5v5 LIVE RESULTS: Dubois scores brutal CAREER BEST win over Hrgovic as Warren dominates 10-0 vs Hearn – updates
DANIEL DUBOIS put in a career BEST performance to score a bloody TKO win over Filip Hrgovic - with the Croatian battered and bruised and seeing the fight waved off by the ring doctor.
Frank Warren's Queensberry dominated and won EVERY fight to take the inaugural event 10-0 over Eddie Hearn's Matchroom.
Nick Ball and Willy Hutchinson won, while Hamzah Sheeraz - the captain - earned quadruple points as a team captain and scoring a KO win, before Dubois' TKO win.
The final fight of the night saw Zhilei Zhang dominate a woeful Deontay Wilder before scoring a fifth-round KO with a brutal right hand - with the American now facing retirement.
Toe to toe
Heavyweight contender Filip Hrgovic was a bloody mess following his all-action slugfest with Brit Daniel Dubois for the IBF interim world title.
‘Triple D’ stopped the Croat in the eighth round to set up a potential Wembley showdown with Anthony Joshua later this year.
Bivol vs Beterbiev penned in
Dmitry Bivol will return to Riyadh for a mouth-watering light-heavyweight undisputed showdown with kingpin Artur Beterbiev on October 12 following a clinical stoppage victory against brave challenger Malik Zinad.
Bivol, the WBA and IBO champion, was due to face unified WBC, WBO and IBF champion Beterbiev before the latter was forced to withdraw due to injury.
“We are professional boxers, we have to change tactics at any moment and I had enough time to change my preparations for a different fighter to Beterbiev,” said Bivol.
Warren on victory
Frank Warren is very happy with his win tonight.
Queensberry promoter Frank Warren: “I always we felt we picked a very strong guy.
“My guys were here to win and they did it in style. Some cracking fights, some close fights, fans certainly got their money’s worth. It’s a brilliant concept.
“Eddie will want revenge and we will see what happens but we are keen to do more.”
Wilder KO
Here’s another angle of that brutal KO
DEONTAY WILDER GETS KNOCKED OUT 🤯#QueensberryVsMatchroom | Live NOW | Live on DAZN: Click link in bio to buy.
#5vs5 | #RiyadhSeason | @Turki_alalshikh pic.twitter.com/T8jpAbmrnw— DAZN Boxing (@DAZNBoxing) June 2, 2024Zhang on his Wilder win
“I would like to thank every friend who came here over the world and fans in China, it is midnight there and you are watching me,” he said.
“I lost to [Joseph] Parker, it was a fair loss. He was the better man that night. I’ve learned since then. As long as the bell doesn’t ring, stay focussed.
“I have to pretend Wilder didn’t have a right hand and I successfully took it away.
“Wilder punches hard, I give him a lot of respect.”
Good afternoon!
What a night in Saudi Arabia where Frank Warren and Queensberry Promotions dominated Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Sport to win the inagural 5v5 in a landslide.
Warren’s boys won all five fights – three of those via stoppage – to leave Hearn licking his wounds.
Daniel Dubois put himself into world title contention, and a possible fight with Anthony Joshua, while Deontay Wilder is now facing calls to retire after a brutal, poor defeat to Zhilei Zhang.
We’ll have all the reaction and fallout from a brilliant night of boxing. Full results were:
- Zhilie Zhang DEF. Deontay Wilder KO
- Daniel Dubois DEF. Filip Hrgovic TKO
- Hamzah Sheeraz DEF. Ammo Williams TKO
- Nick Ball DEF. Raymond Ford
- Willy Hutchinson DEF. Craig Richards
Devastating finish
Queensbury starlet Hamzah Sheeraz closed the show in style to give Frank Warren's side double points in Riyadh last night.
Money man
Queensbury promoter Frank Warren was awarded a $3million cheque in the middle of the ring following his outfit's 10-0 demolition against Eddie Hearn's Matchroom.
Turkhi-Al Sheikh quipped: “Eddie needs to recover now.
"At the end of this month we’ll have a conference in London to announce a big card at Wembley.”
Dubois welcomes AJ challenge
Daniel Dubois is relishing a bout with compatriot Anthony Joshua following his impressive stoppage against Filip Hrgovic last night.
"I've heard the next opponent will be AJ, so bring it on," Dubois told DAZN.
"I'm anxious to become the best, this is my era and my time.
"I'm glad I've got this IBF belt and on to the next."
Ball the world champion
He didn’t have it all his own way last night, but when the going got tough he pulled out the important rounds.
Froch calls for Wilder to retire
Former super-middleweight champion Carl Froch has urged Deontay Wilder to hang up his gloves following his bruising defeat to Zhilei Zhang.
