Brace yourselves for an electrifying night featuring boxing legend Manny Pacquiao who steps into the RIZIN ring to face kickboxing sensation Rukiya Anpo. Tim Tszyu makes his highly anticipated return to the ring as he looks to push himself back into world title contention against Joey Spencer. The pound-for-pound king Naoya Inoue will defend his undisputed junior featherweight world title against San Antonio native Ramon Cardenas in Las Vegas. Matchroom Boxing returns to New York City in style, as IBF super lightweight champion Richardson Hitchins attempts to make a first defence of his crown against Australia’s George Kambosos Jr. A stacked fight card is headed to the Louis Armstrong Stadium in New York, with Edgar Berlanga returning to face the dangerous Hamzah Sheeraz.
Oleksandr Usyk has teased a potential mixed martial arts bout with Jake Paul, as boxing’s unified heavyweight champion eyes the final fights of his career. For the first time in over 11 years Canelo will fight on home soil when he returns to his hometown to defend his undisputed super-middleweight title against John Ryder. Two of boxing’s pound-for-pound best will battle for lightweight supremacy as usyk vs dubois Devin Haney defends his undisputed crown against Ukraine’s three-division world champion Vasiliy Lomachenko. After a narrow loss in his professional debut to Tyson Fury, Francis Ngannou will now look to take on former undisputed heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Undisputed super bantamweight world champion Naoya Inoue is set to headline the biggest boxing event his country has ever seen when he defends his belts against Mexican puncher Luis Nery.
But the win for Usyk has since gone down as one of his most controversial victories to date, having dropped to the floor following a ‚clean body shot‘ from Dubois that was ruled a low blow by referee Luis Pabon. The pair’s last bout took place in August last year, with Dubois falling short via knockout of the win in the ninth round. Calling for a rematch of their first meeting – which ended on controversial terms – Dubois declared he was robbed and ready to prove his power over Usyk in the ring. After Usyk beat Tyson Fury on points in December – replicating his May result against the “Gypsy King” – Dubois entered the ring to confront the Ukrainian, 38. Dubois caught Usyk in the abdomen with what was deemed a low blow in the fifth round, forcing a lengthy delay and causing the champion immense discomfort.
Oleksandr Usyk retains heavyweight boxing titles as Daniel Dubois claims he was ‚cheated out of victory‘
Who won between Daniel Dubois and Usyk?
Usyk (23-0, 14 KOs) won their first fight with a knockout in Round 9 and was comfortably ahead on the scorecards.
Mexican superstar and pound-for-pound great Canelo Álvarez defends his undisputed super middleweight world titles against hard-hitting undisputed junior middleweight world champion Jermell Charlo in Las Vegas. Mexican superstars will go toe-to-toe as pound-for-pound great Canelo Álvarez puts his undisputed super middleweight world title on the line against unbeaten all-action former world champion Jaime Munguía. One of the most anticipated boxing events of 2025 takes place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia as Artur Beterbiev puts his undisputed light heavyweight championship on the line in a rematch with former champ Dmitry Bivol.
Ryan Garcia makes his highly anticipated return to the ring to face Rolando ‚Rolly‘ Romero for the vacant WBA World Welterweight title in a stacked fight card in Times Square, New York. Fury has a non-title bout with former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou in Saudi Arabia in October. IBF heavyweight champion Daniel Dubois is hungry to get back in the ring against Oleksandr Usyk, demanding the undisputed champion face him in a rematch. The winner of Dubois vs Parker was expected to fight unified champion Usyk next, with Dubois making clear his desire to exact revenge on the Ukrainian.
Inoue vs Cardenas
- Billed as the „Day of Reckoning“ Riyadh’s Kingdom Arena will host a blockbuster card featuring Anthony Joshua, Deontay Wilder, Otto Wallin, Joseph Parker and Australian superstar Jai Opetaia.
- Unified WBC, WBA and IBF Welterweight World Champion Errol “The Truth“ Spence Jr. will take on WBO 147-pound world champion Terence “Bud“ Crawford for the Undisputed Welterweight World Championship.
- Undisputed super bantamweight world champion Naoya Inoue is set to headline the biggest boxing event his country has ever seen when he defends his belts against Mexican puncher Luis Nery.
- Third time’s a charm for Jake Paul (6-0-0) and Tommy Fury (8-0-0) as they look to finally face off in Saudi Arabia.
- One of the most anticipated boxing events of 2025 takes place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia as Artur Beterbiev puts his undisputed light heavyweight championship on the line in a rematch with former champ Dmitry Bivol.
Usyk stopped Dubois in 2023 after the Briton dropped the unbeaten southpaw with a low blow, which many believed was a legal body shot. Oleksandr Usyk has retained his WBC, IBF, and WBA heavyweight titles after defeating British challenger Daniel Dubois via TKO at Tarczynski Arena on Sunday morning. Following a string of fight cancellations Jake Paul will finally get his chance to step into the ring again as he faces one of the greatest UFC strikers of all time Anderson Silva. Former two time world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua will look to re-assert himself as a top heavyweight contender when he returns to the ring against American Jermaine Franklin. Unified world champion Artur Beterbiev is set to defend his IBF, WBC and WBO titles against Callum Smith. Also, Jason Moloney will defend his WBO championship while fellow Aussie Rohan Murdock takes on the undefeated Christian Mbilli.
Pound-for-pound icon Naoya “The Monster” Inoue will defend his undisputed super bantamweight world championship against South Korea’s Ye Joon Kim. Meanwhile, Usyk – a former undisputed cruiserweight champion – became the first undisputed heavyweight title holder in 24 years last May, when he outpointed Fury. Usyk replicated the result in December, retaining the unified belts after he had vacated the IBF strap. Former WBC heavyweight world champion and boxing superstar Deontay „The Bronze Bomber“ Wilder makes his long-awaited return to the ring to battle top-rated Robert “The Nordic Nightmare” Helenius. Former heavyweight world champion Joseph Parker returns to Australian soil when he faces Faiga Opelu on a card featuring emerging superstar Nikita Tszyu against undefeated Benjamin Bommber. Undefeated four division world champion Naoya Inoue will attempt to unify the super bantamweight titles when he faces current WBA and IBF champion Marlon Tapales.
Katie Taylor has the chance to become a two-weight undisputed World Champion when she takes on undisputed Super-Lightweight World Champion Chantelle Cameron in a historic homecoming fight at the 3Arena in Dublin, Ireland. Unified WBC, WBA and IBF Welterweight World Champion Errol “The Truth“ Spence Jr. will take on WBO 147-pound world champion Terence “Bud“ Crawford for the Undisputed Welterweight World Championship. Nikita Tszyu, with an unbeaten record, faces Jack Brubaker, seeking redemption after a past defeat to Tim Tszyu.
Five months after Chinese southpaw Zhilei Zhang shook up the heavyweight division with a stunning knockout, he’ll look to do it again when he rematches Joy Joyce at Ovo Wembley in London. In this WBC Super Bantamweight World Title Eliminator Australia’s Sam Goodman will face Thailand’s undefeated Chainoi Worawut for a chance at the current titleholder Naoya „The Monster“ Inoue. Boxing superstar Gervonta Davis returns to defend his WBA Lightweight World Title against WBA Super Featherweight World Champion Lamont Roach at the Barclays Center, New York. Stream the biggest boxing Pay-Per-View events live with Main Event on Kayo Sports. Simply select an event, complete your purchase and then stream live on compatible smart TVs and streaming devices, or your mobile, tablet or laptop. At a press conference on Thursday, New Zealand’s Parker said he would stay on Saturday’s card, regardless of who he would fight.