A monumental night of boxing, dubbed ‘The Last Crescendo’, takes place in Riyadh on Saturday night, with six world title fights taking place, including Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol’s rematch, as well as Martin Bakole taking on Joseph Parker.
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The Last Crescendo fullcard:
- Artur Beterbiev (c) v Dmitry Bivol (IBF, IBO, WBC and WBO light heavyweight titles)
- Martin Bakole v Joseph Parker
- Carlos Adames (c) v Hamzah Sheeraz (WBC world middleweight title)
- Vergil Ortiz Jr v Israil Madrimov (WBC interim world super welterweight title)
- Zhilei Zhang v Agit Kabayel (WBC interim world heavyweight)
- Joshua Buatsi v Callum Smith (WBO interim world light heavyweight title)
- Shakur Stevenson (c) v Josh Padley (WBC world lightweight)
- Ziyad Almaayouf v Jonatas Rodrigo Gomes de Oliveira
- Mohammed Alakel v Engel Gomez
The main event sees a rematch between two Russian fighters competing to be named undisputed light heavyweight world champion, after Artur Beterbiev defeated Dmitry Bivol on points back in October to unify all five belts.
The IBF heavyweight championship was initially on the line on Saturday night with Britain’s Daniel Dubois defending his title he retained with his knockout victory over Anthony Joshua at Wembley back in September, taking on former world champion Joseph Parker.
However, Thursday night’s news of an illness to Dubois has seen the Brit forced to pull out of the fight, and has seen Congolese fighter Martin Bakole take his place in the ring to take on Parker.
In the middleweight division, Dominican fighter Carlos Adames defends his WBC title belt against 25-year-old London-born Hamzah Sheeraz, who will be competing in his first world title clash.
Former WBO interim heavyweight champion of the world Zhilei Zhang as back in the ring, this time time looking for the same title with the WBC as he takes on the German fighter Agit Kabayel.
There’s also an all-British fight between Joshua Buatsi and Callum Smith, with the former defending his title as WBO interim light heavyweight champion, looking to keep his undefeated record in tact.
The first world championship fight of the night comes in the lightweight division, as two undefeated fighters, current WBC champion Shakur Stevenson takes on the Doncaster-born Josh Padley, the participating in his first ever world title fight.
How to watch the Last Crescendo
- Location: Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Date and Time: Saturday 22nd February 2025, 4:30pm
- How to watch: Sky Sports Box Office, TNT Sports Box Office, DAZN
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