Following the announcement of the weights for the Matchroom vs. Queensberry 5 On 5 event in Saudi Arabia this summer, there are now rumours a shock heavyweight title fight could be one of the contests.
The headline fight on the card is already confirmed and will see a much anticipated light heavyweight unification fight between Dmitry Bivol and Artur Beterbiev, who is the only champion in boxing to have kept up a 100% knockout ratio.
Now, per a message posted on X by boxing journalist Dan Rafael, some of the fighters might well be close to be announced too.
“Per sources: IF 5 on 5 bouts being worked on are finalized (they’re not yet) this what June 1 Beterbiev-Bivol card looks like: Wilder-Zhang, Hrgovic-Dubois (vacant IBF heavy), Ray Ford-Nick Ball (WBA 126), Ammo Williams-Hamzah Sheeraz (160), Craig Richards-Willy Hutchinson (175).”
What it does mean is that a new heavyweight world champion could be crowned as Brit Daniel Dubois, fresh off the back of a big win over Jarrell Miller back in December, gets a second chance to become a belt holder.
He fell short in his first attempt against Oleksandr Usyk last August. His opponent could be Fillip Hrgovic, the big Croatian who got a straightforward win over Mark De Mori in his last contest.