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His Excellency Turki Alalshikh is here to transform the sport of boxing and restore it to its former glory! In his latest move, the Saudi Royal has confirmed a three fight card—part of fight week festival for the Riyadh Season event launch in the US. Remember the Terence Crawford vs. Israil Madrimov bout, the new Riyadh Season Card is supposed to happen before that!

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The Crawford vs. Madrimov card on August 3rd at BMO Stadium in Los Angeles was stacked to begin with, but His Excellency has taken a page out of boxing tradition to host a three fight card right after the Crawford-Madrimov media workout to hype up the fight week. So, the only question left unanswered is, who is on it?

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Pre-Riyadh Season bonanza!

According to a tweet from talkSport editor Michael Benson, the three fight card will be headlined by Marc Castro (12-0, 8 KOs) vs. George Acosta (17-2, 3 KOs) on July 31st at the Santa Monica Pier in Santa Monica, California, live on DAZN. Castro, the unbeaten lightweight prospect, will face the Southern California native in a scheduled ten round fight, which will be Castro’s first main event appearance.

Also on the card, Uzbekistan’s Shakhram Giyasov (15-0, 9 KOs) will lock horns with Mexico’s Miguel Parra (22-4-1, 14 KOs) in a ten round welterweight contest. Not to forget, Nathan Lugo (1-0, 1 KO), who was recently signed by Queensberry Promotions, will face Utah’s Ray Corona (4-1, 0 KOs) in a 10 round super middleweight fight. With that out of the way, here’s the Crawford vs. Madrimov full card!

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How to watch Terence Crawford vs. Israil Madrimov?

Fans can catch the fight on DAZN pay-per-view and ESPN+ pay-per-view at 6 PM ET—the event will have six fights that will be televised. The night will kick-start with Andy Cruz vs. Antonio Moran in a 10 round lightweight bout. Up next, David Morrell will square off against Radivoje Kalajdzic in a 12 round bout for the vacant ‘regular’ light heavyweight title.

Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz will defend his WBA junior welterweight title against Jose Valenzuela in a 12 round skirmish. Following that, Jared Anderson and Martin Bakole will have their 10 round light heavyweight battle. And later, Andy Ruiz will make his much anticipated return against Jarrell Miller for a 10 round fight. Then, of course, is the main event between Crawford and Madrimov.

With that said, the coming week seems full of action that will keep the fans busy now and talking later. Are you excited about the fights? Which one is your favorite?

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Sudeep Sinha is a Golf Writer at EssentiallySports, covering the PGA Tour, LIV Golf, and the storylines around the sport's biggest events and names. He previously spent over two years writing in the Boxing department, where his fight-night coverage was featured on Sports Illustrated, Daily Mail, and Yahoo Sports, including his reporting on Ryan Garcia's career arc. On the golf beat, Sudeep covers tour news, player form, and the season-long storylines that shape the men's and women's game, from majors to the ongoing shifts in how professional golf is structured. That same appetite for detail that made his boxing coverage stand out now shows up in how he breaks down a swing change or a schedule shakeup for hardcore and casual fans alike. Outside work, he splits his time between reading, cycling, and following combat sports.

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