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'Knockout Chaos' Match to Take Place on March 8 as Part of Riyadh Season

The "Knockout Chaos" match between two-time world heavyweight-boxing champion Anthony Joshua and mixed martial arts champion Francis Ngannou will take place in Riyadh on March 8. (SPA)
The "Knockout Chaos" match between two-time world heavyweight-boxing champion Anthony Joshua and mixed martial arts champion Francis Ngannou will take place in Riyadh on March 8. (SPA)
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'Knockout Chaos' Match to Take Place on March 8 as Part of Riyadh Season

The "Knockout Chaos" match between two-time world heavyweight-boxing champion Anthony Joshua and mixed martial arts champion Francis Ngannou will take place in Riyadh on March 8. (SPA)
The "Knockout Chaos" match between two-time world heavyweight-boxing champion Anthony Joshua and mixed martial arts champion Francis Ngannou will take place in Riyadh on March 8. (SPA)

Chairman of the Board of Directors of Saudi Arabia's General Entertainment Authority (GEA) Advisor Turki Al AL-Sheikh said the "Knockout Chaos" match between two-time world heavyweight-boxing champion Anthony Joshua and mixed martial arts champion Francis Ngannou will take place in Riyadh on March 8.

The eagerly anticipated match is one of the key events of Riyadh Season, he added.

The event also will feature an undercard, China's WBO interim world champion Zhang Zhilei defending his title against former champion Joseph Parker.

Mexican featherweight boxer Rey Vargas, the WBC champion, will also defend his title against Liverpool's Nick Ball.

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Paulo Bento Fired as Head Coach of UAE National Football Team 

United Arab Emirates' coach Paulo Bento looks on prior the Asian Cup Round of 16 soccer match between Tajikistan and United Arab Emirates, at Ahmad bin Ali Stadium, in Al Rayyan, Qatar, Jan. 28, 2024. (AP)
United Arab Emirates' coach Paulo Bento looks on prior the Asian Cup Round of 16 soccer match between Tajikistan and United Arab Emirates, at Ahmad bin Ali Stadium, in Al Rayyan, Qatar, Jan. 28, 2024. (AP)
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Paulo Bento Fired as Head Coach of UAE National Football Team 

United Arab Emirates' coach Paulo Bento looks on prior the Asian Cup Round of 16 soccer match between Tajikistan and United Arab Emirates, at Ahmad bin Ali Stadium, in Al Rayyan, Qatar, Jan. 28, 2024. (AP)
United Arab Emirates' coach Paulo Bento looks on prior the Asian Cup Round of 16 soccer match between Tajikistan and United Arab Emirates, at Ahmad bin Ali Stadium, in Al Rayyan, Qatar, Jan. 28, 2024. (AP)

Paulo Bento has been fired as head coach of the United Arab Emirates soccer team just hours after a 2-1 win Tuesday over North Korea kept alive its slim automatic hopes of qualification for the 2026 World Cup.

That victory, which came with a goal in the 98th minute, puts the UAE four points behind second-place Uzbekistan in Group A with two games remaining. The top two teams from each of the three Asian groups are guaranteed a place in the tournament to be hosted next year by the United States, Canada and Mexico.

“The UAE Football Association has decided to dismiss the head coach of the national team, Paulo Bento, along with his coaching staff,” the UAE football association posted on social media.

The 55-year-old Portuguese coach led South Korea to the knockout stages of the 2022 World Cup, 10 years after he took Portugal to the last four of the European Championships. He was appointed in July 2023 to succeed Rodolfo Arruabarrena.

If the UAE misses out on second place, then there is another round of qualification as the teams that finish third and fourth in their respective groups play off for two remaining World Cup places.

UAE’s next qualifier is against Uzbekistan at home on June 5.