BOXING fans rejoice as there’s a big night of action coming your way – and it’s happening TONIGHT!
Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom and Frank Warren’s Queensberry will pit five of their best fighters from each stable against each other on a massive card.
The event will be headlined by Dmitry Bivol’s clash with Malik Zinad, with the five Matchroom vs Queensberry fights before it.
Bivol was originally scheduled to fight Artur Beterbiev, but an injury to the Russian derailed those plans.
The biggest fight on the undercard will feature heavyweights Deontay Wilder and Zhlei Zhang facing off.
Daniel Dubois will also return to action following his victory over Jarrell Miller last year when facing Filip Hrgovic.
British boxers Craig Richards, Hamzah Sheeraz and Nick Ball are also in action.
Which belts are at stake?
Dmitry Bivol and Malik Zinad will fight for the WBA light heavyweight title, currently held by Bivol.
Raymond Ford and Nick Ball will also fight for the WBA featherweight title.
Matchroom vs Queensberry full card
- Dmitry Bivol vs Malik Zinad – (WBA light heavyweight title)
- Deontay Wilder (Matchroom) x Zhilei Zhang (Queensberry)
- Daniel Dubois (Queensberry) x Filip Hrgovic (game room)
- Raymond Ford (Matchroom) vs Nick Ball (Queensberry) – (WBA featherweight title)
- Craig Richards (Game Room) x Willy Hutchinson (Queensberry)
- Austin ‘Ammo’ Williams (Matchroom) x Hamzah Sheeraz (Queensberry)
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When is the Matchr vs Queensberry card?
- Matchroom x Queensberry five-on-five clash will take place TONIGHT – Saturday, June 1st.
- The fight will take place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
- Circular walks for the main event can be expected at around 10:30pm UK time.
What is the channel and can it be broadcast live?
- Both DAZN It is TNT Sports will broadcast the card in the UK on PPV.
- Both channels cost the event £21.99.
- You can subscribe to DAZN in the UK for £9.99 a month, which commits you to a full year of action.
- A flexible pass, worth £19.99 per month, is also available and you can cancel at any time.
- But DAZN also offers a month to FREE
- You can stream the action live via Discovery+ or the DAZN for DAZN app, both of which can be downloaded to your phone or tablet.
Bviol Registry
Dmitry Bivol currently holds a record of 22-0 with 11 knockouts.
He retained his WBA light heavyweight title against Lyndon Arthur in December with a shutout decision win.
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Zinad’s record
Malik Zinad also holds a 22-0 record but with 16 knockouts.
He comes into the fight off the back of the biggest win of his career to date – a majority decision victory over Jerome Pampellone last month.
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How will Queensberry vs Matchroom score?
There will be five fights to determine whether Queensbury or Matchroom reign supreme.
All elimination fights will be scored.
Two points will be awarded for a knockout win, with one point awarded if it goes to a decision.
No points are awarded in the event of a tie.
Double points are up for grabs for team captains.
The team with the most points will win overall.
Who are the team captains?
Deontay Wilder is Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing captain.
Meanwhile, Hamzah Sheeraz leads Warren’s Queensbury Boxing.
Will AJ vs Fury really happen?
SunSport boxing correspondent Wally Downes Jr answers the big questions about Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury finally facing off…
Could we finally see Fury vs AJ this year?
Simply: Yes.
Before the Saudi takeover of boxing – led by Turki Alalshikh, would we have seen Fury vs Francis Ngannou, AJ vs Ngannou, Deontay Wilder vs Joseph Parker, Frank Warren and Eddie Hearn working together and shaking hands for photos?
Simply: No.
The rules, ratings, sanctioning bodies, and promotional and broadcast disputes are irrelevant when so much money is invested in prize fights.
How would this work?
It looks like the winner of Fury vs Usyk on May 18th will fight AJ as soon as possible.
There is a rematch clause in the current deal for the WBC champion of Britain and the WBA, IBF and WBO king of Ukraine to meet and decide the first undisputed ruler in 25 years.
But it seems certain that the belts will fragment afterwards – with a series of mandatory challengers due to their break into the four separate belts – so the clamor for AJ against the winner may be greater than the demand for a repeat for fewer belts.
Where would this happen?
It seems like all the big fights are going to happen in Saudi Arabia now.
But don’t rule out a possible clash between Fury and Ngannou at Wembley Stadium.
It seems the Saudis are keen to eventually hold shows in the UK and this fight, in the home of football, would be a first.
If Usyk takes down the Gypsy King, the excitement for him to face AJ for a third time will be much less intense.
Why this time?
It feels like we’ve twice come close to seeing the showdown, but there have simply been too many obstacles and disputes in the way – similar to how AJ vs Wilder hasn’t happened yet.
But with Alalshikh now making Hearn’s Matchroom and Warren’s Queensberry play nice and letting Sky Sports, TNT and DAZN share the shows, there’s a lot less to fight about in the boardroom and a lot to fight about in the ring.
And if Fury beats Usyk and legitimately demands a huge percentage of Joshua’s delayed meeting, then the Saudis will have the money and influence to hand him 99 percent of the pie – to massage his ego and bank balance – and hand AJ just as much extra batter as needed to keep everything sweet.
Who wins?
If Fury sets up an AJ showdown by defeating Oleksandr Usyk – the maths and statistics make it clear that only a maniac would back Joshua to triumph in the all-English showdown.
Usyk dominated AJ in two one-sided fights on foreign soil.
The Watford man has enjoyed a rise in form and respect since linking up with new trainer Ben Davison, but a 20st 6ft 9in Fury – who has just killed the southpaw with gaping teeth – would be nigh-on invincible.
But in any big football derby or cup final, form is often thrown out the window. And perhaps a hungry and rejuvenated AJ might be too much for an undisputed and accomplished Fury.
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