The preliminary undercard has wrapped up - bleeding into the main telecast by more than 15 minutes thanks to Riyadh Season's complete disregard for event pacing. 

The six fight prelims saw three upsets, including a repeat feat by Brandon Adams over Serhii Bohachuk. Their 10-round, 154lbs clash saw Adams outpoint the hard-hitting Ukrainian by scores of 99-91, 98-92, 98-92. Their bout came more than four years after Adams, 26-4 (16 KOs) rallied to earn an eighth-round knockout which marked Bohachuk's first defeat. 

Bohachuk entered this fight as the No. 1 contender at 154lbs by the WBC but has now blown a future title shot with Saturday's outcome.

Adams' hard-luck career gets a much-needed boost; tonight was just his fourth fight since the first meeting with Bohachuk. 

Also in earlier action:

  • Jermaine Franklin defeated 2016 Olympic bronze medalist and previously unbeaten heavyweight Ivan Dychko. Scores were 97-92, 96-93 and 95-94 in favor of Franklin, in a fight that never needs to be spoken of again.
  • Raiko Santana scored a first-round technical knockout over Steven Nelson - a longtime stablemate of Terence Crawford - in their light heavyweight bout. Santana landed a series of unanswered shots which prompted referee Robert Hoyle to intervene and stop the fight. Many viewers deemed the ending as premature. 
  • Reito Tsutsumi made quick work of Javier Martinez, whom he dropped and stopped in the opening round. Japan's Tsutsumi, 3-0 (2 KOs) floored Martinez in the opening round, after which point referee Alan Huggins waved off the contest. 
  • Sultan Almohammed, 1-0 (0 KOs) enjoyed a successful pro debut with a four-round, unanimous decision over Martin Caraballo, 0-1-1. Scores were for 40-36 across the board for Saudi Arabia's Almohammed, a 17-year-old junior lightweight who trains with Abel Sanchez along with countryman Mohammed Alakel, who opens the main card.
  • 2024 Olympic silver medalist Marco Verde, 3-0 (2 KOs) - a stablemate of Saul "Canelo" Alvarez - was given a fourth-round stoppage over Sona Akale, who vehemently protested the stoppage. Mexico's Verde was in full control but the fight could have easily continued at the time normally reliable referee Mark Nelson opted to call it a night for "Slink Proper."