Former world champions Anthony Joshua and Joseph Parker re-established their heavyweight title credentials with victories on the same Riyadh bill on Saturday.There had also been speculation that whoever triumphed in a Wilder-Joshua bout would then face the winner of February's clash between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk, who between them currently hold all the major versions of the world heavyweight title.
American Jesse "Bam" Rodriguez stopped Sunny Edwards in the ninth round on Saturday to add the previously unbeaten Briton's International Boxing Federation flyweight world title to his own World Boxing Organization crown.He had moved down in weight after claiming the World Boxing Council super flyweight world title with a victory over Carlos Cuadros in February of 2022, a title he defended twice. bb/leg
This doesn't seem designed to end well between the sides.
Promoters are eager to gobble up the money that Saudi Arabia is pouring into boxing, but they had better be wary of the long-term consequences it could have on the sport in the U.S.
