Deontay Wilder will battle Zhilei Zhang in a blockbuster conflict as Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing and Frank Warren’s Queensbury Promotions introduced the cardboard for his or her anticipated showdown. Daniel Dubois will meet Filip Hrgovic within the different heavyweight contest because the five-fight card was introduced for 1st June in Saudi Arabia. 

Earlier this yr, Hearn and Warren - two of the most important promoters on the planet - agreed to a cope with Saudi Arabia’s General Entertainment Authority chairman Turki Alalshikh to stage an exciting battle between rivals Matchroom and Queensbury. Fans have been excited because it was confirmed the card will feature five fighters from every promotion going toe-to-toe on the identical evening. 

For a while, there was no additional news relating to the occasion, however then the burden lessons have been revealed with light-heavyweight, middleweight, and featherweight set to function whereas heavyweight loved two contests - and the official clashes have been introduced dramatically. Both Warren and Hearn have been going by their 5 respective picks on the press convention, with every fighter sporting a masks earlier than revealing themselves one after the other to the delight of followers. 

Wilder, who suffered a shock defeat to Joseph Parker again in December, is about to make his return to action in opposition to Zhang in a tantilising contest. The Chinese heavyweight additionally misplaced to Parker in his final battle, which got here on the again of successive wins over Joe Joyce.

Zhang’s final defeat earlier than his loss to Parker got here in opposition to Hrgovic, who will tackle Dubois on the summer season card. A win over the Croatian might see the Brit earn a title shot, as Hrgovic is the present IBF necessary challenger.

Dubois is coming off a crushing win in opposition to Jarrell Miller in December, when he turned the primary man to beat and knock out the American. Meanwhile, Hrgovic upset Zhang to show heads on the undercard of the second battle between Anthony Joshua and Oleksandr Usyk, however some thought he ought to have misplaced.

The dramatic Matchroom and Queensbury five-on-five occasion will act as a assist conflict for the undisputed light-heavyweight title battle between Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol. Hearn and Warren have been long-time rivals for years, typically firing pictures at each other in interviews when their fighters are in motion. 

However, Alalshikh is a gigantic boxing fan and managed to make sure the duo agreed to work collectively to create the preventing extravaganza. Hearn and Warren endeavoured to make the very best choices to enhance their probabilities of beating out each other because the rivals go head-to-head. 

Warren has additionally prompt he'll seemingly place a big wager with Hearn as they hope to come back out on prime within the dramatic evening of motion in Saudi Arabia. Check out the total card under: 

Undisputed light-heavyweight titles: Artur Beterbiev vs Dmitry Bivol

Deontay Wilder (Matchroom) vs Zhilei Zhang (Queensberry)

Daniel Dubois (Queensberry) vs Filip Hrgovic (Matchroom)

Raymond Ford (Matchroom) vs Nick Ball (Queensberry) - (WBA featherweight title)

Craig Richards (Matchroom) vs Willy Hutchinson (Queensberry)

Austin 'Ammo' Williams (Matchroom) vs Hamzah Sheeraz (Queensberry)