Big time boxing is back to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia with Deontay Wilder vs Zhilei Zhang taking place at Kingdom Arena. The 12-round heavyweight bout pits the former WBC champion of the U.S. against the former interim titleholder of China. The pair battles it out on the top of the card billed as “Queensberry vs. Matchroom 5 vs. 5”.
Among other bouts, Raymond Ford of the U.S. defends his WBA featherweight title against Nick Ball of the UK. Hamzah Sheeraz of the UK and American Austin Williams clash at middleweight. In another bout at light heavyweight, Willy Hutchinson faces fellow-Brit Craig Richards. Plus, Daniel Dubois of the UK and Filip Hrgovic of Croatia go head to head at heavyweight.
In addition, Dmitry Bivol defends his WBA light heavyweight title against Malta-based Malik Zinad of Libya.
Tickets for the event are on sale now.
Wilder vs Zhang fight card
- Deontay Wilder vs. Zhilei Zhang, 12 rounds, heavyweight
- Raymond Ford vs. Nick Ball, 12 rounds, featherweight – Ford’s WBA title
- Hamzah Sheeraz vs. Austin Williams, 12 rounds, middleweight
- Willy Hutchinson vs. Craig Richards, 12 rounds, light heavyweight
- Daniel Dubois vs. Filip Hrgovic, 12 rounds, heavyweight
- Dmitry Bivol vs. Malik Zinad, 12 rounds, light heavyweight – Bivol’s WBA title
*Card, ticket and broadcast information subject to change
