On Thursday, the prosecution demanded prison sentences ranging from 4 to 12 years against the medical staff who supervised the last days of the life of Argentine football legend Diego Maradona in November 2020, after accusing them of “chaotic organization” that led to a “state of neglect” that left the star “to his fate.”
Public Prosecutor Patricio Viray distinguished between two groups of defendants, demanding imprisonment between 8 and 12 years for 3 medical workers, on the basis of the charge of murder with probable intent, that is, committing negligence with the knowledge that it may lead to death.
As for the other three defendants, they were charged with a less serious charge of manslaughter, and the prosecution demanded that they be imprisoned between 4 and 5 years.
The prosecution did not request a penalty against the seventh defendant, an external clinician, who visited Maradona only once during the recovery period that ended with his death.
Boxers Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua, competing in the heavyweight category, intend to begin their climb into the ring, in preparation for their fight, at one o'clock in the morning on December 12, and officials at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff have submitted a request to the city council to allow the stadium to remain open until 3:30 local time.
This fight was described as the biggest in the history of British boxing, and the Welsh city was chosen to host it after other stadiums, including Wembley Stadium in London, were unable to guarantee the late opening hours required in order to allow North American fans the opportunity to watch.
The fight between the two former world champions will be broadcast on the Netflix platform.
A Cardiff City Council spokesman said the application for an exceptional permit, which has not yet been approved, also includes a request to allow live music performances to be extended until 3am.
The roof of the stadium will be closed for the duration of the events, and all ticket holders will be required to be in the stadium at 11:30 pm on December 11, and no one will be allowed to enter after that. Ticket sales for the fight are scheduled to begin Friday.
Counselor Turki Al-Sheikh, Chairman of the General Entertainment Authority and President of the Saudi Boxing Federation, announced on Thursday the details of the “Mexico vs. the World” card, which includes 10 fights, led by the fight between Mexican Saul “Canelo” Alvarez and French-Cameroonian Christian Mbele, scheduled to be held on October 31, at The Venue Arena in Riyadh, as part of the Riyadh Season activities.
The evening includes 3 accompanying fights for world titles in the super-medium, feather and super-light weights, in addition to 6 other confrontations, with the participation of Mexican boxers against competitors of different nationalities, with the fights being broadcast via the DAZN platform.
In the main confrontation, Canelo returns to the ring for the first time since his fight against American Terence Crawford last year, to compete with Mbele for the World Boxing Council super-middleweight title.
The Mexican boxer previously held the status of undisputed world champion in the same weight category, and defended his titles 9 times in about 5 years, while Mbele is making his first defense of his world title, maintaining his undefeated record.
In the most prominent of the accompanying fights, Mexican Jaime Munguia defends the World Boxing Association super-middleweight title against Russian Nikita Zohn.
Mungia enters the confrontation with a record of 46 victories against two losses, after winning the title by defeating Armando Resendez last May, while Zone is fighting his first fight outside his country, with a record of 12 victories and one draw without losing.
Mexican Rafael Espinoza will also face Venezuelan Lorenzo Parra, ranked first among the contenders for the World Boxing Organization featherweight title.
Espinosa has an unbeaten record that includes 28 victories, and has defended his title 4 times since winning it in December 2023, while Parra achieved 24 victories versus a loss and a draw.
In another world title confrontation, Mexican Lindolfo Delgado and Canadian Artur Piarslanov will meet for the vacant International Boxing Federation super-lightweight title.
The Mexican boxer enters the fight with a record of 24 victories without loss, compared to 21 victories for his Canadian opponent, in their first appearance in the Riyadh season bouts.
Mexican David Picasso, holder of the World Boxing Council silver belt, will face Filipino Carl Martin, ranked first in the World Boxing Organization in the bantamweight division.
Picasso returns to Riyadh after facing Japanese Naoya Inoue last December, with a record of 32 wins, losses and a draw, while Martin enters the fight with an unbeaten record of 28 victories.
The Mexican Raymundo Rojas Garcia, who has achieved 16 victories against two losses, will also meet the Japanese Rito Tsutsumi, who has five victories without defeat, and who previously participated in the fights accompanying the confrontation between Joshua and Bringa in Jeddah last July.
The card will be completed with a match against Mexican Marcos Vasquez Rodriguez and Kazakhstani Bek Nurmaganbet, and a meeting with Mexican Carlos Emiliano Rojo Vasquez and Romanian Flavius Villa, while Mexican Hector Octavio Aguirre faces Cuban Brian Leon Salgado.
The evening will witness the participation of Saudi boxer Sultan Al-Muhammad, who will meet Eric Jaher Villegas as part of the ten scheduled fights.
