Everyone knows we is not going to now see the closely anticipated heavyweight unification showdown between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk this 12 months. Heck, loads of folks felt very strongly we wouldn’t see that struggle on the talked of date of December 23 even earlier than Francis Ngannou got here alongside and shocked the world, this by dropping Fury of their struggle of October 28, with Ngannou additionally busting Fury up some and sending him dwelling in want of a far longer relaxation than one in all simply six or seven weeks. We at the moment are informed the four-belt showdown will occur in February, however once more, this struggle could be very a lot one which has left followers with an ‘I’ll consider it after they’re each within the ring’ perspective.

However may there nonetheless be an enormous heavyweight card happening in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on December 23? In keeping with a tantalising information story from UK Boxing Information, sure, there very a lot might be. In keeping with the web site of the commerce paper that has been going since 1909, the Saudis are “nonetheless plotting an enormous, money-spinning card on December 23 to mark the center of Riyadh season.”

So, who may function on the December 23 card now that Usyk and Fury are out? In keeping with the sources the parents at B/N have been listening to from, Francis Ngannou, in his second heavyweight struggle, is “extremely prone to prime the invoice.” And get this, each Zhilei Zhang and Joseph Parker are “touted as opponents for the 37 12 months previous former UFC heavyweight champion.”

Wow.

If this information seems to be true, then we followers can have a probably nice finish of the 12 months evening, one that may see the 12 months out with a bang. And there’s extra. Additionally within the Boxing Information story, is phrase that Martin Bakole and Moses Itauma, each of whom noticed motion on final Saturday’s card in Riyadh, may additionally function on the December 23 card.

This may all appear a bit too good to be true for some folks, nevertheless. Will Ngannou actually struggle once more simply seven weeks after his epic struggle with Fury? Will both Zhang or Parker be his dance accomplice if he does make a fast return to the ring? The highly effective cash males in Saudi Arabia are used to getting what they need, and in the event that they nonetheless need a massive heavyweight card to occur on December 23, then possibly this may certainly occur.

It goes with out saying how we struggle followers hope this does come off.