That is the case in the headline act in Riyadh on Saturday evening when two British Heavyweights main event and there looks to be some decent action on the undercard too.
It has not been a good year for the Boxing Picks, to say the least, but it has been a decent enough year for the sport and with some solid looking fights still to come in the calendar year and beyond.
We are now just four weeks away from the massive Canelo vs Crawford fight headlining in Vegas, but there are also a couple of cards coming together in November that will be very appealing. Hopefully more will be announced in what has been a relatively slow news cycle for the second half of the Boxing year, but the attention of the sport will soon be turning to a Super-Fight in early September.
After an early loss to Anthony Joshua, Dillian Whyte rebuilt with some decent wins and ended up picking up an Interim version of the World Title.
Wins over Dereck Chisora (twice) and Joseph Parker are solid performances to put on the resume, while defeats to Joshua and Tyson Fury were perhaps expected.
One loss to Alexander Povetkin was avenged, but a failed drugs test mean Dillian Whyte was unable to try and do the same against old rival Anthony Joshua and to say he has been inactive is an understatement.
He did fight twice last year, but not nearly at the level he is about to step in with, and you do have to wonder how much is left in the tank.
Dillian Whyte has clearly worked hard and he will be fighting at his lowest weight since 2012, but that is also going to have been tough on a 37 year old body.
Looking for speed and movement might be the plan, but Whyte is in with Moses Itauma who looks the best prospect in the Heavyweight Division.
Even calling him a prospect may be underplaying how far Moses Itauma has come in his young career and this next step is a chance to announce himself as a genuine contender. Talk of fighting Oleksandr Usyk is perhaps premature, but Itauma will be in line to fight for a Number 1 contender or a potential vacant World Title with a victory and he looks to have been given this match up at a very good time.
Speed, movement and power from a southpaw stance makes Moses Itauma incredibly dangerous, although there are still some wanting to see how he handles some pushback. That is what Dillian Whyte is supposed to give him on Saturday, but it does feel like the veteran may have lost some of the punch resistance and the lighter weight could make it tough to absorb the same sort of punches that he once did.
The hope for the Moses Itauma team is that Dillian Whyte can help answer some of the questions about their man, while also helping him bank some Rounds. However, the feeling is that this is a big name being sought at the right time and Itauma can put the punches together to force an early Stoppage.
Each of the last three Dillian Whyte defeats have been by Stoppage, but he did go Seven Rounds with Joshua and Six Rounds with Tyson Fury... That was some time ago now though and the inactivity could see the veteran moved aside a little quicker by a young, fresh, hungry opponent.
The undercard features a number of fighters that are perhaps hoping to use the platform to push onto bigger and better bouts.
Nick Ball is the only male World Champion that represents Great Britain, which is quite a shocking indication of where British Boxing currently stands.
He defends his World Title against Sam Goodman, an Australian who is unbeaten but who had two opportunities to fight Naoya Inoue. Both were lost due to injury withdrawals, but Goodman will arrive in Riyadh looking for a big win that may move him to the front of the queue to face The Monster.
It has long been rumoured that Nick Ball would have that shot so there is plenty on the line for both.
The feeling is that Nick Ball can wear down an opponent who has had some decent wins, but who may not have the firepower to deter the British fighter.
Another fighter expected to earn a Stoppage win is Filip Hrgovic who is facing David Adeleye.
The Croatian has all of the attributes to be a top Heavyweight, but has failed to impress at times with some accusing Hrgovic of coasting within bouts.
A firefight with Daniel Dubois ended in a defeat, but David Adeleye is coming up multiple levels and may not be able to stand up to the shots that Filip Hrgovic will hand out.
MY PICKS: Moses Itauma to Win Between 1-5 @ 1.72 Sky Bet (2 Units)
Nick Ball to Win by KO/TKO @ 1.95 Bet365 (2 Units)
Filip Hrgovic to Win by KO/TKO/Disqualification @ 2.20 Bet Victor (2 Units)
Boxing 2025: 18-54, - 30.37 Units (88 Units Staked, - 34.51% Yield)
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