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 four 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 Daniel Dubois, 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 in the New Year.
Artur Beterbiev v Dmitry Bivol 2
(Undisputed light-heavyweight championship)
Everything you need to know ahead of Artur Beterbiev v Dmitry Bivol 2
Daniel Dubois v Joseph Parker
(IBF heavyweight title)
Everything you ned to know ahead of Daniel Dubois v Joseph Parker
Shakur Stevenson v Floyd Schofield
(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)
Everything you need to know ahead of Joshua Buatsi v Callum Smith
Zhilei Zhang v Agit Kabayel
(WBC 'interim' heavyweight title)
Everything you need to know ahead of Zhilei Zhang v Agit Kabayel
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 as well as the first bout between Artur Beterbiev v Dmitry Bivol, whilst the hugely anticipated Usyk v Fury rematch in December is also being staged there.
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 | 23:00 (GMT) |
Daniel Dubois v Joseph Parker | 22:00 (GMT) |
Shakur Stevenson v Floyd Schofield | 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.
Ticket prices have yet to be announced for Riyadh Season 'The Last Crescendo', but if a similar pricing structure to the upcoming Oleksandr Usyk v Tyson Fury 2 card is followed, tickets will start from as little as 50 (SAR), which is around £11, and can be purchase from official ticket provider webook.com.
Of course, tickets closer to the ring, including ring side seats, are likely to cost well into the hundreds.
"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."