THREE nights, three rings, at least three of the best fighters in the world, two continents, two undisputed world title fights, plus one iconic landmark.

Safe to say, boxing hits brand new heights this weekend.

On Friday night, six of the best 140lb fighters in the world will compete inside a ring erected in the middle of Times Square in New York City.

On Saturday, Canelo Alvarez boxes outside of the USA and Mexico for the first time, defending his undisputed super-middleweight status in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Then, on Sunday in Las Vegas, Naoya Inoue – arguably the #1 fighter in the sport today – makes a rare appearance outside of Japan defending all the belts at super-bantamweight.

THE BIG APPLE

Erecting a purpose-built boxing ring in the epicentre of Manhattan sounds impossible, but that’s exactly what Turki Alalshikh, the most powerful man in boxing, has achieved.

Ryan Garcia, Devin Haney and Teofimo Lopez are all fighters capable of headlining at Madison Square Garden, but that would simply be too easy.

Closing down one of the busiest and most famous street corners on the planet; that’s boxing in 2025.

And all three superstars face world-class opposition too.

Garcia meets former champion Rolly Romero, Haney takes on another former unified champion in Jose Ramirez, whilst Lopez defends his world title against unbeaten Arnold Barboza Jr.

But, as good as the fights are, it’s the backdrop that makes Friday night’s fights (early hours Saturday morning here in the UK) truly unmissable.

RIYADH SEASON

Alvarez may not be the pound-for-pound star he once was, but he’s still a gigantic draw, and Saturday’s undisputed 168lb title defence will do huge numbers Stateside, despite being staged in Saudi.

How the 34-year-old deals with having to box at 6am local time to suit that home audience is yet to be seen, but challenger William Scull shouldn’t present too many problems.

The Germany-based Cuban is unbeaten in 23 fights, but hasn’t boxed anyone remotely in the same league as Canelo, who makes the walk for an astronomical 67^th time.

The Mexican superstar (62-2-2) hasn’t scored a KO since losing to Dmitry Bivol three years ago but will want to make a big statement in front of boxing’s new financiers.

VIVA LAS VEGAS

‘The Monster’ returns to Las Vegas to complete boxing’s triple-header, with Inoue defending his latest collection of world title belts against Texan challenger Ramon Cardenas.

The Japanese sensation is 29-0 with 26 knockouts; a four-weight world champion and one of only three men in history to become undisputed in more than one weight class.

It is also Inoue’s 25^th consecutive world title fight.

Cardenas, by comparison, is 26-1 with 14 stoppages. This is his first world title fight, his first time boxing in Las Vegas, and his first 12-round fight.

If he were to win, it would be the biggest upset in boxing. Ever.

He won’t.

Boxing is now pushing boundaries like never before, with fight fans the biggest winners. What a weekend!

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