World titles galore will likely be on the road this weekend over three days between Saturday and Monday in a mega triple for boxing followers.
The motion begins on Saturday in Saudi Arabia throughout the kick-off to Riyadh Season. Two undefeated champions collide for the undisputed light-heavyweight crown. WBA titleholder Dmitry Bivol faces three-belt divisional ruler Artur Beterbiev on the Kingdom Enviornment.
Beterbiev vs Bivol was initially set to happen on June 1. Nevertheless, an damage to Beterbiev pressured the postponement till October 12. The anticipated has grown all 12 months and can proceed till the primary bell.
The headliner tops an eye catching card placed on by Turki Alalshikh that sees the charismatic second-generation puncher Chris Eubank Jr serve the co-main occasion in opposition to Kamil Szeremeta.
A heavyweight rematch that sees two behemoths commerce blows once more will put Fabio Wardley and Frazer Clarke in fight for the British heavyweight title.
Within the second of eight world title bouts over a protracted weekend, Jai Opetaia defends his IBF belt reverse Jack Massey. The third sees Skye Nicolson defending her WBC belt in opposition to Raven Chapman.
The ultimate standout bout of the night sees Ben Whittaker commerce blows with Liam Cameron.
It’s over to Japan on Sunday for the fourth world championship as Takuma Inoue defends his WBA bantamweight title in opposition to Seiya Tsutsumi on the Ariake Enviornment. The brother of Pound for Pound star Naoya Inoue hopes to land an enormous combat within the coming 12 months by efficiently preserving his black and gold strap.
Inoue has misplaced simply as soon as in 21 bouts.
Two hardened former world titleholders characteristic within the third combat for a crown as Kenshiro Teraji and Cristofer Rosales combat over the vacant WBC flyweight strap.
The fifth world title collision will highlight Seigo Yuri Akui placing his WBA flyweight belt on the road versus Thananchai Charunphak. Yuri Akui makes the second protection after taking the belt from Artem Dalakian and defending it in opposition to Taku Kuwahara on Could 6.
Shokichi Iwata vs Jairo Noriega for the vacant WBO mild flyweight title rounds of the championship motion on the night time.
Lastly, on Monday, title combat quantity eight can have all eyes on the rising P4P superpower Junto Nakatani. He faces the 30-year-old Petch CP Freshmart, who boasts an eye-popping 76-1 file.
Nakatani will even defend his WBC bantamweight title at Tokyo’s Ariake Enviornment, taking his spectacular 28-0, 21 KOs benchmark into the ring. He goals to land a future conflict with both of the Inoue brothers within the subsequent twelve months, presumably each.
Opponent Freshmart’s solely blemish on a combined 77-fight CV mockingly got here in opposition to Takuma Inoue when contesting the WBC interim bantamweight belt in December 2018. It have to be mentioned that a lot of Freshmart’s file is padded in opposition to lesser opponents.
Moreover, Anthony Olascuaga vs. Jonathan Gonzalez for the WBO flyweight crown and Kosei Tanaka vs. Phumelele Cafu for the WBO super-flyweight title makes it an unreal three days, together with ten world titles and 13 belts.
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