TURKI ALALSHIKH has spoken of some plans for extra Riyadh Season occasions in 2025 together with a doubtlessly historic world heavyweight title combat.
The Chairman of the Common Leisure Authority has already signed off on a enormous seven-fight card on February 22 headlined by the undisputed gentle heavyweight title rematch between Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol.
Throughout his chat on DAZN’s Ariel & Ade Present – with co-hosts Ariel Helwani and Ade Oladipo – he touched on one other doable 5v5 occasion in Might pitting Queensberry in opposition to Matchroom. The choice could possibly be a 6v6 with the 2 British promotional powerhouses in opposition to American giants High Rank and Golden Boy Promotions.
Nevertheless, one thing else with extra historic significance may come into play. This, nonetheless, will depend on the results of the world heavyweight title rematch between Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury on December 21. Ought to Usyk win there may be each risk the good Ukrainian could retire from boxing. One among his countrymen, nonetheless, could also be given a shot at turning into the oldest heavyweight champion in historical past if Tyson Fury wins.
“The results of Tyson and Usyk there may be lots of people ready for,” Alalshikh defined.
“One among them is Dubois, there may be additionally Joshua and there may be third individual. I’m dreaming to see this combat, to offer probability to – if he accepts – [Wladimir] Klitschko to get again and have an opportunity to be the oldest heavyweight champion ever.”
Wladimir Klitschko. (Getty Photographs)
Wladimir Klitschko will have fun his 49th birthday on March 25, 2025 which is 4 years older than that of George Foreman who on November 5, 1994 famously knocked out Michael Moorer to win the WBA and IBF titles in Las Vegas. Foreman devoted his upset win to “all my buddies within the nursing dwelling and all the fellows in jail.”
Klitschko is not any stranger to Fury having confronted the Brit in November 2015. The Ukrainian misplaced his unified heavyweight titles after the thoughts video games and bamboozling efficiency of Fury overcame the seemingly unstoppable champion. His ultimate combat got here almost two years later aged 41 at Wembley Stadium in opposition to IBF champion Anthony Joshua. Klitschko’s final stand was a valiant one dropping ‘AJ’ in spherical six however was later stopped on his ft by referee David Fields within the 11th.
