This 10-round featherweight bout is a tasty looking aperitif before the heavyweights take centre stage later in the evening.
The odds suggest that there isn’t a lot to separate the two fighters, but who will win?
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The judges score the bout 96-95, 96-94 and 96-94 all in favour of Peter McGrail.
Incredibly close but just about the right decision.
A tepid opening 90 seconds was followed by a far higher tempo final minute and a half.
Both fighters stood toe-to-toe, trading leather, and that was a tough round to call.
Both feel they have done enough to have won the fight, but what a fun and enjoyable 10 rounder that was.
I still fancy McGrail to get the decision here, but he has certainly been taken into deeper waters than he may have expected.
We await the judges scorecards...
Peter McGrail lands a couple of nice right hooks which shake the head of Rhys Edwards, but the Welshman responds with some big body punches.
He definitely has the respect of his opponent here and he has given himself a fighting chance with that final 30 second spell.
He will have to give it all he has now during the final three minutes - I have McGrail up by a couple of rounds still, but you just never know how the judges are seeing things.
Some cracking body shots from Rhys Edwards as he takes the fight to his opponent in the eighth.
What a good round that was with both men giving as good as they got.
You do feel that Edwards, of the two, needs the grandstand finish here, but given he stepped in to take this fight just a week out, he deserves plenty of credit.
A really slick round for Peter McGrail who is in to 1/14 now in the odds.
Those prices are a tad too wide for me because, once again, Rhys Edwards landed some telling punches, but McGrail is moving his man around the ring superbly well.
His footwork and ring craft is really impressive, and his corner will be enthused by those three minutes.
More calculated work there from Peter McGrail; he definitely possesses the real class in this fight.
But Rhys Edwards is game, and is fighting fire with fire.
He maybe needs to work a few more combinations, as the majority of his shots are single punches, but still, he is having moments of success.
McGrail's shorts are splattered with blood, which continues to flow from that cut above his eye.
There has definitely been an upsurge in confidence within Rhys Edwards since that accidental clash of heads a few rounds ago.
That cut above the right eye of Peter McGrail is continuing to be troublesome, and it's offering Edwards a target.
Another decent round for the underdog, but there are a few signs that he could be starting to gas a little.
He has put an enormous amount into the last two rounds, and that fatigue, at a weight level above his usual let's not forget, could be starting to catch up with him.
Rhys Edwards' best round by far as he lands to both body and head as he tries to seize the initiative in the fourth round.
His corner are spurred on by that work, and it will just remind Peter McGrail that he won't be having it all his own way in the fight.
Peter McGrail starting to go through the gears now, landing far more frequently, although a coming together of the heads has opened up a cut above the eye of the favourite.
A little twist to the tale there, and how big an impact could that have on the fight?
There is a fair bit of blood flowing from that wound, and his corner are starting to get to work on patching it up.
Still, another round to McGrail.
Rhys Edwards boxing very sensibly, keeping that high guard, tight to his face, but looking to exploit any openings available to him.
Peter McGrail continues to be the enforcer, jabbing well, and starting to work the body a little more as he attempts to force that guard down a little.
Edwards is doing well here but the judges will be noting the more front-footed approach of the fight favourite, McGrail.
Rhys Edwards is the big underdog here, but has relaxed straight into the fight out in Riyadh.
He's landed a couple of nice left hooks, but Peter McGrail has shown his qualities too - utilising the jab to find a way through Edwards' guard.
The Liverpudlian is very shrewd and calculated with his work.
A decent round that, which both fighters will be pleased with.
We've BOOSTED prices on a couple of selections ahead of the next fight, including:
Bet BuilderPeter McGrail - By KO, TKO or Disqualification Now 5/2
Bet BuilderFight Result: Rhys Edwards Now 11/2
Check out the latest odds and markets for the upcoming super-featherweight showdown, which is expected to get underway in the next 40 minutes.
So, we've had a couple of bouts on the, let's call it, preliminary card, but the bouts with British interest are coming up next.
We get our action up and running with an intriguing super-featherweight contest between Peter McGrail and the unbeaten BOXXER prospect Rhys Edwards.
Until last week, McGrail was set to take on Dennis McCann, but a failed VADA anti-doping test means Edwards has been drafted in as a late replacement.
When a British heavyweight makes his debut on television the interest levels move differently.
Debutants at weight classes below can create excitement but normally this is down to a stellar amateur background featuring an Olympic medal – preferably gold.
Moses Itauma didn’t carry a cloud of hyperbole when he fought for the first time - at 18 years old - as a professional on January 28, 2023, but those who know boxing recognised that this was the birth of a potentially incredible career.
We see the next steps on his journey later tonight when he and Australian Demsey McKean provide chief-support to the main event.
He's a fighter touted to scale the highest of heights in the coming years, so why not find out a little more about the man tipped to become British boxing's next heavyweight powerhouse, below.
Who is Moses Itauma? The British heavyweight boxing prospect tipped for superstardom
We're offering 8/1 on Oleksandr Usyk edging another tightly-contested fight tonight via a split decision.
The Ukrainian prevailed on two of the three judges' officials cards back in May, with Tyson Fury reigning supreme on the other.
All the signs suggest that the rematch will be equally as tight too, meaning we could be in-store for yet another contentious decision this evening.
Take a look at our 'Method of Victory' market below:
Just a reminder that we are expecting Olejsandr Usyk and Tyson Fury to be inside the ring shortly after 23:00 (GMT), but before then we have lots more action to look forward to, including:
Oleksandr Usyk v Tyson Fury 2 - 23:00
We'll be providing live round-by-round coverage of all fights above - each of which carry British interest.
bet365's X channel are offering the chance to win £50 in Free Bets by predicting the outcome of Usyk v Fury 2.
There's been little movement on the 'To Win Fight' market with Usyk remaining 8/11 11/10
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