The event will take place in Saudi Arabia
Boxing tournament between promotion companies Queensberry Promotions And Matchroom Boxing will take place on June 1 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Each company will field five boxers for the fights.
Queensberry Promotions chief Frank Warren, Matchroom Boxing chief Eddie Hearn and Saudi Arabia’s General Entertainment Authority chairman Turki Al-Sheikh took part in the weight draw.
Warren chose super heavyweight and middleweight, Hearn chose featherweight and light heavyweight. Al ash-Sheikh chose the heavyweight division.
It was previously reported that a fight between Deontay Wilder and Zhang Zhilei is planned for June 1 in Riyadh. The fight will take place on the undercard of the fight for the title of absolute light heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev – Dmitry Bivol.
🥊 ANNOUNCEED: The Queensberry-Matchroom 5 vs 5 weight classes on June 1st will be:
1⃣⚖️ Heavyweight2⃣⚖️ Featherweight3⃣⚖️Middleweight4⃣⚖️ Light-Heavyweight5⃣⚖️ Heavyweight
📋 Frank Warren chose #1 & #3, Eddie Hearn chose #2 & #4, His Excellency Turki Alalshikh chose #5.
— Michael Benson (@MichaelBensonn) March 24, 2024
Source: Sportarena

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