Big-time boxing returns to Saudi for the first time in 2026 this Saturday night as former unified heavyweight champ Anthony Joshua headlines a 13-fight card against the hard-hitting Albanian Kristian Prenga. 

This weekend sees the return of the Gypsy King himself, Tyson Fury, in familiar but also unfamiliar territory as he takes on the experienced Mariusz Wach in Thailand.

We’ve picked out our top five British stars of 2026 so far, so now it’s time to go global with our top five from around the world.

We’re over halfway through the calendar year and, with a huge five months for the sport approaching, where we look likely to see some of the biggest fights in the history of the sport, we’ve taken a look at the British stars of 2026 so far.

After a cryptic post was shared on social media last week by Oleksandr Usyk’s manager, Sergey Lapin, the boxing world was left guessing about the news that was to come. Would Usyk be fighting his WBC mandatory challenger, Agit Kabayel? Would he be rematching Rico Verhoeven? Could he even be retiring?

One of the best fights in boxing takes place this Saturday at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn as Puerto Rican superstar Xander Zayas puts his undefeated record and his WBA & WBO World Super-Welterweight Titles on the line against the hard-hitting former world welterweight champion Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis in a fight that can only really be described as special.

Finally, after years of back-and-forth between both teams, it’s been confirmed that Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua will fight each other later this year, but with the announcement came no exact date and no confirmed venue.

Zuffa Boxing enters the UK market for the first time this weekend as former world champion Chris Billam-Smith faces the hard-hitting Canadian Ryan Rozicki on home soil in Bournemouth on Saturday night.

It’s all eyes on the Pyramids of Giza this Saturday night, not just because it’s one of the eight wonders of the world, but because for the first time in history, a professional boxing card will take place right in front of it as Oleksandr Usyk defends his WBC & Ring Magazine World Heavyweight Titles against former kickboxing world champion Rico Verhoeven.

In terms of boxing spectacles, it really does not get much bigger than a heavyweight world title fight in front of one of the eight wonders of the world. No, not York Hall — the Pyramids of Giza in Egypt — and on Saturday night, one of the best boxers of all time in Oleksandr Usyk will be defending his heavyweight titles against one of the best, if not the best, heavyweight kickboxers in Rico Verhoeven right in front of the iconic landmark.

After arguably one of the greatest fights in heavyweight boxing history last weekend, the big boys take centre stage once again this weekend as Doncaster’s favourite son Dave Allen welcomes the Croatian monster Filip Hrgovic to his hometown.

It was another weekend to remember for Daniel Dubois as he climbed off the canvas TWICE to stop Fabio Wardley and become a two-time world champion with one of the most destructive, brutal and devastating performances in recent heavyweight boxing history.

This Saturday night sees one of the main events of the year so far, but before it, there is, by some distance, one of the best undercards of the year. From former world champions and two-time Olympic gold medallists to domestic dust-ups and some of the biggest prospects in British and global boxing, it’s an undercard that quite literally has it all.

In terms of the magnitude of fights in British boxing, it doesn’t get much bigger than an all-British heavyweight world title fight. This isn’t just your ordinary heavyweight world title fight though.

In terms of three huge domestic fights in three corners of the world, boxing really does not get much bigger and better than it does this weekend.

It’s been another completely bats*it mental week in the world of boxing. From two-weight champions failing drug tests to legends of the sport calling out footballers, it’s really had it all. We’ll be taking a look through the hottest topics of the past week, starting with Ben Whittaker’s impressive win on Saturday night.

In what was set to be Callum Smith’s homecoming against David Morrell Jr, Olympic silver medallist Ben Whittaker will now headline his second show on the bounce against the Argentine, Braian Suárez.

For most fighters, 16 months out of the ring could be detrimental to their career. Not for Tyson Fury, though. The former unified world champion returned to the ring on Saturday night with a dominant display over the dangerous Russian, Arslanbek Makhmudov, in front of 64,500 people at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

All eyes will be on Tottenham Hotspur Stadium this weekend as Tyson Fury makes his highly anticipated return to the ring against Arslanbek Makhmudov, but before that, there’s a stacked undercard featuring one of the biggest names in world boxing, along with two cracking heavyweight 50/50s.

The Gypsy King Tyson Fury returns to the ring for the first time in over a year this Saturday night as he heads back to Tottenham Hotspur Stadium to face the dangerous, hard-hitting Russian, Arslanbek Makhmudov.