The undisputed world light-heavyweight title fight between Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol has been confirmed for February 22 in Saudi Arabia.
Less than two months since one of the most highly-anticipated fights in boxing took place in the Middle East, the pair are renewing their rivalry on what is arguably the greatest fight card of all time.
Beterbiev will be putting his IBF, WBA, WBC and WBO belts on the line having earned a hotly-disputed majority-decision verdict against Bivol last time out.
Turki Alalshikh has announced a card featuring seven fights, all of which are for a world title or an interim world title.
Fresh off knocking out Anthony Joshua in September, Daniel Dubois puts his IBF heavyweight title on the line against Joseph Parker.
Further down the card, the WBC interim heavyweight title is up for grabs between Zhilei Zhang and Agit Kabayel.
British classic in the offing?
In one of the best fights that can be made between two British fighters, Joshua Buatsi puts his WBO interim world light-heavyweight belt on the line against Callum Smith.
One of the greatest cards ever on February 22 in Riyadh 🥊🔥#BigTime#RiyadhSeason pic.twitter.com/4jQEowMXvD
— TURKI ALALSHIKH (@Turki_alalshikh) December 2, 2024
Fellow British fighter Hamzah Sheeraz will fight for a world title for the first time, challenging Carlos Adames for the WBC middleweight title.
Israil Madrimov, who is currently due to feature on the undercard of the rematch between Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury on December 21, is now also scheduled to face Vergil Ortiz Jr for the WBC interim super-welterweight title.
Shakur Stevenson's WBC lightweight title will also be defended against Floyd Schofield.
Darren Plant
