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On Saturday, December 3, at the Gila River Arena in Glendale, Arizona, and live on DAZN, Ring Magazine World Jr. Bantamweight champion Juan Francisco Estrada will battle long-time foe Roman "Chocolatito" Gonzalez.

INTRO: You unfortunately aren't going to hear a great deal about this Saturday's showdown between Jose Zepeda and Regis Prograis. However, I'm here to tell you that shouldn't be the case.

INTRO: Just a year ago, few boxing fans would have suggested that a showdown between Light-Heavyweight titlist Dmitry Bivol and unbeaten former Super Middleweight titlist Gilberto Ramirez was all that intriguing. Yet, in 2022, that's exactly the situation in which we find ourselves.

INTRO: This is one of the biggest fights of the year and is certainly a grudge match by today's standards. Both fighters, to differing degrees, seem to legitimately dislike the other and both men feel as though they have gotten the better of the other in their previous encounters.

On Friday, December 2, at the Newcastle Arena in Newcastle, England, and live on Channel 5, British Jr. Middleweight titlist Troy Williamson will defend his strap against English foe Josh Kelly.

On Saturday, November 26, at the 02 Arena in London, England, and live on BT Sport, Super Middleweight Zach Parker will battle highly-rated John Ryder, with the winner taking a giant step towards an eventual title shot.

Since the last ratings update, there has been quite a few jumps and falls for fighters. The biggest change is at 108 pounds, where titlist Kenshiro Teraji dethroned now former-titlist Hiroto Kyoguchi, naturally moving up the the top spot in the process.