Artur Beterbiev’s rematch with Dmitry Bivol rematch, on a blockbuster invoice that includes Daniel Dubois’ IBF heavyweight title conflict with Joseph Parker, on February 22 will probably be dwell on Sky Sports activities Field Workplace.
Beterbiev, the undisputed light-heavyweight world champion, fights Bivol as soon as once more after handing the previous WBA titlist his first skilled defeat in October to unify all 4 of the most important belts.
Bivol did turn out to be the primary skilled opponent to go the space with fearsome puncher Beterbiev and he desires revenge for his contentious choice defeat, in addition to the prospect to win the IBF, WBC, WBO and WBA world championships.
On the identical Riyadh Season occasion, dwell Sky Sports activities Field Workplace, Daniel Dubois returns to motion after he secured an emphatic knockout victory over British boxing famous person Anthony Joshua inside 5 rounds at Wembley Stadium in September.
Dubois first grew to become the IBF’s Interim titlist when he beat Filip Hrgovic in June. His standing was upgraded to full world champion when Oleksandr Usyk’s dedication to his December 21 rematch with Tyson Fury meant he needed to vacate that belt.
Parker will probably be a critical problem for him.
The New Zealander is a former world champion himself and has been urgent for one more title shot with a sequence of eye-catching victories, notably upsetting hard-punching former WBC champion Deontay Wilder final 12 months after which outpointing Zhilei Zhang to win the WBO Interim title.
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Daniel Dubois and Joseph Parker commerce verbals forward of their IBF heavyweight showdown on February 22
Two top-level British light-heavyweights meet when Joshua Buatsi fights Callum Smith for the previous’s WBO Interim title.
Buatsi captured the belt with a decisive win over Willie Hutchinson final September, whereas Smith, a former world champion at tremendous middleweight, rebounded from final 12 months’s loss to Beterbiev with a November stoppage of Carlos Galvan.
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Take a look at a few of Artur Beterbiev’s most devastating knockouts
Additionally on the cardboard, Zhang will combat unbeaten heavyweight contender Agit Kabayel for the WBC Interim heavyweight title.
Zhang is coming off a devastating knockout win over Wilder, whereas Kabayel builds on back-to-back triumphs over unbeaten behemoths Arslanbek Makhmudov in December 2023 and Frank Sanchez final Could.
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Joshua Buatsi makes it clear that he desires the winner of Artur Beterbiev v Dmitry Bivol
Ilford’s Hamzah Sheeraz challenges for a stake of world championship glory when he takes on Carlos Adames for the WBC middleweight title.
Adames is 5-0 since his lone loss, together with wins over Sergiy Derevyanchenko and Julian Williams. Sheeraz had a breakout 12 months in 2024, notching stoppage victories over Liam Williams, Austin Williams, and Tyler Denny.
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A have a look at a few of Daniel Dubois’ largest knockouts forward of his large heavyweight showdown with Joseph Parker.
Shakur Stevenson can also be set to make a defence of his WBC light-weight belt towards Floyd Schofield, whereas Vergil Ortiz will threat his WBC Interim super-welterweight title towards Israil Madrimov.
Ortiz seized the belt in August 2024 with a gruelling majority choice over Serhii Bohachuk, rising from the canvas twice to prevail on the scorecards. Madrimov returns following his first profession setback, a unanimous choice loss to pound-for-pound nice Terence Crawford.
