Daniel Dubois will make the subsequent defence of his IBF heavyweight world title towards Joseph Parker on February 22.
Dubois grew to become the IBF’s Interim titlist when he beat Filip Hrgovic in June. His standing was upgraded to full world champion when Oleksandr Usyk’s dedication to his December 21 rematch with Tyson Fury meant he needed to vacate that belt.
London’s Dubois then established his personal world championship credentials with an emphatic knockout victory over Anthony Joshua inside 5 rounds at Wembley Stadium in September.
Parker is a former world champion himself and has been urgent for an additional title shot with a sequence of eye-catching victories, notably upsetting hard-punching former WBC champion Deontay Wilder final 12 months after which outpointing Zhilei Zhang to win the WBO Interim title.
On the identical Riyadh Season invoice Artur Beterbiev, the undisputed light-heavyweight world champion, will rematch Dmitry Bivol.
The unbeaten Beterbiev unified the WBC, WBA, WBO and IBF world titles at 175lbs together with his contentious determination victory over Bivol in October.
Bivol then grew to become the primary skilled opponent to go the gap with fearsome puncher Beterbiev.
Two top-level British light-heavyweights meet when Joshua Buatsi fights Callum Smith for the previous’s WBO Interim title.
Additionally on the cardboard, Zhang will combat unbeaten heavyweight contender Agit Kabayel for the WBC Interim heavyweight title.
Ilford’s Hamzah Sheeraz challenges for a stake of world championship glory when he takes on Carlos Adames for the WBC middleweight title.
Shakur Stevenson can be set to make a defence of his WBC light-weight belt towards Floyd Schofield.
Do not miss Oleksandr Usyk vs Tyson Fury II dwell on Sky Sports activities Field Workplace on December 21.
