The action will be in full swing starting April 20

That’s the cricket you hear when it comes to the pound-for-pound auction scene.

None of the 20 fighters on Boxing Junkie’s roster — Nos. 1-15 and five Honorable Mentions — are scheduled to step into the ring until April 20, when No. 10 Devin Haney will defends his 140-pound title against Ryan Garcia in Las Vegas.

However, the action will be strong at that point. From April 20 to June 1 – a period of just over 5 weeks – 7 pound-for-pound fighters are scheduled to fight.

They are No. 2 Naoya Inoue, No. 3 Oleksandr Usyk, No. 4 Dmitry Bivol, No. 9 Tyson Fury, Haney, No. 12 Artur Beterbiev and No. 14 Vasiliy Lomachenko (see below for details).

That number could increase. No. 6 Canelo Alvarez is expected to fight on May 4, although his opponent has not been announced. And Honorable Mention David Benavidez is in talks to face 175-pounder Oleksandr Gvozdyk in June.

And who knows what other matches involving the best of the best might emerge?

Yes, the lack of activity at the moment is disappointing. However, patience will bring results. The biggest stars in the sport are in the gym as you read this article preparing to perform.

Next promotion fight: No. 10 Devin Haney is scheduled to defend his WBC 140-pound title against Ryan Garcia on April 20 on pay-per-view from Las Vegas.

Here is the current list:

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1. Terence Crawford – There is no match schedule.
2. Naoya Inoue – Scheduled to defend the undisputed 122-pound championship against Luis Nery on May 6 in Japan.
3. Oleksandr Usyk – Scheduled to face No. 9 Tyson Fury for the undisputed heavyweight championship on May 18 in Saudi Arabia.
4. Dmitry Bivol – Scheduled to face No. 12 Artur Beterbiev for the undisputed 175-pound championship on June 1 in Saudi Arabia.
5. Juan Francisco Estrada – There is no match schedule.
6. Canelo Alvarez – There is no match schedule.
7. Jermell Charlo – There is no match schedule.
8. Gervonta Davis – There is no match schedule.
9. Tyson was angry – Scheduled to face No. 3 Oleksandr Usyk for the undisputed heavyweight championship on May 18 in Saudi Arabia.
10. Devin Haney– Scheduled to defend his WBC 140-pound title against Ryan Garcia on April 20 in Las Vegas.
11. Jesse “Bam” Rodríguez – There is no match schedule.
12. Artur Beterbiev – Scheduled to face No. 4 Dmitry Bivol for the undisputed 175-pound championship on June 1 in Saudi Arabia.
13. Errol Spence Jr. – There is no match schedule.
14. Vasily Lomachenko – Scheduled to face George Kambosos Jr. to compete for the vacant IBF 135-pound title on May 12 in Australia.
15. Shakur Stevenson– There is no match schedule.

honorable mention (alphabetically): David Benavidez (agreed to fight 175-pounder Oleksandr Gvozdyk in June but no deal was made); Jermall Charlo (no match schedule); Roman Gonzalez (no match schedule); Kazuto Ioka (no match schedule); Teofimo López (no match schedule).