As Riyadh becomes the de facto home of big-time boxing, concerns grow over the dwindling presence of major women’s bouts
On Saturday night in Riyadh, an evening of boxing dubbed as the “Fight Card of the Century” will take centre stage inside the 15-month-old Kingdom Arena. Headlining is the undisputed championship light-heavyweight rematch between Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol, supported chiefly by the IBF heavyweight title contest involving Great Britain’s Daniel Dubois and the New Zealander Joseph Parker.
There are five other bouts – including an all-British light‑heavyweight fight between Joshua Buatsi and Callum Smith – but all of them will be contested by men, raising concern among a number of prominent voices in women’s boxing.
Written by Lewis Watson
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/feb/19/boxing-fight-card-of-century-glaring-omission-women under the title “Boxing’s ‘Fight Card of the Century’ has a glaring omission: women”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
