Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol will indeed headline what just might be the greatest night of boxing in quite some time.
The undisputed light heavyweight title fight will take place on February 22 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The epic event is being dubbed “The Last Crescendo” and will feature six other title fights.
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Officially announced by Eddie Hearn and Turki Alalshikh, who is the chairman of General Entertainment Authority out of Saudi Arabia, confirmed the event. The card is expected to air via DAZN.
Along with the rematch between champion Beterbiev and challenger Bivol, the IBF heavyweight title will be on the line when Daniel Dubois squares off with Joseph Parker.
Shakur Stevenson and Floyd Schofield battle over the WBC lightweight title while the WBC middleweight belt will be up for grabs when Carlos Adames and Hamzah Sheeraz meet. Vergil Ortiz Jr. and Israil Madrimov collide for the WBC interim super welterweight title.
One more WBC belt will be on the line, as Zhilei Zhang and Agit Kabayel fight over the interim heavyweight title. Rounding out the lineup are Joshua Buatsi and Callum Smith meeting for the interim WBO light heavyweight championship.
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The 39-year-old Beterbiev retained the WBC, IBF, and WBO belts with a majority decision over Bivol back in October. He also walked out of the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh with the WBA, IBO, and The Ring titles.
A perfect 21-0, that marked the first time in his career Beterbiev was pushed to the scorecards. Earlier in 2024 he finished Smith via seventh round TKO. Bivol suffered his first pro defeat that night, falling to 23-1 overall.
Dubois has won three straight since a loss to Oleksandr Usyk, who defends his titles later this month vs. Tyson Furry, last year. He is coming off a successful knockout of Anthony Joshua.
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Parker, the challenger, has reeled off five straight wins including three in Saudi Arabia. During his current run, he has bested Zhang and Deontay Wilder. A total of 23 of his 35 wins have been knockouts.
Stevenson will be fighting in Saudi Arabia for the first time, as he retained his WBC belt with a decision back in July. The 22-0 takes on another unbeaten fighter in Schofield, who is 18-0 and will also be making his Riyadh debut.
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