Artur Beterbiev’s rematch with Dmitry Bivol on February 22nd on a blockbuster bill featuring Daniel Dubois’ heavyweight bout against Joseph Parker will take place live on February 22nd. Sky Sports box office.
Beterbiev, the undisputed light heavyweight champion of the world, fights Bivol once again after handing the former WBA titleholder his first professional defeat in October, unifying all four major belts.
Bivol became the first professional opponent to go the distance with the fearsome puncher Beterbiev and is looking to avenge his controversial decision loss and a chance to win the IBF, WBC, WBO and WBA world championships.
Live at the same event of the Riyadh season Sky Sports Box Office, Daniel Dubois returns to action after an emphatic five-round knockout victory over British boxing superstar Anthony Joshua at Wembley Stadium in September.
Dubois became the IBF interim title holder for the first time when he defeated Filip Hrgovic in June.His status was elevated to full world champion when Oleksandr Usyk’s commitment to a rematch with Tyson Fury on December 21 led to him having to vacate the belt.
Parker will be a serious challenge for him.
The New Zealander is a former world champion himself and is looking to make another title run on the back of a string of outstanding wins, notably upsetting former WBC champion Deontay Wilder last year and then defeating Zhilei Zhang to capture the WBO interim title.
Two top-tier British light heavyweights meet as Joshua Buatsy takes on Callum Smith for the WBO interim title.
Boazzi captured the belt with a decision win over Willie Hutchinson last September, while Smith, a former world super middleweight champion, bounced back from last year’s loss to Beterbiev by stoppage against Carlos Galvan in November.
In addition, Zhang will fight undefeated heavyweight contender Agit Kabayel for the WBC middleweight title.
Zhang is coming off a crushing knockout win over Wilder, while Cabayel is coming off back-to-back wins over undefeated behemoths Arslanbek Makhmudov in December 2023 and Frank Sanchez last May.
Ilford’s Hamza Shiraz challenges for world title glory when he takes on Carlos Adames for the WBC middleweight title.
Adames is 5-0 after his lone loss, including wins over Sergey Derevyanchenko and Julian Williams.Shiraz had a breakout year in 2024 with stoppage wins over Liam Williams, Austin Williams and Tyler Denny.
Shakur Stevenson is also set to defend his WBC lightweight belt against Floyd Schofield. and Virgil Ortiz will put his WBC middleweight title on the line against Israel Madrimov.
Ortiz captured the belt in August 2024 with a majority decision over Serhii Bohachuk, climbing off the canvas twice to win on the scorecards.