Boxing is not particularly popular in Spain... except for one night per year, where millions of people gather to watch "La Velada del Año" (Fight Night of the Year), an annual event featuring Spanish and Latin streamers, influencers, and celebrities performing in amateur boxing bouts. The event was first held in 2021, and each year has grown exponentially, with more guests and musical shows, to the disbelief of the professional boxing community in Spain, as this success didn't directly translate into a growing interest in professional boxing.
The boxing card for La Velada 5 was announced on Monday by streamer and host Ibai Llanos. It will take place on July 26 at the Cartuja stadium in Seville (it was previously held at Bernabéu and Metropolitano stadiums in Madrid) with seven matches, the main one between Spanish streamer The Grefg (27 years old 19M subscribers on YouTube), vs. Colombian streamer WestCol (25 years old, 1.3M subscribers on YouTube) as main event.
These are the seven boxing matches for La Velada 5:
Pereira vs. Rivaldios
Perxitaa vs. Gaspi
Abby vs. Roro
Andoni vs. Carlos Belcast
Alana vs. Arigeli
ViruZz vs. Tomás Mazza
TheGrefg vs. WestCOL
Ticket prices for La Velada 5
Tickets are not on sale yet - they will likely go on sale on April on May - and prices will be similar to previous events (between 35 to 170 euros). Musical performances have not been confirmed either, but we can expect some special guests (last year, popular artists like Bizarrap, Julieta Venegas, David Bisbal, and even Will Smith appeared).