Terence Crawford became a four-division champion and won the WBA junior middleweight title in the main event of the Riyadh Season Card in Los Angeles. The General Entertainment Authority Chairman declared that the Riyadh Season Card will happen more than once, either in California or in states outside of California, and that Saul Alvarez will fight either Terence Crawford or Vergil Ortiz Jr. in a boxing bout.
A number of additional bouts were fought at the event, such as a draw between Michal Bulk and Ziyad Almaayouf, Steven Nelson's victory over Marcos Vazquez via knockout, and David Morrell's triumph by majority decision to capture the WBA light heavyweight title.
"Los Angeles, August 5, 2024." Terence Crawford of the United States and Israil Madrimov of Uzbekistan squared off in the main event of the Riyadh Season Card in Los Angeles. Crawford was declared the winner. Crawford won by unanimous decision, taking home the WBA junior middleweight belt and making history as a four-division champion by winning bouts in four different weight classes.The General Entertainment Authority (GEA) Chairman, Turki bin Abdulmohsen Al-Sheikh, stated in a statement that there will be more events of this type in the future. The Riyadh Season Card completed this morning, Saudi time, and was hosted for the first time outside of the Kingdom. He declared that the event will be held more than once, either in California, which is the current host state, or in other states. He disclosed his preparations for an amazing boxing bout between Vergil Ortiz Jr. or Terence Crawford and Mexican fighter Saul Alvarez, also known as Canelo. In the interim, The Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame made the announcement of Al-Sheikh's induction at this point. celebrates boxers, trainers, and other individuals who have made noteworthy global contributions to the sport.The outcomes of the game are detailed below. The bout between American boxer Michal Bulk and Saudi boxer Ziyad Almaayouf resulted in a draw via majority decision, however Steven Nelson defeated Marcos Vazquez via fifth-round knockout. Andy Cruz of Cuba defeated Antonio Moran of Mexico via knockout. WBA light heavyweight champion David Morrell, a Cuban boxer, won by majority decision over American boxer Radivoje Kalajdzic. The fight began after each combatant had had six rounds of caution. In the five rounds of the heavyweight bout, American boxer Jared Anderson was stopped four times by Congolese fighter Martin Bakole. In the end, the referee selected to give Bakole the win by technical knockout. Another amazing bout between Andy Ruiz and Jarrell Miller ended in a draw. Following a challenging twelve-round battle, Mexican Jose Valenzuela defeated fellow citizen Isaac Cruz via split decision to win the WBA junior welterweight championship.