Eminem announced as special guest artist for Riyadh Season card in the United States
Rap royalty Eminem will perform at the Riyadh Season card headlined by Terence Crawford and Israil Madrimov on August 3 in Los Angeles, California, His Excellency Turki Alalshikh confirmed.
Crawford, 36 years old and one of the best pound for pound boxers of the moment, will face the tough Uzbek, Israil Madrimov, at the BMO Stadium in Los Angeles in just a few weeks time.
Eminem is no stranger to big boxing fights, as he surprised everyone by joining Terence Crawford’s ring walk ahead of his victory over Errol Spence Jr in July last year.
And now he is set to excite the crowd once again at the Kingdom’s first boxing event outside of Saudi Arabia, which also features other major fights such as Andy Ruiz vs. Jarrell Miller and Isaac “Pitbull” Cruz vs. Jose Valenzuela.
Eminem’s appearance in the American fighter’s last big fight meant a lot to Crawford, “That showed a lot of support for me and showed the level I am at in the boxing world.”
Although this time he will not have the support of Eminem walking to the ring, his performance prior to the fight is something that motivates him.
Ryad Season presents a great card at the BMO Stadium in Los Angeles
On August 3 at the BMO Stadium in Los Angeles, California, His Excellency Turki Alalshikh, chairman of the board of directors of the General Entertainment Authority (GEA), will present a great card headlined by pound-for-pound superstar Terence Crawford facing the tough Uzbek Israil Madrimov.
Crawford (40-0, 31 KOs), will have his first fight at super welterweight, coming into this bout after achieving an impressive victory by KO over Errol Spence, to be crowned undisputed champion at 147 pounds. The Omaha star has already dominated super lightweight and lightweight, and now he’s setting out to cement his greatness by claiming honors at 154 pounds.
Madrimov (10-0-1, 7 KOs) is the opponent standing in Crawford’s way, and the Uzbek champion will have the most difficult fight of his career, having defeated Magomed Kurbanov last March.
In another fight, the recently crowned super lightweight champion Isaac Cruz will face the American southpaw José Valenzuela.
Also, two of the most fearsome heavyweights in the United States will take to the ring. Andy Ruiz will return to fight for the first time, since a unanimous decision victory against Luis Ortiz in September 2022, to face Jarrell Miller, who is looking to achieve a winning result after losing undefeated status in Riyadh in December of last year.