History. 5 of 8. Five of the eight fights went ahead as announced. Two fell through late when a fighter was cut or ill, one the day after the date was named.
Hunch.
The market resolves on Sky Sports or BBC Sport reports on 12 December 2026: YES if the Fury v Joshua main fight starts at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff between 6pm on 11 December and noon on 12 December, London time. A different date or venue, or a cancellation, is NO, with the Guardian and ESPN as backup sources.
Five of eight Saudi-paid fights went ahead as announced. We looked for heavyweight fights between two men who had each held a world title, signed by both sides, with the date and place named more than two months ahead, and paid for by Saudi Arabia's entertainment authority. We found eight from 2019 to 2025. The same backer paid for all of them, and Joshua, Usyk and Fury appear several times.