That is, of course, also true for Dubois, who will have taken confidence from his showing against Usyk, and that bout on the biggest stage should stand him in good stead in the years to come. A late win over Miller was an important one for Dubois, but it is difficult to read too much into a victory over an opponent weighing in at 23st 11lbs, who was unsurprisingly exhausted by the later rounds. Dubois vs Hrgovic features on the Matchroom vs Queensberry 5v5 event, which takes place tonight, Saturday June 1, 2024, at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
It’s the biggest heavyweight boxing fight in years as Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk fight for the unified heavyweight championship. The two will fight for the undisputed heavyweight championship on July 19 at Wembley Stadium. For the first time in over 11 years Canelo will fight on home soil when he returns to his hometown to defend his undisputed super-middleweight title against John Ryder. Two of boxing’s pound-for-pound best will battle for lightweight supremacy as Devin Haney defends his undisputed crown against Ukraine’s three-division world champion Vasiliy Lomachenko.
Tszyu vs Brubaker
That took the 31-year-old’s record to 17-0 with 14 wins inside the distance, but he is perhaps fortunate to still be unbeaten after edging a controversial points decision against Zhilei Zhang in 2022. Vasiliy Lomachenko will return to action at Madison Square Garden when he boxes Jamaine Ortiz for a chance at a potential shot at the undisputed world lightweight title. Dominant bantamweight Naoya Inoue will look to unify the undisputed bantamweight championship when he faces WBO champion Paul Butler.
- Following back-to-back wins against Tyson Fury, there were questions over what Usyk had left to accomplish in the sport.
- Australian boxing star Nikita Tszyu returns to the ring for the first time in 2024 to defend his title against Danilo Creati.
- George Kambosos Jr looks to avenge his June 5 loss as he takes on the undefeated Devin Haney in a rematch for the undisputed lightweight world championship.
- One fighter will lose their unbeaten record, and it’s Fury who is the slight $1.92 favourite to prevail in Riyadh on Sunday.
- FaZe Temper will replace Dillon Danis at the top of the bill fighting against KSI at Ovo Arena, Wembley in a cruiserweight bout.
Joshua vs Dubois fight card
The bout forms part of the Matchroom vs Queensberry 5v5 card, with promoters Eddie Hearn and Frank Warren each selecting five fighters to do battle and attempt to secure bragging rights in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. A point will go to the winner of each fight, with two points if that victory comes by knockout. George Kambosos Jr looks to avenge his June 5 loss as he takes on the undefeated Devin Haney in a rematch for the undisputed lightweight world championship. Former heavyweight world champion Joseph Parker returns to Australian soil when he faces Faiga Opelu on a card featuring emerging superstar Nikita Tszyu against undefeated Benjamin Bommber.
Usyk is better at accumulating rounds compared to Fury, so winning on the judges’ scorecards shouldn’t be too difficult. He will take Usyk more seriously, but looking back at Fury’s record, and apart from his wins over Deontay Wilder, he hasn’t beaten many good opponents. The Gypsy King comes off a terrible split decision victory over former UFC star Francis Ngannou.
After taking some hits from Andy Ruiz in 2019 and Oleksandr Usyk two years later, Joshua is ready to reclaim the IBO world title and potentially set up a shot at becoming the undisputed champ. At 34, Joshua is stepping into the ring with a fellow Brit for the first time since he beat Dillian Whyte back in 2015, and it’s shaping up to be a wild atmosphere in a sold-out Wembley stadium. Matchroom’s captain Deontay Wilder takes on Zhilei Zhang in the second heavyweight bout of the night, while Hamzah Sheeraz, leading Team Queensberry, fights Austin ‘Ammo’ Williams. Hrgovic has fought just three times since the end of 2021, with his last bout a stoppage win over Mark de Mori inside a round.
The card will also feature a WBA World Heavyweight Championship fight as Daniel Dubois squares up against Kevin Lerena. FaZe Temper will replace Dillon Danis at the top of the bill fighting against KSI at Ovo Arena, Wembley in a cruiserweight bout. Joy Joyce will defend his WBO Interim World Heavyweight title for the first time against the Chinese giant Zhilei Zhang at Copper Box Arena. In a battle of lightweight contenders, George Kambosos Jr. will seek to prove his elite-level status, while Maxi Hughes once again looks to overcome the usyk vs dubois 2 betting odds odds when they clash at FireLake Arena in Oklahoma. Nikita Tszyu, with an unbeaten record, faces Jack Brubaker, seeking redemption after a past defeat to Tim Tszyu.
