I'm a Scots fighter on the Fury vs Usyk 2 undercard - and turned pro boxer just 12 months ago

To say it has been a whirlwind year for Scots boxer Luke Bibby would be the understatement of the century.

The unbeaten Perth talent took on his first pro fight in front of a few hundred people at the Crowne Plaza in Glasgow in January - but he's now just hours away from a shock bout in Saudi Arabia as part of the build-up to the Tyson Fury v Oleksandr Usyk 2 heavyweight title clash. Bibby (24) received the surprise call from trainer Billy Nelson last Thursday telling him he’d been invited to Riyadh to take on Englishman Kirk Stevens after the media workout. The former Perth Academy pupil jumped at the chance and raced over 4,000 miles for the opportunity of a lifetime.

Bibby is a two-time British champion at amateur level and his work rate has been compared to renowned Scottish boxer Ricky Burns. He has has made a startling start to his pro career winning all SEVEN of his matches so far without losing a single round. After a packed year he was planning for a few weeks respite before scheduling a new fight in February 2025. But now the evergreen will compete after Fury and Usyk complete their public workouts on Wednesday (December 18) evening. The encounter is part of a week of events organised in the Middle East ahead of the highly-anticipated duel between Fury and Usyk in Riyadh on Saturday night.

He told Record Sport: "I will be focussed in the changing room when they are doing the media workout but I will watch it back. It will be mental to see them up close. I am hoping to meet them. I will be back stage and after the media fight and hopefully they will still be about. I am going to meet a few big names over the next few days I think. I only got the phone call last Thursday now and in less than a week I am here."

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