![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Promoter Eddie Hearn reportedly secured over $40m to host the fight at the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Al-Turaif in Riyadh. Saudi Arabia hit the headlines in August 2019, when Matchroom Boxing confirmed the highly anticipated heavyweight rematch between Anthony Joshua and Andy Ruiz Jr would take place in the desert on 7 December 2019.īilled as the “Clash on the Dunes”, the event drew criticism from human rights campaigners. Two female boxers – Khouloud Hlimi (featherweight) and Mariem Homrani (lightweight) – will hope to add to Tunisia’s medal tally when they step between the ropes at the Tokyo Olympics. Despite losing his fifth and sixth fights, he recorded 14 straight wins before losing to champion Rocky Lockridge.Īlthough Tunisia is always well-represented in boxing tournaments at the Summer Olympics, only two light welterweights have won medals to date – Habib Galhia (1964) and Fethi Missaoui (1996). Super featherweight Kamel Bou-Ali is also worthy of mention. Hard-hitting Tunisians Tahar Ben Hassen and Taoufik Belbouli followed in Perez’s footsteps by becoming world champions. Flyweight Victor “Young” Perez became Tunisia’s first boxing world champion in 1931, when he knocked out Frankie Genaro in just two rounds. ![]()
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