Andrew Karlov

"Joshua has to make drastic changes or the second fight with Dubois will end the same way," said Lennox Lewis, the great heavyweight champion at the turn of the century.

Oscar De La Hoya is no longer the owner of The Ring magazine. The rights to publish the magazine, which is also called "The Bible of Boxing", were bought from the owner Golden Boy Promotions by Turki Al Al-Sheikh. This is another recent financial acquisition by Saudi investors in professional boxing. De La Hoya had owned The Ring since 2007.

Eddie Hearn announced on Instagram that Anthony Joshua (28-4, 25 KOs) will return to the ring next summer. In his last appearance, in September at Wembley, AJ lost by knockout to IBF heavyweight champion Daniel Dubois (22-2, 21 KOs). The two sides were originally in talks to rematch the two Britons on February 22, but ultimately Joshua's team decided to change their plans.

After last night's win over Chris Billam-Smith (20-2, 13 KOs), Hilberto Ramirez (47-1, 30 KOs) is confident in his chances against Jai Opetaia (26-0, 20 KOs).

British Olympic competitor Pat Brown has signed a long-term promotional deal with Eddie Hearn's Matchroom Boxing and will make his professional debut at featherweight in 2025 on DAZN.

Turki Al Al-Sheikh commented on social media on the results of the heavyweight fights held during Saturday night's boxing event in Riyadh.

It is possible that Daniel Dubois (22-2, 21 KOs) has sent Anthony Joshua into retirement with his punches. Now he is sending Tyson Fury (34-2-1, 24 KOs) into retirement as well, though only in words. "The Gypsy King" lost on points to Oleksandr Usyk nine days ago for the second time in a row.

Absolute super middleweight champion Saul Alvarez (62-2-2, 39 KOs) is negotiating a three-fight contract with Turki Al Al-Sheikh. This was reported by ESPN journalist Salvador Rodriguez.

Turki Al Al-Sheikh has announced that a fight between two-weight world champion Teofimo Lopez (21-1, 13 KOs) and current welterweight world champion Jaron Ennis (33-0, 29 KOs) will take place in Riyadh in October.

"If only we had enough time!" - commented Turki Al Al-Sheikh on a potential fight between Moses Itauma (11-0, 9 KOs) and Oleksandr Usyk (23-0, 14 KOs). According to the Saudi promoter, for it could be a "dream fight".