Mayweather-Pacquiao II, Inoue sets Nakatani, Garcia celebrates: Five things to watch out for this week

February is into the final week, and a busy month of boxing action has reshaped the sport's biggest divisions, with new champions crowned and old ones back, live on DAZN.

Ryan Garcia made good on his career-long promise by dethroning Mario Barrios at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas to become WBC welterweight champion, his first world title.

Now, the sport looks towards a jam-packed spring filled with action, as Moses Itauma takes on Jermaine Franklin and Deontay Wilder tackles Derek Chisora, among others.

But there's plenty of other stories to keep track of. DAZN News takes a look towards the week in boxing - and picks out the five key things to possibly keen an eye on too.

Mayweather Jr. returns for Pacquiao rematch

Rumours abounded that Floyd Mayweather Jr. had passed on a rematch with Manny Pacquiao last week - but 'Money' pulled a fast one on Monday with news of a rematch.

The veteran American will end his nine-year retirement to dance with his old pound-for-pound rival this September at the Sphere in Las Vegas, a decade on from their first bout.

Love it or loathe it, there will be plenty of eyeballs for a blockbuster event that will set the cat among the pigeons when it comes to the sport's biggest names across 2026.

Inoue sets Nakatani encounter

More of an open secret than anything else, confirmation has finally arrived that Naoya Inoue will take on countryman Junto Nakatani in a Tokyo Dome mega-fight this May.

The pair both came through their last assignments at The Ring V: Night of the Samurai in December, and teased a potential encounter between them back home in Japan.

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Now, a deal has been struck for 'The Monster' to defend his undisputed super-bantamweight crown, in what will be one of the biggest domestic fights anywhere this year.

Navarrete and Nunez head for unification

In a week of fight action quiet on big names in the ring, there is still a fascinating unification bout set to unfold in Arizona between Emanuel Navarrete and Eduardo Nunez.

The Mexican duo put the WBO and IBF super-featherweight titles respectively on the line, in an encounter where only one man can leave Glendale with both major belts.

With Jazza Dickens set to defend his WBA strap in the same division against Anto Cacace just two weeks after, it seems as if a shakeup could be imminent across the board.

Garcia revels in career-best success

Ryan Garcia's triumph in Vegas across the weekend got everybody talking about how good the superstar can be when he just lets his fists do the talking inside the ring.

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But don't expect the motormouth fighter to keep quiet after claiming a maiden crown, with Shakur Stevenson already in his sights for his next assignment at welterweight.

Devin Haney has already fired off some warning shots too however, and while there will be no rush for Garcia to settle on his next move, it seems unlikely he'll be silent too.

Wood and Warrington mull future

While Garcia may have plenty of road left to run, the same cannot be said for Leigh Wood and Josh Warrington after they played out a lopsided rematch on Saturday night.

The former scored a second win over his domestic foe, with both men paying tribute to each other afterwards, seemingly drawing a line under a frequently barbed rivalry.

Still, while neither star would be drawn on immediate retirement after the final bell, don't be too surprised if there is more to come from one or the other on their future next.

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