On Sunday (NZ time), the boxing world will lock eyes on Saudi Arabia for the much-anticipated world heavyweight title fight between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk.
The bout will crown the first undisputed heavyweight champion since Lennox Lewis 23 years ago and the significance of the occasion was not lost on both fighters.
A war of words has waged for more than a year, but finally, these two titans of the division are ready to stop.
"I've got nothing to say, apart from I'm ready for a good fight," said the usually loquacious Fury.
"Let your hands talk in the ring," agreed Usyk.
Billed as the 'Ring of Fire', the showdown will unify the five belts - one held by Briton Fury and the other four by Ukrainian Usyk.
The last unification fight was 1999, and both Lewis and opponent Evander Holyfield were on hand to share the moment.
The outrageous personality of the 'Gypsy King' was tempered and respectful, at least temporarily.
"God bless him," said Fury. "I'll say a prayer for him that we both walk out of the ring in one piece and we can go home to our families, because that's what it's all about."
His words didn't quite match his actions - a little defiance to remind his rival who's in charge.
The symbol of Ukranian resistance and hope in a time of war, Usyk was gracious to the end
"I'm excited, I'm grateful," he said. "Let's make history."
The winner will restore some order, if only briefly, to the mayhem of boxing.
In his ninth professional belt, Kiwi Olympic bronze medallist David Nyika will face German Michael Seitz in a cruiserweight contest.
