Riyadh Season Delivers: Beterbiev-Bivol Rematch and More Must-See Fights
Artur Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol 2 rematch will headline today’s announced February 22nd Riyadh Season card.
WBC interim junior middleweight champion Vergil Ortiz Jr.
Artur Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol 2 rematch will headline today’s announced February 22nd Riyadh Season card.
WBC interim junior middleweight champion Vergil Ortiz Jr.
As fight fans are aware, Agit Kabayel, who was recently ordered by the IBF to fight Martin Bakole in a final eliminator, withdrew from the purse bids, his move leaving Bakole looking for his next foe.
Heavyweight powerhouse Zhilei Zhang, who is still waiting for his next fight to get done after his most recent showing saw him take out a faded Deontay Wilder, has some pretty damning words for former two-time heavyweight champ Anthony Joshua.
Frank Warren is pretty sure his fighter, Daniel Dubois, will not be swapping punches with Anthony Joshua next, with Warren telling BoxNation that he “doesn’t see” the immediate rematch happening.
As fight fans are aware, a very good, some might say tough-to-pick heavyweight match-up between Martin Bakole and Agit Kabayel has been ordered, and the fight is now likely for December.
Fight fans who either attend the September 21st fight between Anthony Joshua and Daniel Dubois (and a record 96,000 paid gate is set to shatter Wembley records) or tune in at home are almost certain to be treated to a big KO – whoever wins.
Martin Bakole wants to get it on with Zhilei Zhang in December in front of Zhang’s fans in China. Bakole, coming off that impressive stoppage win over Jared Anderson (this destructive loss perhaps ruining Anderson for all time; we must wait and see if Anderson is made off enough stern stuff to be able to bounce back), spoke with Sky Sports, as did the fighter’s promoter, Ben Shalom, and the 32-year-old stated that Zhang is the man he wants next.
If we could see this guaranteed heavyweight rumble go down! Zhilei Zhang vs. Martin Bakole, what a battle of big men – and I mean BIG MEN – this one would be.
Who next for towering Chinese southpaw heavyweight Zhilei Zhang? It will not be Anthony Joshua, not next, not any time soon.
Zhilei Zhang was a guest on The MMA Hour last night, and the Chinese southpaw didn’t have anything good to say about fellow heavyweight contender, former two-time champ Anthony Joshua.