Beterbiev vs Bivol 2 Rematch Tops Historic Riyadh Season Card

Rumours have circulated of a stacked Riyadh Season card, with many great fighters mentioned alongside it, including the much-anticipated rematch between Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol. There were rumours of a fascinating matchup between Jaron Ennis and Vergil Ortiz Jr. – but those rumours went away following a much-publicised fallout over what weight the fight would be at. The final card for this loaded event has now been revealed with four full world title bouts and three fights for interim titles. This is the perfect example of what a stacked card should look like from top to bottom.

Beterbiev vs Bivol Rematch Leads Feb. 22 Loaded Riyadh Season Event

Turki Alalshikh Unveils Stacked Seven-Title Bout Card

The confirmation of the stacked card came along with the promise from Turki Alalshikh to keep low pay-per-view prices. His Excellency posted via his X account: “We will make PPV price no more than 19.99 GBP in UK, and in USA and the rest of the world not more than 25.99 USD,” Alalshikh posted on social media along with unveiling the full card. “We want the fans be happy and enjoy it…Lets get boxing great again.”

The undisputed light heavyweight rematch and the IBF heavyweight title fight between Daniel Dubois and Joseph Parker will attract much of the attention. Despite those two fights topping the bill, there is intrigue throughout the other five fights.

The Last Crescendo Full Fight Card

• Artur Beterbiev (21-0, 20 KOs) will defend his undisputed light heavyweight crown against Dmitry Bivol (23-1, 12 KOs) in their much-anticipated rematch for all the belts.
• Daniel Dubois (22-2, 21 KOs) will defend his IBF heavyweight title against Joseph Parker (35-3, 23 KOs).
• WBC lightweight champion Shakur Stevenson (22-0, 10 KOs) will defend his title against unbeaten prospect Floyd Schofield (18-0, 12 KOs).
• WBC middleweight champion Carlos Adames (24-1, 18 KOs) will defend his title against the No. 1 contender and KO specialist Hamzah Sheeraz (21-0, 17 KOs).
• WBC super welterweight interim titlist Vergil Ortiz Jr. (22-0, 21 KOs) will defend his belt against the dangerous Israil Madrimov (10-1-1, 7 KOs). Incredibly, the Uzek fighter is set to face Serhii Bohachuk on the Tyson Fury vs. Oleksandr Usyk undercard and will face Ortiz just eight weeks later.
• An intriguing all-British light heavyweight fight will take place with Joshua Buatsi (19-0, 13 KOs) defending his WBO interim belt against Callum Smith (30-2, 22 KOs).
• The WBC interim title has been made available by the organization and will be contested by the heavy-handed duo of Zhilei Zhang (27-2-1, 22 KOs) and Agit Kabayel (25-0, 17 KOs).

Stay with Big Fight Weekend for the full build-up to the loaded card in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.