On May 18, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia will host an evening of boxing headlined by a bout between two world heavyweight champions, Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury. Today, the Head of Saudi Arabia's General Entertainment Authority, Turki Al Al-Sheikh, named the fights that will be part of the undercard of the bout:
Former world heavyweight champion Mairis Briedis spoke about his defeat from the current leader of the heavyweight division Alexandra Usika.
Apparently, a tender was scheduled for January 16, at which the organizer of the fight for the vacant IBF world heavyweight title between Mairis Briedis (28-2, 20 KOs) and Gilberto Ramirez (45-1, 30 KOs), may not take place.
On January 16, a tender will be held to select the organizer of the fight for the vacant IBF world heavyweight title between Mairis Briedis (28-2, 20 KOs) and Gilberto Ramirez (45-1, 30 KOs). Until this time, the boxing teams have time to come to an agreement. Previously, the International Boxing Federation title in this weight category belonged to Jai Opetaya.
Former IBF cruiserweight champion Jai Opetaya said that he always looked up to another ex-division leader Mairis Briedis, but everything changed due to the Latvian’s reluctance to hold a rematch.