The innovative format saw Eddie Hearn and Frank Warren each choose their representatives across five matchups.
Deontay Wilder was knocked out by Zhilei Zhang in the fifth round on Saturday as Queensberry dominated Matchroom in a unique team-based event in Saudi Arabia.
Wilder and Zhang both looked tentative to start the bout, but – in the clash of heavy hitters – Zhang struck first.A heavy blow caught the American in the second round, but Zhang was unable to land a decisive follow-up strike. After the early rounds, Hutchinson looked to have the slightest advantage, and while Richards began to turn the tide, it was too little, too late, with the scores reading 116-112, 117-111, and 119-109.
With the score 2-0 in favour of Frank Warren’s stable, pressure was piled on Matchroom’s Austin ‘Ammo’ Williams, particularly with Queensberry skipper Hamzah Sheeraz also eligible for double points in their middleweight battle. That opportunity was fleeting, however, as Queensberry’s Daniel Dubois stopped Filip Hrgovic in the eighth round with a dominant performance.The decision means that, for now, Oleksandr Usyk remains the undisputed heavyweight champion, with a contracted rematch against Tyson Fury scheduled for December.
Hearn previously predicted the winner of Dubois-Hrgovic could be the one to take on Anthony Joshua at Wembley in September, though it may become a less appealing prospect should the IBF title not be on the line.
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