Round-by-Round: Deontay Wilder vs. Zhilei Zhang | PPV - 1 June 2024

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Live from Kingdon Arena in Riyadh, KSA on 1 June 2024.
Riyadh Season & Various Promotions presents: Queensberry vs. Matchroom 5 vs. 5

DAZN UK PPV: 7 pm BST | 9 pm (local) | Price: £21.99
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Running Order

Preliminary Card - 6 pm Local

4 pm BST

PPV Card - 7 pm BST | 9 pm Local | 2 pm ET | 11 am PT

12 Round Light Heavyweight Contest
Willy Hutchinson vs. Craig Richards

Followed by

WBA Featherweight Championship
Raymond Ford vs. Nick Ball

Followed by

12 Round Light Heavyweight Contest
Hamzah Sheeraz vs. Austin Williams

Followed by

WBA Light Heavyweight Championship
Dmitry Bivol vs. Malik Zinad

Followed by

Interim IBF Heavyweight Championship
Daniel Dubois vs. Filip Hrgovic

main event

12 Round Heavyweight Contest
Deontay Wilder vs. Zhilei Zhang

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Queensberry vs. Matchroom rules explained

Both Eddie Hearn and allegedly were both given the chance to pick two weight classes for the card, as was Turki Alalshikh, who heads up Riyadh Season.

That has led to the five fights being established for the night and the following points system for the outcome of each contest.

- Two points are given for a knockout victory, and one point is given for a win decided on the judges’ scorecards.
- Drawn fights are awarded no points.
- There is the chance for one boxer, designated the team captain, to score double points.
- - For Matchroom, their captain is Deontay Wilder, and for Queensberry it is Hamzah Sheeraz.

That means, for example, if Wilder beats Zhilei Zhang by decision, he will garner two points, but if Wilder wins by knockout, Team Matchroom will be awarded four points.

Dmitry Bivol vs. Zalik Minad is not included in the scoring for the night.

[SeanBrennan]

Thanks RKO can't wait

[Ruthless-RKO]

Thanks RKO can't wait

Every fight is worth watching

[MightyWarrior]

Deontay will probably throw one punch over eight rounds, and it might be the finishing punch. Also, a strong possibility the Big Bang could wreck him first

[Coco]

Big Bang, esp in the early rounds, is good enough to box his opponent into getting digged hard, I think he will get to Wilder, and Wilder wont be able to wear it.
I see Zhang dropping and hurting him and nor letting him off the hook.
I don't dont see Wilder being able to box his way out of it.

[Kilburn]

It’s possible that Wilder will be unable to prevent Zhang from tagging him, but personally I’m not expecting the bronze one to be loitering within punching range, during the early rounds at least. He knows he is up against a big lump with average stamina at best.

[ShadrachSimmo]

I thought Zhang was shocking vs Parker. Had him in trouble a few times and never once stepped on the gas. His punch output was horrendous. I’ve not seen Wilder box for years so no idea what he’s like now. If I was having a bet I’d go with Wilder purely for value…

[Gran Hermano]

Bit gutted the Champions League final is on at the same time. Do we know the exact running order?

[forcefraser]

Betting has been suspended on the Dubois v Hrgovic fight. Hope there isn't an issue there.

[forcefraser]

Bit gutted the Champions League final is on at the same time. Do we know the exact running order?

Two German teams. Nothing to see here

[Ruthless-RKO]

Bit gutted the Champions League final is on at the same time. Do we know the exact running order?

The OP is the exact order, it was posted by Matchroom Boxing.

[JamesPhilips]

Betting has been suspended on the Dubois v Hrgovic fight. Hope there isn't an issue there.

I seen the odds drop on Hrgovic rapidly today

[JamesPhilips]

Betting has been suspended on the Dubois v Hrgovic fight. Hope there isn't an issue there.

A lot of money going on Hrgovic but I still see it available

[Boxerbeetle]

Bit gutted the Champions League final is on at the same time. Do we know the exact running order?

Two German teams. Nothing to see here

Real Madrid aren't German

[forcefraser]

Bit gutted the Champions League final is on at the same time. Do we know the exact running order?

Two German teams. Nothing to see here

Real Madrid aren't German

Oops. For some reason I thought it was Bayern v Dortmund.

Come on the Dortmund!!!!!

[forcefraser]

Is Hutchinson from travelling stock?

He says he's lived all his life in Scotland, yet his accent is distinctly "no man born from his mother"

His mannerisms as well, a bit of a Felix Cash edge

[forcefraser]

This is the link to Hutchinson going off on Richardson. Too much

[jameswilson]

Hutchinson said in an interview his whole family is Wnglish but he was born in Scotland and I think says he’s always lived there but with the household accent being English he has an odd accent as a result.

[Heldenjaeger]

The fact that he's slurring his words doesn't help either.

[MightyWarrior]

That was a painful watch, Hutchinson trying to go for the Tyson Fury trash talk. makes me want to see spider win now, who comes off well there

[Kilburn]

I’ve had a soft spot for Dubois ever since his (in my view) impressive effort against Joyce. Hope he does well tonight.

This fight with Hrgovic just might be the best bit of timing in his career so far.

And I haven’t even had a drink yet.

[forcefraser]

That was a painful watch, Hutchinson trying to go for the Tyson Fury trash talk. makes me want to see spider win now, who comes off well there

Overstepped the line a bit there didn't he. He seems a bit tapped to me, like he's got some serious issues

[CaptainSpacerod]

That was a painful watch, Hutchinson trying to go for the Tyson Fury trash talk. makes me want to see spider win now, who comes off well there

Overstepped the line a bit there didn't he. He seems a bit tapped to me, like he's got some serious issues

Yep. Not the actions of a confident man.

[cormack]

whens the kick off time anyone ?