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Saudi Arabia to Host Boxing World Heavyweight Title Match

Saudi Arabia will host in August the heavyweight title match between British boxers Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua.
Saudi Arabia will host in August the heavyweight title match between British boxers Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua.
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Saudi Arabia to Host Boxing World Heavyweight Title Match

Saudi Arabia will host in August the heavyweight title match between British boxers Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua.
Saudi Arabia will host in August the heavyweight title match between British boxers Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua.

Promoter Eddie Hearn announced on Tuesday that Saudi Arabia will host in August the heavyweight title match between British boxers Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua.

Joshua holds the heavyweight title of the International Boxing Association, the World Boxing Organization, the World Boxing Association and the International Boxing Organization, while Fury holds the heavyweight title of the World Boxing Council.

“The match will be staged in Saudi Arabia on August 7 or August 14,” Sky Sports quoted Hearn as saying.

He added: “It’s the same people that we did the deal with Andy Ruiz [rematch]. That event was spectacular.”

Joshua reclaimed his titles from Mexican Andy Ruiz in a rematch win outside the capital, Riyadh, in December 2019.

“We feel very relaxed. Anthony is comfortable, and he knows the Saudis well and how they organized the match last time,” said Hearn.

Hearn pointed out that he prefers to hold the match on August 14, as this will suit many people around the world, since the Tokyo Summer Olympics will end on August 8.

He hopes to reach an agreement on the date and venue within the next few days. Fury and Tyson signed the contract for the heavyweight title fight back in March 2021.

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PSG Beats Toulouse 3-0 and Akliouche Double Gives Monaco Home Win over Brest

Lucas Beraldo of PSG celebrates after scoring the 2-0 goal during the French Ligue 1 soccer match between Paris Saint Germain (PSG) and Toulouse FC (TFC), in Paris, France, 22 November 2024. EPA/Mohammed Badra
Lucas Beraldo of PSG celebrates after scoring the 2-0 goal during the French Ligue 1 soccer match between Paris Saint Germain (PSG) and Toulouse FC (TFC), in Paris, France, 22 November 2024. EPA/Mohammed Badra
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PSG Beats Toulouse 3-0 and Akliouche Double Gives Monaco Home Win over Brest

Lucas Beraldo of PSG celebrates after scoring the 2-0 goal during the French Ligue 1 soccer match between Paris Saint Germain (PSG) and Toulouse FC (TFC), in Paris, France, 22 November 2024. EPA/Mohammed Badra
Lucas Beraldo of PSG celebrates after scoring the 2-0 goal during the French Ligue 1 soccer match between Paris Saint Germain (PSG) and Toulouse FC (TFC), in Paris, France, 22 November 2024. EPA/Mohammed Badra

Paris Saint-Germain retained a six-point lead at the top of Ligue 1 after a labored 3-0 home win over Toulouse on Friday.
The defending champion dominated the first half but it took until the 35th minute to open the scoring.
Young Portuguese midfielder João Neves spun to meet a cross from the right and struck a superb half volley from just outside the box.
Lucas Beraldo got a second with six minutes remaining when he pounced on loose ball and fired home, The Associated Press reported.
Vitinha made it 3-0 in stoppage time when he showed fine footwork inside the box to finish off a quick counterattack.
The scoreline was harsh on Toulouse, which came into the game in a more even second half.
Only Vitinha’s last-gasp tackle stopped Zakaria Aboukhlal from equalizing after 69 minutes and then Shavy Babicka blazed over from close range a minute later when he should have hit the target.
The win was a confidence boost for Luis Enrique’s side ahead of next Tuesday’s Champions League encounter at Bayern Munich.
PSG lies in 25th place in the 36-team Champions League table with one win in four matches and outside the playoff spots.
Monaco beats Brest: The win came immediately after second-placed Monaco beaten Brest 3-2 to briefly close the gap at the top to three points.
Brest, which faces Barcelona next week in the Champions League, turned in another inconsistent French league performance and not the sparkling form it has shown in Europe.
Brest has struggled in Ligue 1, where it remains 12th, but shone with three wins from four in its first ever Champions League campaign.
It was behind after just five minutes on Friday when Maghnes Akliouche scored with a superb airborne volley, and 2-0 down after 24 minutes thanks to Aleksandr Golovin.
The Russian striker seized on a poor pass just outside the Brest penalty area and his low shot was perfectly placed to sneak in off the post and give him his first goal in nine league appearances.
On-loan Brighton striker Abdallah Sima used his 1.88-meter frame to outjump the Monaco defense four minutes into the second half and cut the deficit but Akliouche restored Monaco’s two-goal cushion when he brilliantly finished a quick counterattack in stoppage time.
Ludovic Ajorque got a second for Brest in the sixth minute of added time but it was not enough in a second half most notable for the red card shown to Brest coach Éric Roy.