Everything you need to know ahead of Riyadh Season's 'The Last Crescendo' - a bill of boxing tagged as 'the greatest of all time', which is set to take place in Saudi Arabia on Saturday 22nd February, 2025.
Topped by the huge undisputed light-heavyweight championship rematch between Russian foes Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol, the seven-fight bill is stacked from top to bottom.
Featuring three world title bouts and three 'interim' world title fights, 'The Last Crescendo' has been labelled as a "true game changer" by Queensberry's Frank Warren, with the likes of Joseph Parker, Shakur Stevenson, Zhilei Zhang and Hamzah Sheeraz all set to feature at the star-studded event.
We've got all the details you need to know ahead of the blockbuster bill this weekend.
Artur Beterbiev v Dmitry Bivol 2
(Undisputed light-heavyweight championship)
Everything you need to know ahead of Artur Beterbiev v Dmitry Bivol 2
Joseph Parker v Martin Bakole
(Heavyweight fight)
Everything you need to know ahead of Joseph Parker v Martin Bakole
Shakur Stevenson v Josh Padley
(WBC lightweight title)
Everything you need to know ahead of Shakur Stevenson v Floyd Schofield
Carlos Adames v Hamzah Sheeraz
(WBC middleweight title)
Everything you need to know ahead of Carlos Adames v Hamzah Sheeraz
Vergil Ortiz Jr v Israil Madrimov
(WBC 'interim' super-welterweight title)
Everything you need to know ahead of Vergil Ortiz Jr v Israil Madrimov
Joshua Buatsi v Callum Smith
(WBO 'interim' light-heavyweight title)
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Zhilei Zhang v Agit Kabayel
(WBC 'interim' heavyweight title)
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The huge seven-fight bill of boxing will take place on Saturday 22nd February 2025.
Riyadh Season's 'The Last Crescendo' will take place at the 30,000 capacity Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - the same venue to have housed numerous other mammoth boxing events in recent times.
The state-of-the-art, purpose-built venue was the venue for Tyson Fury v Oleksandr Usyk 1 and 2 as well as the first bout between Artur Beterbiev v Dmitry Bivol.
Whilst exact fight times have yet to be announced, the running order for the event, with expected start times, can be found below:
Fight: | Estimated start time: |
Artur Beterbiev v Dmitry Bivol 2 | 23:30 (GMT) |
Joseph Parker v Martin Bakole | 22:00 (GMT) |
Shakur Stevenson v Josh Padley | 21:00 (GMT) |
Carlos Adames v Hamzah Sheeraz | 20:00 (GMT) |
Vergil Ortiz Jr v Israil Madrimov | 19:00 (GMT) |
Joshua Buatsi v Callum Smith | 18:00 (GMT) |
Zhilei Zhang v Agit Kabayel | 17:00 (GMT) |
Riyadh Season 'The Last Crescendo', topped by Artur Beterbiev v Dmitry Bivol 2, will be screened live on TNT Sports Box Office, Sky Sports Box Office and DAZN PPV.
Riyadh Season's Turki Alalshikh has confirmed that the pay-per-view price for the full fight card on 22nd February will be no more than £19.99 in the United Kingdom and no more than $25.99 in the United States.
"I said at the time, when Riyadh Season got involved, this was going to be a game changer, but even I didn't realise what a game changer it was going to be.
"This card on the 22nd, it's going to be something special. Every fight on there is a magnificent fight. I've never seen a card like it. It's so spectacular.
"The YouTubers and the old guys, that's not boxing - that's their idea of boxing, but that's not boxing at its best. This is boxing at its best. No-one should compare it."