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ANTHONY JOSHUA and Deontay Wilder will both fight on the same scarcely believable eight-fight card in Riyadh on December 23 in another display of financial might from the Saudi Arabia General Entertainment Authority.

The heavyweight pair had seemed to be heading for the end of 2023 without a fight as the likelihood of a Las Vegas encounter in March gathered pace.

But now the GEA, fronted by boxing fan Turki Al-Alshikh, has once again pulled off a significant coup by luring both Joshua and

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