NEWS & OPINIONS
BOXING SET FOR AN EXPLOSIVE END TO 2024
With just over two months left in 2024 and boxing booming as Riyadh Season kicks into gear, we’re on the cusp of a massive conclusion to what has been an incredible year for the sport. We’ve selected seven fights—some you’ll definitely know about and others you might not—worth watching before the year ends.
USYK MAKES HISTORY IN HEAVYWEIGHT THRILLER
Oleksandr Usyk wrote his name into heavyweight folklore on Saturday night as he became the first EVER four-belt undisputed champion AND the first undisputed heavyweight champion in 25 years as he dropped Tyson Fury on his way to a split-decision points victory.
A POTENTIAL DOMESTIC CLASSIC WITH WORLD HONOURS ON THE LINE
Wales and Northern Ireland, two areas of Great Britain renowned for breeding boxing talent, and this weekend we see two of their finest sons go glove to glove for the IBF World Super-Featherweight championship on a historic night in Saudi Arabia.
STARS OF PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE TO KICK OFF THE RING OF FIRE
All eyes will be on Saudi Arabia this weekend when Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk put it on the line to become the undisputed heavyweight champion. Ahead of the headline act, however, stars of the past, present and future will showcase their talents on an action-packed undercard.
A CRUISERWEIGHT CRACKER AS THE FURY VS USYK PRECURSOR
When Jai Opetaia stepped up to challenge Mairis Breidis for the IBF World Cruiserweight Title back in July 2022, many fans outside of the hardcore boxing circle didn’t really know who he was.
HEAVYWEIGHT TITANS TO MAKE HISTORY IN SAUDI
The two best heavyweight boxers on the planet will put it all on the line this weekend as the lineal heavyweight champion Tyson Fury takes on the former undisputed cruiserweight, and now unified heavyweight champion, Oleksandr Usyk, in a bid to become the first undisputed heavyweight champion in the four-belt era.
AN UNDISPUTED DELAY
In just 11 days from now, and for the first time this millennia, boxing was ready to crown an undisputed heavyweight world champion.
Oleksandr Usyk vs Daniel Dubois - FIGHT STAT TRENDS
Heavyweight world title boxing returns this weekend as Oleksandr Usyk fights in Poland for the first time since his first world title win back in 2016 as he takes on the hard-hitting Daniel Dubois for the WBO, WBA, IBF & Ring Magazine world heavyweight titles.