TURKI ALALSHIKH spoke about some of the plans for more events in the 2025 Riyadh season, including a potential historic world heavyweight title fight.
The Chairman of the General Entertainment Office has already signed up big seven-fight card On February 22, there was an undisputed match between Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol.
During his chat on DAZN’s Ariel & Ade Show – with co-hosts Ariel Helwani and Ade Oladipo – he touched on a potential 5v5 event in May that pits Queensbury against Matchroom. An alternative could be a 6v6 with two UK promotions against American giants Top Rank and Golden Boy Promotions.
However, something else of historical significance may come into play. However, this depends on the outcome of the rematch of the World Heavyweight Championship between Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury on December 21. If Usyk wins, there is every possibility that the great Ukrainian will retire from boxing. However, if Tyson Fury wins, one of his compatriots will have the opportunity to become the oldest heavyweight champion in history.
“Many people are waiting for the result of Tyson and Usyk,” said Alalshih.
“One of them is Dubois, there’s Joshua and there’s a third person. I’d love to see that fight and give Klitschko a chance if he accepts (Wladimir) Klitschko to come back and have a chance to become the oldest heavyweight champion.”
Wladimir Klitschko. (Getty Images)
Wladimir Klitschko celebrates his 49th birthdayth birthday on March 25, 2025, four years older than George Foreman, who famously knocked out Michael Moorer in Las Vegas on November 5, 1994 to win the WBA and IBF titles. Foreman dedicated his upset victory to “all my friends in the nursing home and all the guys in prison.”
Klitschko is no stranger to Fury, having faced the Briton in November 2015. The Ukrainian lost his bantamweight titles after Fury’s mind games and gritty performance overcame the seemingly unstoppable champion. His final fight came nearly two years later at the age of 41 at Wembley Stadium against IBF champion Anthony Joshua. Klitschko’s last stand was audacious as he dropped “AJ” in the sixth round, but was then stopped by referee David Fields in the 11th.th.
