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USYK VS VERHOEVEN - UNDERCARD PREVIEW

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.

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USYK VS VERHOEVEN - FULL FIGHT PREVIEW AND BREAKDOWN

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.

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WHO’S NEXT FOR DANIEL DUBOIS?

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.

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FABIO WARDLEY VS DANIEL DUBOIS - FULL UNDERCARD PREVIEW

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.

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ALL EYES ON AJ AS FURY PROVES JUST TOO GOOD FOR MAKHMUDOV

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.

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TYSON FURY VS ARSLANBEK MAKHMUDOV - FULL UNDERCARD PREVIEW

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.

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UNBEATEN BROWN TAKES ON DURABLE DUCAR IN MANCHESTER

Patrick James Brown… Quite comfortably, at the moment, one of the biggest prospects not just in British boxing but in world boxing, and this Friday night he returns to action against the tough, rugged, well-travelled Czech, Vasil Ducar, on home soil in Manchester.

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IS NETFLIX BRINGING A NEW LEASE OF LIFE TO BOXING?

When it comes to broadcasting in boxing, a majority of the big players globally have had a crack at it. From HBO to Sky Sports to ESPN to ITV, they’ve all, at some point, dipped their toe into the water. But in recent times, it’s been the new kids on the block taking over. With ESPN not renewing their deal with Top Rank and Sky Sports not renewing their deal with Boxxer, DAZN and Netflix have quickly stepped forward as the two big players in boxing broadcasting.

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JAKE PAUL VS ANTHONY JOSHUA - FULL FIGHT PREVIEW

If you’d told us back in 2016 that in just over nine years’ time we’d be writing a preview about the newly crowned IBF World Heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua facing Disney star Jake Paul in a legitimate boxing fight, we’d probably have cried tears of laughter — hysterically.

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FOUR INTERNATIONAL PROSPECTS TO FOLLOW IN 2026

We’ve given you our four British prospects to watch in 2026, so now it’s time for us to go international, and we’ve picked out four future stars of the sport from outside the UK. First up, we head Down Under for one of the most exciting heavyweight prospects in the world.

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FOUR BRITISH PROSPECTS TO FOLLOW IN 2026

It was a year to remember for British boxing in 2025, and 2026 looks set to be even bigger and even better. As we do each year, we give you some prospects to follow over the next 12 months who we are predicting big things from. This year, we’ve picked out four.

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ONE FIGHT TO MAKE IN EVERY WEIGHT DIVISION IN 2026

2026 is quite literally just around the corner, so with the new year pretty much here, we’ve picked out one fight that needs to happen in every single one of the 17 weight divisions in men’s boxing.

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HEAVYWEIGHTS AND HEADLINERS: A MASSIVE SATURDAY NIGHT FOR BRITISH BOXING

British boxing returns to its domestic best this weekend — albeit on one night with two different shows — as Olympic bronze medallist Frazer Clarke looks to become the British heavyweight champion at the first time of asking, whilst Clarke’s Tokyo Olympics teammate and silver medallist Ben Whittaker makes his Matchroom Boxing debut in a tough test against solid opposition.

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