RIYADH – February 21, 2024 – Ahead of a highly anticipated night of boxing, the main event of unified light heavyweight world champion Artur Beterbiev (21-0, 20 KOs) and former champion Dmitry Bivol (23-1, 12 KOs) faced off one last time at the official weigh-in before going toe-to-toe on Saturday, February 22 live worldwide on DAZN PPV (11 a.m. ET) from the ANB Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
The event will also feature champions, top contenders and rising stars competing on the undercard. The co-main event will have former WBO heavyweight champion Joseph Parker (35-3, 23 KOs) meeting Martin Bakole (21-1, 16 KOs), who stepped in on short notice once IBF champion Daniel Dubois was ruled out of the contest with illness. Shakur Stevenson (22-0, 10 KOs) will also put his WBC lightweight title up against Josh Padley (15-0, 4 KOs), another late replacement, once Floyd Schofield was forced to withdraw due to illness. Carlos Adames (24-1, 18 KOs) squares off with Hamzah Sheeraz (21-0, 17 KOs)the WBC Middleweight title.
Additional bouts to look forward to include Vergil Ortiz Jr. 22-0, 21 KOs) clashing with Israil Madrimov (10-1, 7 KOs) for the WBC interim super welterweight title and Zhilei Zhang (27-2, 22 KOs) meeting Agit Kabayel (25-0, 17 KOs) for the WBC interim heavyweight title. British stars Joshua Buatsi (19-0, 13 KOs) and Callum Smith (30-2, 22 KOs) are going to battle it out for the WBO interim light heavyweight title. The preliminary card will showcase local talent with welterweight Ziyad Almaayouf (6-0-1, 1 KO) taking on Jonatas de Oliveira (6-20, 5 KOs)and super featherweight Mohammed Alakel (2-0, 0 KOs) meets Engel Gomez (8-42-3), 4 KOs) in six round bouts.
Beterbiev vs. Bivol 2: The Last Crescendo is a DAZN Pay-Per-View (PPV) worldwide event and will cost £19.99 in the UK / $25.99 in the US, with no DAZN subscription necessary. The PPV also comes with a seven-day free trial of the whole DAZN platform. All of the fights and DAZN content can be watched anywhere and everywhere on any device via the DAZN App. For more information and to purchase the fight, please visit www.dazn.com.
Please see below for official weights.
MAIN EVENT: WBA, WBC, WBO, IBF, IBO WORLD LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP (175 LBS) – 12 ROUNDS
Artur Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol
Khasavyurt, Russia Tokmak, Kyrgyzstan
21-0 (20 KOs) 23-1 (12 KOs)
175 LBS 174.1 LBS
CO-MAIN EVENT: INTERIM WBO WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP (201+ LBS) – 12 ROUNDS
Joseph Parker vs. Martin Bakole
Auckland, New Zealand Kananaga, Democratic Republic of the Congo
35-3 (23 KOs) 21-1 16 KOs)
267 LBS TBA
WBC WORLD LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP (135 LBS) – 12 ROUNDS
Shakur Stevenson vs. Josh Padley
Newark, New Jersey, USA Yorkshire, United Kingdom
22-0 (10 KOs) 15-0 (4 KOs)
134.1 LBS 134 LBS
WBC WORLD MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP (160 LBS) – 12 ROUNDS
Carlos Adames vs. Hamzah Sheeraz
Elias Pina, Dominican Republic Essex, United Kingdom
24-1 (18 KOs) 21-0 (17 KOs)
158.1 LBS 159 LBS
INTERIM WBC WORLD SUPER WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP (154 LBS) – 12 ROUNDS
Vergil Ortiz Jr. vs. Israil Madrimov
22-0 (21 KOs) 10-1-1 (7 KOs)
Grand Prairie, Texas, USA Khiva, Uzbekistan
153.1 LBS 152.1 LBS
INTERIM WBC WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP (201+ LBS) – 12 ROUNDS
Zhilei Zhang vs. Agit Kabayel
Zhoukou, China Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
27-2-1 (22 KOs) 25-0 (17 KOs)
287.5 LBS 241 LBS
INTERIM WBO WORLD LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP (175 LBS) – 12 ROUNDS
Joshua Buatsi vs. Callum Smith
London, United Kingdom Liverpool, United Kingdom
19-0 (13 KOs) 30-2 (22 KOs)
175 LBS 174.1 LBS
PRELIM INTERNATIONAL WELTERWEIGHT BOUT – 6 ROUNDS
Ziyad Almaayouf vs. Jonatas de Oliveira
6-0-1 (1 KO) 6-20 (5 KOs)
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Para, Brazil
143.2 LBS 141.8 LBS
PRELIM: INTERNATIONAL SUPER FEATHERWEIGHT BOUT – 6 ROUNDS
Mohammed Alakel vs. Engel Gomez
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Chinandega, Nicaragua
2-0 (1 KOs) 8-42-3 (4 KOs)
134.1 LBS 132.1 LBS
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