LOS ANGELES: On Nov. 16, the Kingdom will host “Latino Night” featuring some of the world’s top fighters as a part of Riyadh Season, and will be free for viewers across the globe, it was confirmed at a press conference here on Wednesday night.
The event, organized by Golden Boy Promotions, will take place at The Venue, one of the new zones of Riyadh Season. The main event will be co-promoted by BOXXER.
During the press conference, it was confirmed that “Latino Night” will be the first Riyadh Season event offered free to boxing fans worldwide. DAZN will stream the event, with additional broadcasters in the region to be announced soon.
The event is expected to be one of the largest celebrations of Latino talent in boxing.
It will feature a unification battle between World Boxing Association cruiserweight champion Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez of Mexico and World Boxing Organization champion Chris Billam-Smith of the UK, who enters the fight after three consecutive title defenses.
In the co-main event, former unified champion and US Olympian Jose Ramirez will face dangerous undefeated contender and WBO No. 1-ranked challenger Arnold Barboza Jr. in a 12-round lightweight title eliminator.
The card includes a highly anticipated lightweight bout between Mexico’s William “El Camaron” Zepeda and former International Boxing Federation world champion Tevin “2X” Farmer in a 10-round clash.
Oscar De La Hoya, chairman and CEO of Golden Boy Promotions, said he and Turki Alalshikh, chairman of the General Entertainment Authority, “share the same vision of bringing the best fights to the fans.
“From the world title unification fight to matchups between former champions and rising contenders, as well as a star-studded undercard, this event will showcase everything that’s great about the sport of boxing.”
Golden Boy Promotions’ Chief Business Officer Felipe Bouton said: “We are thrilled to work with Riyadh Season to promote ‘Latino Night’ and expand Golden Boy’s global footprint.”
The night will open with a 12-round WBA super-lightweight title eliminator between WBA No. 1 contender Kenneth “Bossman” Sims Jr. from Chicago and Oscar “La Migrana” Duarte.
