Saudi Arabia Makes History With First-Ever AI Boxing Referee

In a groundbreaking moment for boxing, an AI referee will oversee the highly anticipated rematch between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk, set to take place in Saudi Arabia this weekend. This will be the first time in boxing history that artificial intelligence will play a role in judging a major fight.

The rematch is crucial for both fighters, as Fury aims to reclaim his world heavyweight titles from Usyk. The fight will take place on December 21 in Riyadh, and it promises to be an exciting showdown.

As usual, three human judges will score the fight, but this time, a fourth "judge" will join the ring: an AI referee. This AI won’t have any official say in the outcome, but its scores will be shown alongside those of the human judges, giving fans a chance to compare the two.

An AI judge will run the rule over Saturday's fight. Credit: X @Turki_alalshikh

The AI judge has been designed to analyze every aspect of the fight. It will track factors like landed punches, aggression...

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