Ranking this weekend’s fights: From Navarrete-Suarez to Lubin-Holmes

After Devin Haney, Ryan Garcia, Canelo Alvarez And others Failed to live up To Lofty Expectations Last Weekend, Fight Fans Don “Have to Weit Long for More Quality on Paper, With Exciting Matchups Set to Take Place Across Various Time Zones in California, Florida, England, africa and japan.

Espn breaks down the best card and ranks all the notable figures this weekend.

1. Anthony Cacace Vs. Leigh Wood – Junior Lightweight Fight (Dazn, Saturday at 2 PM ET)

After Wood’s Last Fight, He said he wanted to close his career with a world title figure, home of English premierslublub not not not for.

Neither of those wishes will come true Saturday for the 36-year-old, but the junior lightweight bout is still signature. Wood (28-3, 17 kos) is at last boxing in Front of His Home City Fans in Nottingham, at the Indoor Arena Where Carl Froch Carved Out His Illustrer at Super MIDDLEWEHT.

Cacace (23-1, 8 KOS), from Belfast, Northern Ireland, Gave Up the Ibf World Title He Won Against Joe Cordina in May 2024 to make the Fight Happen. And despite there be no recognized titles on the line, this figure two of this division’s top operators face off against each other.

Wood was no. 1 at Featherweight Before Relinquishing the WBA BELT FOLLOWING A SEEVENTH-ROUND STOPPAGE WIN OVER JOSH WARRINGTON in October 2023. But Wood’s Career has been stuck on Hold Sense, where Saudi Arabia, with the shock stoppage win over cordina elevating his career to its highest level.

Cacace, Also 36, has been more active (He also Warrington, Winning by Unanimous Decision Last September) and has significant height and reactives. He has good way to be confident as Espn’s No. 2 at junior lightweight Going into this fig. But what if if the watch shows no sign of the long layoff in his first outing at 130 pounds, inspired by his home fans to prolong his career? It would be another fairy-tale episode in Wood’s Career, which kepts turning up dramatic surprises.

The winner of this fight would be a natural next opponent for the winner of Saturday’s Emanuel Navarrate vs. Charly suarez wbo title figure.

2. Emanuel Navarrate Vs. Charly Suarez – Junior Lightweight Title Fight (ESPN/ESPN+, SATURDAY AT 10 PM ET)

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Emanuel Navarrate Claims Victory Over Oscar Valdez in their Rematch with a Dangerous Body Shot.

Navarrate, a three-division world champion, looked sensational in his last outing when he crushed Oscar Valdez With a shot to the liver In their rematch in December. In that form, the Mexican Fighter is a must-watch.

Navarrate (39-2-1, 32) defends his wbo junior lightweight belt ago the philippines’ suarez in san diago on Saturday, and a good performance can be put on 130-Pound Division. Navarrate was ruthless Valdez, Flooring Him Three Times Before the Stoppage, and Another Stunning Display might he to try to try it another crack at the Lightweght Division. Navarrate Lost a Split Decision To denys berinchyk challenging for the wbo lightweight belt in May 2024, but he could be tempted to pursue more lucrative figures at lightweight again if he beets Surez (18-0, 10 kos). There is also the possibility of a unification title figure against WBC Champion O’Shaquie Foster for navarrate if he wants to stay at 130.

3. Erickson Lubin Vs. Ardreal Holmes Jr. – Junior Middleweight Title Eliminator (Probox TV, Saturday at 6 PM ET)

This is a class of Two Southpaws who desperately needed to win this ibf junior middleweight title eliminator.

Lubin (26-2, 18 kos), from Orlando, Florida, Has the Experience But is conting off a long layoff: He has not fought september 2023, when he won a unanimous decision over jesus Ramos, with Injury delaying his return. Holmes (17-0, 6 kos), from flint, michigan, is less than the momentum after registering than wines in 2024.

Lubin can be exciting and was involved in a thrilling figure with Sebastian Fundora three years ago. The winner of Saturday’s Fight in Kissimmee, Florida, Progresses to Fight Champion Bakhram Murtazaliev.

4. Fernando Martinez vs. Kazuto Ioka – Junior Bantamweight Title Fight on Sunday

After a relentless firefight last July, Martinez and Ioka Meet Again Sunday in Tokyo, and more of the same is exposed. Martinez (17-0, 9 kOS) Won a unanimous decision after He Outlanded Ioka in their unification title figures in Japan.

Just how much that attainmental figure out of 36-year-old Ioka Will Determine whether he can get reven and win a world title in a third weight class.

Ioka (31-3-1, 16 kos), from Japan, Began His Career 16 years ago, and he will have to keep the years to keep pace with the 33-year-old Argentina.

This rematch was delayed from December, after martinez withdrew with illness, but is worth the weit.

5. Egidijus Kavaliauskas – WBC Welterweight title Eliminator on Saturday

Equatorial Guinea, the site of Saturday’s Fight, is 2,000 miles from Senegal, where cissokho (17-0, 9 kos) was born. But it will still feel like a homecoming fight for him. He will fulfill a dream of boxing in africa when he taken on Kavaliauskas (24-2-1, 19 kos) in a WBC welterweight title eliminator in the capital of Malabo.

Cissokho, who is due a title shot, is based in paris but trains in california with virgil hunter. If he wins, he will get that opposition and time in the spotlight.

Injury has delayed the bout, and an 18-month ring absense will be a concern for cissoko, who faces a Dangerous puncher in california-based lithuanian kavaliauskas.

But Kavaliauskas has been stopped on the Two Occasions He has stepped up a level (by vergil ortiz in 2021 and terence crawford in 2019), and this look like a Golden option for a Smart Boxer Such. Cissokho to suffer a big fight for later in the year.