Riyadh Season’s beforehand revealed February twenty second present is formally set, with Artur Beterbiev vs Dmitry Bivol 2 serving because the featured attraction.
“The Final Crescendo” has acquired some slight changes from final week’s report. Daniel Dubosi (22-2, 21 KO) vs Joseph Parker (35-3, 23 KO), Carlos Adames (24-1, 18 KO) vs Hamzah Sheeraz (21-0, 17 KO), and Zhilei Zhang (27-2-1, 22 KO) vs Agit Kabayel (25-0, 17 KO) are all a go, however as you’ll have heard, Vergil Ortiz Jr (22-0, 21 KO) vs Jaron Ennis is off after “Boots’” workforce allegedly demanded it happen at 147.
As a substitute, Ortiz will meet Israil Madrimov (10-1-1, 7 KO) if Madrimov can get previous Serhii Bohachuk unscathed later this month. Jake Donovan claims there’s a “contingency” in place ought to one thing come up and Xander Zayas had already accepted the bout, so we must always see Ortiz a technique or one other.
In different newly revealed motion, Joshua Buatsi (19-0, 13 KO) will battle Callum Smith (30-2, 22 KO) to crown Britain’s prime gentle heavyweight and Shakur Stevenson (22-0, 10 KO), beforehand slated to face William Zepeda earlier than “El Camaron” suffered a hand damage, will face 22-year-old prospect Floyd Schofield (18-0, 12 KO).
