will take center stage and feature a number of competitive bouts that feature some of the quickest and most powerful fighters in the world.
Up first is Janibek Alimkhanuly in a middleweight title defense against Steven Butler and Rolando Romero facing Ismael Barroso in a WBA interim junior welterweight title bout. Both have the ability to stand out from the rest in their divisions, but victories on Saturday are far from guaranteed. Is Alimkhanuly the best middleweight or does that honor belong to someone else?
On May 20, Katie Taylor makes her homecoming bout in Ireland. She’ll face another undisputed champion in Chantelle Cameron and defend her undisputed women’s junior welterweight championship. Is this the must-see women’s boxing matchup we’re looking for?
Ben Baby, Nick Parkinson and Michael Rothstein look at the upcoming fights and separate what’s real and what’s not.
