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“Riyadh Season” concludes!

In the final installment of Saudi Arabia’s 2023 dive into mega boxing cards, we’ve got possibly the most interesting Heavyweight-laden pay-per-view (PPV) card in decades. Indeed, “Day of Reckoning” goes down today (Sat., Dec. 23, 2023), live from Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, streaming on DAZN PPV with a special 11 a.m. ET start time.

If the rankings from the four major boxing sanctioning bodies, as well as the three main recognized outside entities (Rings, BoxRec and Transnational Boxing Rankings Board) are compiled, combat sports fans are about to witness Anthony Joshua (No. 3) fighting Otto Wallin (No. 6), while Deontay Wilder (No. 4) clashes with Joseph Parker (No. 9).

Oh, and let’s not forget about the other super solid Heavyweight clash between Top 15-seeded pugilists Jarrell Miller, who will look to continue his comeback against former WBA kingpin, Daniel Dubois. And while we’re looking at all the big names, let’s also remember Light Heavyweight star (and WBA champion) Dmitry Bivol, as well as IBF Cruiserweight roost-ruler, Jai Opetaia, who are taking on what are widely considered stay-busy fights against lesser-ranked competition.

All in all, this is going to be a card of big, beefy men lumping each other up in padded gloves. So, let’s get cracking …

Keep in mind that we will also be the spot for the latest news, recaps, and post-fight analysis following “Day of Reckoning.” Without further delay, see below for the latest “Day of Reckoning main card PPV results. (Note: This will go from the bottom up; therefore, scroll toward the bottom for the latest detailed round-by-round action.)

“Day of Reckoning” Quick Results:

Anthony Joshua vs. Otto Wallin
Deontay Wilder vs. Joseph Parke
Dmitry Bivol vs. Lyndon Arthur
Daniel Dubois def. Jarrell Miller — KO, Rd. 10, 2:52
Jai Opetaia def. Ellis Zorro — KO, Rd. 1, 2:56 — HIGHLIGHTS!
Filip Hrgovic def. Mark De Mori — TKO, Rd. 1, 1:46
Agit Kabayel def. Arslanbek Makhmudov — KO, Rd. 4, 2:03 — HIGHLIGHTS!
Frank Sanchez def. Junior Fa — KO, Rd. 7, 2:42

Day of Reckoning Play-By-Play Results:

Anthony Joshua vs. Otto Wallin

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Deontay Wilder vs. Joseph Parker

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Dmitry Bivol vs. Lyndon Arthur for WBA Light Heavyweight title

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Final result:

Jai Opetaia vs. Ellis Zorro

Round 1: Opetaia in white and silver, Zorro in white and black. Opetaia moving forward to start us off. Zorro jabs to the gut. Opetaia’s left lands, but looks like it got a fair amount of shoulder. Zorro ducks under a big swing. Huge left hand at the end of the round and that’s all she wrote. In a flash, my goodness.

Final result: Jai Opetaia defeats Ellis Zorro via KO.

Daniel Dubois vs. Jarrell Miller

Round 1: Dubois landing some short shots early. Miller not moving much. Nice right hand. Jabs. Good traffic coming from Dubois. Mostly a good pot-shotting round for Daniel.

10-9 Dubois

Round 2: Miller plodding forward, trying to get into range, but eating shots on the way in. He hasn’t had much success early so far. Dubois lands a couple of rights, but nothing really seeming to faze the big man. Miller clips a right, looks to be mostly shoulder. Very Homer Simpsonesque by Jarrell Miller through two. We’ll see if it pays off.

10-9 Dubois

Round 3: Smart fighting from Dubois thus far. We’ll see if his cardio and strategy hold up as he continues to circle and outbox the big thumper. Jab, circle, repeat. There’s a left by Miller. Slower pace this round, but still good movement by Dubois. 1-2-1 and a circle away from a big right.

10-9 Dubois

Round 4: Dubois looks like the pace might have caught up to him as Miller is creeping closer. Jabs by both men. Miller blocks a 1-2. Miller with a great uppercut, hook combo. Miller with a clubbing left near the end of the round.

10-9 Miller

Round 5: Miller with a shovel hook. Right-right and a left. Dubois to the body, Miller to the side of the head. Right uppercut from Dubois lands flush. Better round for “Dynamite” than the last one

10-9 Miller

Round 6: Left by Dubois met by a simultaneous right by Miller. Dubois lands a jab and leans back from the uppercut that comes back his way. Dubois seems to have figured out that he’s not knocking the man-tank out, so he’s just got to out-point him and use his footwork. Three unanswered jabs for him as he works that strategy.

10-9 Dubois

Round 7: Miller looks like he’s picking up his pace a bit as he tries hard to get and keep Dubois in range. Dubois circling, ducks under, and using solid footwork to keep abreast and away as he dinks and dunks on Miller. Good land for Dubois and he avoids the swing in return. There’s a nice short right by Miller. Miller doing his damndest to keep Dubois in front of him, happy to eat one if it finally lets him land a couple. He’s landed more this round. He’s bleeding from the mouth, but has landed some thudding rights. Credit to Dubois, as he has not cracked yet — if he ever does.

10-9 Miller

Round 8: Dubois honestly looks very fresh, he seems to have found a second wind. He stabs Miller with a right that freezes his legs. Good follow up right a few seconds later. Miller may have used up what gas he has in the last round. Dubois landing with volume now and Miller doing little about it with less than a minute to go. Ref warning Dubois about holding the back of the head.

10-9 Dubois

Round 9: Miller’s trying, still plodding forward, but every few steps, he’s met by a couple of punches and he’s rarely throwing anything back. There’s no real break to this monotony of plod-and-get-hit. We’re halfway through the round and I think Miller has landed two punches so far, while Dubois has got to be pushing 25. Dubois standing his ground a bit now, not sure that’s the wisest strategy, but it looks like Miller doesn’t have the gas left to really make him pay.

10-9 Dubois

Round 10: Final round, and both men look to utilize whatever energy they have left here. Miller landing a bit better, but still not enough to counteract the volume that Dubois is putting out. Millet lands a right, eats three in reply (no, that isn’t a joke about his weight). Dubois to the body three times. Jab, pause, uppercut by Dubois backs up Miller. He is very much outclassing the big man here, landing almost at will. He wobbles him with 20 seconds to go! Miller was talking smack and ate a few big punches! Miller is wobbly and after four more shots, he saves the big man from any further damage.

Final result: Daniel Dubois defeats Jarrell Miller via TKO

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