Since Riyadh Season entered the world of boxing, we have seen memorable events such as Oleksandr Usyk vs Tyson Fury and the memorable Matchroom 5v5 Queensberry.

With two “5v5” events being eyed in the coming months, UK-based Matchroom will be looking to improve off its first showing last June, when it was swept 5-0 by Queensberry boxers in Riyadh.

On October 12, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Artur Beterbiev (20-0, 20 KOs) will face off against Dmitry Bivol (23-0, 12 KOs) for the undisputed light heavyweight crown in a stacked Riyadh Season event.

Away from the 5v5 action in Riyadh on Saturday, Dmitry Bivol stopped late replacement opponent Malik Zinad in round six before confirmation that his postponed undisputed clash with fellow light ...