The Last Crescendo truly lived up to the hype with an incredibly stacked card that would not disappoint Boxing fans. Here is everything that happened inside the Kingdom Arena.
Joshua Buatsi and Callum Smith went the distance in a 12-round war, putting on an entertaining start to an action-packed fight card.
Smith came out victorious to win the fight by unanimous decision, become the first man to defeat Buatsi, and claim the WBO Interim World Light Heavyweight title.
Agit Kabayel not only remained undefeated, but became the first fighter to stop Zhilei Zhang as some brutal body shots would stop the bout in round six.
The German did get knocked down in round five, but did not let that affect him as he soon eased his way back into the fight before earning the WBC Interim World Heavyweight Championship.
Vergil Ortiz Jr successfully defended his WBC Interim World Welterweight title after getting a convincing unanimous decision win over Ismail Madrimov.
The Texan is still undefeated in his Boxing career and will hope to get his shot against the current world champion, Mario Barrios.
Carlos Adames and Hamzah Sheeraz had an unexpecting ending when it came to the judges scorecards as the bout ended as a majority draw, meaning Adames remained as the WBC World Middleweight Champion.
Many believed the title holder should have won anyway and was seen as a controversial decision, with the scorecards being 114-114, 118-110 (Adames), 115-114 (Sheeraz).
Shakur Stevenson took full advantage of his opponent who came in on short notice, securing a ninth-round TKO victory to keep his WBC World Lightweight title.
Josh Padley had done extremely well to contest with the champion, with no training camp, but some brutal body shots in round nine had him go down three times and the fight could not continue.
It didn't take long for Joseph Parker to get the job done as he knocked out Martin Bakole in round two with a terrific overhand right.
Now that the New Zealand boxer has defended his WBO Interim World Heavyweight belt, he will have his eyes focused on facing his original opponent, Daniel Dubois.
In the exciting rematch, Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol would once again go the distance in an impressive 12-round battle for undisputed crown in the Kingdom Arena.
As the scorecards were read aloud, Bivol was revealed as the winner of the contest as he defeated the Canadian-Russian fighter by majority decision to take all the World Light Heavyweight titles.
With both men at one-a-piece in this emphatic boxing rivalry, it only seems to make sense for a trilogy to decide who really is the greatest 175-pound boxer on the planet.
Will a trilogy happen between Beterbiev and Bivol? What was your favourite moment from The Last Crescendo?
Written by Charlie Oxtoby
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