Dubois’ strike with Parker headlines a stacked boxing lineup with a Beterbiev-Bivol rematch the co-main tournament in Riyadh.
The World Boxing Federation’s (IBF) international heavyweight champion Daniel Dubois will secure his name in opposition to Joseph Parker on February 22 in Riyadh, tournament organisers in Saudi Arabia have showed.
The combat, introduced Tuesday, would be the co-main tournament for the undisputed international shiny heavyweight name rematch between Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol in a seven-bout card introduced by way of Turki Alalshikh, the pinnacle of the Saudi Normal Leisure Authority.
Dubois, who used to be awarded the belt in June next then-undisputed heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk of Ukraine relinquished it, made his first a success defence in opposition to fellow British boxer Anthony Joshua on September 21.
The 27-year-old from London will face Unused Zealand’s Parker, the International Boxing Group’s (WBO) meantime heavyweight champion, in a bid to stock the name and lift his pedigree because the heavyweight champion.
The combat is a part of the Riyadh Season tournament titled The Latter Crescendo, which will probably be headlined by way of the rematch between Canadian-Russian fighter Beterbiev and Russian boxer Bivol for the sector shiny heavyweight name.
Beterbiev beat Bivol by way of a majority determination in October.
Alalshikh termed the combat night time within the Saudi capital “one of the greatest cards ever” in his announcement on X.
One of the most biggest playing cards ever on February 22 in Riyadh 🥊🔥#BigTime#RiyadhSeason pic.twitter.com/4jQEowMXvD
— TURKI ALALSHIKH (@Turki_alalshikh) December 2, 2024
The 1.96m (Six toes, 5 inches) Dubois has a majestic skilled file with 22 wins from 24 fights.
In a defiant outburst upon beating his extra well-known opponent Joshua at Wembley Stadium, Dubois reacted to the pro-Joshua nation by way of bellowing, “Are you not entertained?”
“I’m a gladiator,” he mentioned. “I’m a warrior to the bitter end. I want to go to the top level of this game and reach my full potential. Behind the scenes, I’ve been working hard, with all my family and my team. They’ve all helped me.”
“I’m not going to stop until I reach my full potential.”
Right away next the combat, Parker known as out Dubois to problem him for a combat. Parker, who has received his latter 4 fights, urged he face Dubois, with the winner next taking at the victor of Usyk vs Enrage for the undisputed name.
Usyk vacated the IBF name simply 5 weeks next changing into the primary fighter to unify the belts in just about 25 years. Usyk will face Tyson Enrage, whom he beat in a crack determination on Would possibly 18, in a rematch for the WBA, WBO and WBC belts on December 21 in Riyadh.
The principle tournament for the February 22 combat night time will see fierce competitors Beterbiev and Bivol come head to head next 4 months.
Their latter bout noticed two ringside judges ranking the combat 115-113 and 116-112 to Beterbiev, age the 3rd known as it fasten at 114-114.
Each males had been undefeated ahead of the October combat, with Bivol maintaining the WBA belt and Beterbiev the reigning WBC, WBO and IBF champion.
The latter undisputed shiny heavyweight champion used to be American Roy Jones Jr, who beat Reggie Johnson to unify the WBA, WBC and IBF belts in 1999.