Speaking on his YouTube channel, Froch on Fighting, the 'Cobra' said the former WBC heavyweight champion's days as a feared knockout artist appear to be over.
“Wilder now has to be finished," Froch said.
"He got flattened by Zhang and I think that has to be the end of his career.
"He looked a shadow of his former self.”
Super Sheeraz
Queensbury skipper Hamzah Sheeraz put on a masterclass to bloody, bruise, floor and stop Matchroom's Ammo Williams.
Ilford ace Sheeraz’s piston-like jab kept poking at Williams' right eye and it was closing through swelling by the seventh round.
A vicious right hook by Sheeraz left the American dazed and confused, at which point referee Mark Lyson dived in to put an end to the contest with a well-timed stoppage.
Toe to toe
Heavyweight contender Filip Hrgovic was a bloody mess following his all-action slugfest with Brit Daniel Dubois for the IBF interim world title.
'Triple D' stopped the Croat in the eighth round to set up a potential Wembley showdown with Anthony Joshua later this year.
Queensberry 10-0 Matchroom
Frank Warren’s team completely demolished Eddie Hearn’s in the early hours in Riyadh.
- Willy Hutchinson UD Craig Richards
- Nick Ball SD Craig Ford
- Hamzah Sheeraz TKO11 Ammo Williams
- Daniel Dubois TKO8 Filip Hrgovic
- Zhilei Zhang KO5 Deontay Wilder
Clinical finish
Dmitry Bivol retained his WBA and IBO belt with a devastating flurry of punches in the sixth round.
The Russian's last stoppage came in March 2018 against Cuban Sullivan Barrera in New York.
Bivol vs Beterbiev penned in
Dmitry Bivol will return to Riyadh for a mouth-watering light-heavyweight undisputed showdown with kingpin Artur Beterbiev on October 12 following a clinical stoppage victory against brave challenger Malik Zinad.
Bivol, the WBA and IBO champion, was due to face unified WBC, WBO and IBF champion Beterbiev before the latter was forced to withdraw due to injury.
“We are professional boxers, we have to change tactics at any moment and I had enough time to change my preparations for a different fighter to Beterbiev,” said Bivol.
Zhilei Zhang KO Deontay Wilder
Finally, here's the ringside report on Zhilei Zhang's huge win over Deontay Wilder - who is now facing calls to retire.
Daniel Dubois TKO Filip Hrgovic
Here's Wally's report of a career-best performance from Daniel Dubois to leave Filip Hrgovic a broken and bloody mess.
Hamzah Sheeraz TKO Ammo Williams
Here's how our man in Saudi, Wally Downes Jr, saw the brilliant TKO win from Ammo Williams.
Wilder KO
Here's another angle of that brutal KO
Wilder KO
Here's another angle of that brutal KO
What's next?
Plenty to unpack after the ring as a long night draws to a close in Saudi.
Turki Alalshikh reveals there will be a big card announced at Wembley at the end of the month, while Eddie Hearn and Frank Warren say they are ready to do another 5v5 event as soon as possible.
Queensberry 10 Matchroom 0
Well, that makes it a whitewash for Frank Warren's Queensberry Promotions in the 5v5 against Eddie Hearn and Matchroom Sport.
The event ends with a 10-0 score and Warren is the winner of five fights out of fight and a £3MILLION bet with his rival.
Remember, each win was worth a point but Queensberry earned three bonus points as Zhilei Zhang, Daniel Dubois and Hamzah Sheeraz scored KO wins.
Sheeraz also earned another couple of bonus points as he was the Queensberry team captain.
Full results:
- Zhilei Zhang DEF. Deontay Wilder KO
- Daniel Dubois DEF. Filip Hrgovic TKO
- Hamzah Sheeraz DEF. Ammo Williams TKO
- Nick Ball DEF. Raymond Ford
- Willy Hutchinson DEF. Craig Richards
Zhilei Zhang BEATS Deontay Wilder by KO
WOW! That was an absolutely brutal KO by Zhilei Zhang.
Zhang lands one right on Wilder's nose and, for some reason, the American turns around to look at the ref.
As he turns Zhang throws his full force into a nasty right hand that absolutely flattens Wilder.
The ref gave Wilder a chance to beat the count but, truthfully, he looked like he was happy to have a way out of that one.
Deontay Wilder vs Zhilei Zhang (Round 5)
Finally, Wilder wakes up a bit and throws a couple of wild right hands with some success.
It didn't seem to do any damage to his opponent but at least it's a bit of activity and aggression. Wilder is clearly looking for that perfect knockout but it doesn't come.
Then all of a sudden Zhang lands some big shots and the ref waves it off!
What a win for the Chinese star!