Dubois-Parker, Beterbiev-Bivol II planned for Feb. 22 Riyadh card
Plus: Get the details on three other significant fights being worked on for what is shaping up to be an extremely stacked show
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The Riyadh Season cards spearheaded by Turki Alalshikh have generally been very deep shows with one significant fight after another, and the way things are shaping up for a Feb. 22 event in the works to take place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, it will be no different.
There are five even-money, high-caliber fights in varying degrees of being made for the card, which would be headlined by IBF heavyweight titlist Daniel Dubois making his second defense against WBO interim titleholder Joseph Parker, multiple sources with knowledge of the plans told Fight Freaks Unite.
Sources have also outlined the other bouts in the works for the show, which will include Artur Beterbiev defending the undisputed light heavyweight championship in an immediate rematch against Dmitry Bivol, who he edged by majority decision to unify the four major belts in the main event of the Oct. 12 Riyadh Season event.
For the other bouts and details on all five in the works, read on:
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