Turki Announces Changes to Crawford-Madrimov Card

The head of the General Entertainment Authority of Saudi Arabia, Turki Alalshikh, responded to the cancellation of the bout between Australian Tim Tszyu (24-1, 17 KOs) and American Vergil Ortiz (21-0, 21 KOs).

"Due to the circumstances, the Riyadh Season Card in Los Angeles will be updated. Stay tuned!" wrote Turki.

It should be noted that the fight for the interim WBA super welterweight title between Tim Tszyu and Vergil Ortiz was canceled due to a cut Tszyu sustained in his fight against Sebastian Fundora in March. The doctor stated that Tszyu is not yet ready to undergo a training camp and return to the ring.

The bout was scheduled to take place on August 3 in Los Angeles as part of the undercard for the Terence Crawford vs. Israil Madrimov fight.