Queensberry Promotions and Matchroom Boxing are likely to run back their 5x5 show later this year.
BoxingScene understands that a date in October or November is being targeted for the England-based show and Eddie Hearn, interviewed by IFL last week, said it could even be a 7x7, with seven of his fighters up against seven from Queensberry.
Among the bouts Hearn stated were mentioned in preliminary discussions were a rematch between light heavyweight contenders Callum Smith and Joshua Buatsi (Smith won a Fight of the Year contender against Buatsi in January 2025), a British lightweight title fight between Giorgio Visioli and champion Louie O’Doherty, a middleweight bout between WBO interim champion Denzel Bentley and George Liddard and a heavyweight scrap between Johnny Fisher and former contender Dillian Whyte.
“We got spanked 5-0,” said Hearn of the last 5x5, which took place in Saudi Arabia. “Run it back, give us another chance. And this will be even bigger and have a more domestic slant on it for the UK.”
The previous 5x5 saw Queensberry win each bout, with Nick Ball defeating Ray Ford, Zhilei Zhang stopping Deontay Wilder, Daniel Dubois beating Filip Hrgovic, Willy Hutchinson outscoring Craig Richards and Hamzah Sheeraz stopping Ammo Williams in June 2024.
