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Live from ANB Arena in Riyadh, KSA on 16 August 2025
Riyadh Season & Various Promotions presents: Itauma vs. Whyte

DAZN UK PPV: 5:45 pm BST | 7:45 pm (local) | Price: £19.99

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DAZN US/CAD PPV: 12:45 pm ET | 9:45 am PT | Price: $49.99

Running Order

PPV Card - 5:45 pm BST | 12:45pm ET | 9:45 am PT | 7:45 pm (local)

6 Round Super-Featherweight Contest
Mohammed Alakel vs. Yumnam Santosh Singh

Followed by

10 Round Super-Featherweight Contest
Raymond Ford vs. Abraham Nova

Followed by

WBO International Heavyweight Championship
Filip Hrgovic vs. David Adeleye

Followed by

10 Round Super-Featherweight Contest
Hayato Tsutsumi vs. Qais Ashfaq

Followed by

WBA Featherweight Championship
Nick Ball vs. Sam Goodman

Followed by

WBO Inter-Continental Heavyweight Championship
Moses Itauma vs. Dillian Whyte

I’m guessing Alakel will be prelims. On YouTube.

Shame he’s not with Gallagher anymore.

Health comes first.

What was Cacace's injury? Or did he not fancy Ford's smoke?

forcefraser wrote: ↑16 Aug 2025, 09:06 What was Cacace's injury? Or did he not fancy Ford's smoke?

From what I've heard, they are no longer considering Ford as an opponent.

Unbelievable that this is on pay per view.

Has there been a worse fighter than Dillian Whyte to feature in so many pay per views? He's had more than Lennox Lewis!

Billy Tully wrote: ↑16 Aug 2025, 10:58 Unbelievable that this is on pay per view.

Has there been a worse fighter than Dillian Whyte to feature in so many pay per views? He's had more than Lennox Lewis!

Yh it’s crazy. All started with AJ, then he had his fight with Parker on PPV.

Then he kept demanding big money and Sky weren’t coughing up, so who better to pay his purse?

Us fans.

Not that I ever paid for his fights.

Less than hour to go.

is this akalel fella a relative of his excellency or something?

despite clearly not being that good and having seemingly no notable amateur achievements, he gets on all these cards (is already scheduled for canelo-bud as well) and someone is paying for him to be training out of big bear usa now.

Trying to be optimistic for tonight but this is likely to be one of those shows with zero upsets.

Bit of a lose-lose either way - I’m either going to feel a mug due to Itauma being over hyped, or a mug for paying for a predictable PPV card.

But you just never know…

Kilburn wrote: ↑16 Aug 2025, 12:37 Trying to be optimistic for tonight but this is likely to be one of those shows with zero upsets.

Bit of a lose-lose either way - I’m either going to feel a mug due to Itauma being over hyped, or a mug for paying for a predictable PPV card.

But you just never know…

Upsets to one side, I think you'll see two very competitive fights and two explosive knockouts.

Goodman certainly hasn’t been fighting bums has he. Should be a decent fight with Ball.

couple of free prelims on now, Alakel v Singh on now in a 6 rounder.

Hope everyone is well and having a decent weekend.

They made sure Alakel was getting a stoppage tonight.

First round stoppage win for Alakel then a little back flip to celebrate. I can't even do a roly poly.

Adam Smith already on early duty

Nova for some reason evokes thoughts of Epifanio Mendoza from back in the day. He burst a couple of bubbles on his way to journeymanhood.

Ruthless-RKO wrote: ↑16 Aug 2025, 13:21 Adam Smith already on early duty

yeah he's normally on later isn't he?
who do we normally have on prelim commentary?

The moron loved trotting himself out as "A Star" commentator. Ego the size of an elephant

4 fights from 7pm.
Hour slot each.

Main event should be 10pm then. I’m hopeful

Ruthless-RKO wrote: ↑16 Aug 2025, 13:38 4 fights from 7pm.
Hour slot each.

Main event should be 10pm then. I’m hopeful

What time are we expecting Ford vs Nova?

Ford has oodles of talent, shame he doesn’t have the sort of pop that Broner had at this weight.

joshj909 wrote: ↑16 Aug 2025, 13:41

Ruthless-RKO wrote: ↑16 Aug 2025, 13:38 4 fights from 7pm.
Hour slot each.

Main event should be 10pm then. I’m hopeful

What time are we expecting Ford vs Nova?

It’s on now. Prelims.

Rd6 or so

TheLeprechaun wrote: ↑16 Aug 2025, 13:30 The moron loved trotting himself out as "A Star" commentator. Ego the size of an elephant

He's doing my nut in already. They're all branding him as the "voice of boxing" now. Nob heads.

Ruthless-RKO wrote: ↑16 Aug 2025, 13:46

joshj909 wrote: ↑16 Aug 2025, 13:41

Ruthless-RKO wrote: ↑16 Aug 2025, 13:38 4 fights from 7pm.
Hour slot each.

Main event should be 10pm then. I’m hopeful

What time are we expecting Ford vs Nova?

It’s on now. Prelims.

Rd6 or so

Damn, think I might have to miss that for the football and join for the heavyweights. Would've been a much more interesting fight if it was Ford vs Cacace

Hrg fight is next after this.