One of the most highly anticipated rematches in heavyweight boxing history well and truly lived up to expectations on Saturday night as Oleksandr Usyk retained his WBO, WBC, WBA & Ring Magazine heavyweight titles with a hard-fought victory over former two-time champ Tyson Fury.

In what is as close to a 50/50 heavyweight unification clash as you are ever likely to see, Oleksandr Usyk defends his world titles against Tyson Fury in Riyadh on Saturday night. If you’re still unsure who’s going to win, don’t worry—we are here to help. In this article, we’ve picked out some stats and trends for each fighter, PLUS the venue it is taking place in, to help you make up your mind about what is going to happen in the 36 minutes or less at the Kingdom Arena this weekend.

We’re literally hours away from the most highly anticipated rematch of the year as Oleksandr Usyk defends his WBC, WBO, WBA & Ring Magazine World Heavyweight Titles against The Gypsy King himself Tyson Fury.

In the world of boxing, few things ignite debate quite like the rematch clause. Initially intended to ensure deserving fighters a fair shot at redemption, rematch clauses have evolved into one of the sport’s most controversial mechanisms. Today, they’ve become a staple in boxing contracts—a tool to guarantee another shot, another payday, another chance to reclaim glory. But here’s the question: Is this truly about fairness, or are fighters and promoters gaming the system to secure lucrative returns?

All eyes will be on Riyadh this Saturday night as Oleksandr Usyk faces off with Tyson Fury for a second time. Before that, however, there’s an action-packed undercard featuring some of the hottest prospects in world boxing.

It’s finally here: the most highly anticipated rematch of the year, Oleksandr Usyk vs Tyson Fury 2. A fight that will either solidify Oleksandr Usyk’s legacy as an all-time pound-for-pound great or write Tyson Fury into the history books as one of the greatest heavyweights of all time. Either way, what we will witness will be something special.

Netflix’s foray into live boxing with the Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson exhibition fight has sparked debate across the sport. With 60 million reported streams, it was undeniably a massive event, but does it signal the start of a new era for boxing, or has it exposed critical flaws in the streaming model? From the PPV dilemma to piracy, technical reliability, and the sustainability of multimillion-dollar fight purses, Netflix’s big night has raised more questions than it answered.

‘Interim’ world champions and ‘Regular’ world champions, two titles which the hardcore boxing cult believe shouldn’t even exist or be used in the context of the sport. Whether you like it or not, though, ‘Interim’ and ‘Regular’ champions are here to stay.

What a first half of the year it has been in terms of thrilling, intriguing and epic boxing contests, with the likes of Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk, Devin Haney vs Ryan Garcia, Artur Beterbiev vs Callum Smith and Naoya Inoue vs Luis Nery all living up to the pre-fight hype.

If someone had predicted that Matchroom or Queensberry would have ended Saturday night’s 5vs5 card without one winner, many would have laughed.

The week that has had British boxing fans frothing at the mouth is finally here. Five of Frank Warren’s stars from his Queensberry stable take on five of Eddie Hearn’s stars from his Matchroom stable as we FINALLY get to find out who really is the king of boxing in the UK and arguably the world.

Frank Warren, Eddie Hearn and, of course, His Excellency Turki Alalshikh have announced the weight categories for the highly anticipated Queensberry vs Matchroom 5 vs 5.

In just 11 days from now, and for the first time this millennia, boxing was ready to crown an undisputed heavyweight world champion.

Jaime Munguia dropped and stopped a valiant John Ryder inside nine in Phoenix, further strengthening his case as to why he is a worthy Canelo Alvarez opponent. 

John Ryder is in Phoenix this weekend, ready to take on the second Mexican of his career in the unrelenting, and so far unanswered, Jaime Munguia.

The Matchroom vs Queensberry 5 vs 5 clash has officially been signed and sealed, with bout announcements to land on the Anthony Joshua vs Francis Ngannou fight week.

Britain has a new heavyweight champion… is not the title you, I, or many others expected to read this Sunday morning. In fact, it isn’t actually true. Whether it should be, well, let’s talk.

It is fair to say that the task ahead of Daniel Dubois has been labeled as such. I get it. Yet somehow, some way, there is a formula to which the ultimate shock can be written.

On a weekend with two prospect shows, it was a chance for some of the country’s future stars to enhance their growing reputations, and it turned out to be a very telling couple of days.

With Inoue vs Fulton, Spence vs Crawford, Joshua vs Helenius and Usyk vs Dubois all taking place over a 31-day period, boxing eyes have firmly been set on the current generation of stars whereas this weekend, we’ll get a glimpse into the future with two highly anticipated prospect shows in two nights.