The Evening of the Year V: Ibai breaks the Twitch record with a new record in just half an hour at La Cartuja.
They said it was unrepeatable, that after the Bernabéu there was no way to top it. But Ibai Llanos has once again defied the laws of digital gravity. Barely half an hour after the start of The Evening of the Year V , the Basque streamer has once again broken his own record: a viewership record for the most-watched amateur boxing event on the planet and a new absolute milestone in the history of Twitch, with a peak of eight million devices connected live . And that was before the bell had even rung for the first fight.
Breaking with tradition, this year it was Seville's turn to become the epicenter of the world of streaming , boxing and live music. After conquering the Badalona Olympic Pavilion, the Cívitas Metropolitano and the sacred turf of the Santiago Bernabéu, Ibai has now moved his bizarre artifice to the La Cartuja Stadium , which sold out 10 days before the event, with more than 80,000 people filling its stands, including the Argentine rapper Duki .
With 38 degrees Celsius (98 degrees Fahrenheit) on the thermometer, thousands of people—mostly young people—crossed the Barqueta Bridge as if on a secular pilgrimage, ready to worship their own god and watch their favorite content creators battle it out in the ring. "At this point, heat and The Night of the Year are synonymous," Dan Clancy, CEO of Twitch, told EL MUNDO in the hours leading up to the event. Concern over the weather forecast even led to a new schedule, designed to protect attendees, artists, and boxers from the scorching sun of Seville.
Melendi was in charge of kicking off this fifth edition of La Velada at 8:00 p.m. sharp, just after the official welcome from Ibai Llanos. "We have to start with a legend of our country," the Basque announced with a smile. And he did not disappoint. Accompanied by India Martínez , Saiko , and a group of bagpipers paying homage to his homeland and his beloved Real Oviedo, the Asturian arrived in full force to set the stage for more than six hours of spectacle.
The main event is usually the matchup that's on everyone's lips, but this year it was this first bout, the big opener , that has generated so much talk: Peereira7 versus Rivaldios , Spain versus Mexico. The biggest beef in the history of La Velada took seconds to become evident during the presentation of this fifth edition, with both very heated and having to be separated on stage. And it was all because of a quarrel that stemmed from El Partidazo de YouTubers 4 and that neither seems to have forgotten. They were eager.
After arriving at the ring mounted on his own throne surrounded by Roman soldiers, the Galician went on the attack looking for low points, but the Sinaloan fighter easily dodged his initial attempts. A precise blow from the Mexican landed directly to Peereira7's face, but the Spaniard didn't back down and responded with force. Rivaldios, somewhat more restrained, struggled to find openings to respond clearly and ended up cornered against the ropes at various points, forcing the referee to intervene and separate the two with 10 seconds remaining.
There were no surprises on the scorecards: the judges were clear and all awarded the victory to Peereira7 , who won the first fight of La Velada del Año V by unanimous decision: 5 to 0.
Moments later, other Mexicans, Grupo Frontera , took to the stage and kicked off with their hit Bebe Dame before shaking the old Olympic stadium with x100to , the most famous song in their repertoire, in which they collaborated with Bad Bunny. Before giving way to the first women's fight of the edition, they made the audience roar with ME JALO , a song that has gone viral on TikTok in recent weeks.
"You were lucky, Alana ," Ari Geli said on TikTok in 2024 while the Spaniard was boxing training, suggesting that in a fight between the two, the Mexican would have no chance, despite her victory at the Bernabéu last year alongside her compatriot AmaBlitz. They hadn't yet faced each other in the ring, but the stage was already set for a duel of maximum strength.
With a big smile, Alana crossed the catwalk to the ring with mariachis and singing "Cielito Lindo ," making it clear that this fight was for her compatriots watching on Twitch. But the Catalan came out all guns blazing, pressing from the first second, and her opponent responded with great aggression, constantly moving from side to side. The pace was extremely high: both connected with punches to the face in a frenetic exchange that roused the 80,000 spectators. With 10 seconds left in the first round, the Spaniard dodged a right hand from Alana with an impeccable feint.
The second round continued with the same intensity until the referee stopped the fight to clear water from the ring. A brief pause did nothing to cool the tempers or the aggression, forcing the referee to intervene again to demand that the head not be put in the ring.
As the final round approached, both women launched numerous punches to the face and body, relentlessly. Ari Geli constantly looked for openings, but ran into a resolute defense. With 10 seconds left, the Spaniard cornered Alana and they continued the exchange until the bell rang. A very close fight ended with a split decision: 4 judges to 1 and a victory "for Mexico, assholes . " With this, Alana adds her third belt, consolidating her position as one of the most successful boxers of the event.
And that's when the big moment of the night arrived: Andalusian art took over La Cartuja with a performance by Los del Río . As expected, they kicked off with "Seville has a special color ," a true declaration of love for the city that hosts this Year V Evening. But the people of Seville didn't just come to applaud: they also wanted to make history, trying to break the Guinness record for the largest number of people dancing La Macarena at the same time . Whether they succeeded remains to be seen, but one thing is clear: "Seville still has its magic."
Perxitaa vs GaspiBefore the start of this third bout, perhaps the most unexpected duel of the afternoon, Mister Jägger crossed the catwalk to enter the ring, but this time he wasn't here to fight: "I'm here to share some news." In his hands was an 18-karat gold glove that will be raffled off among the 14 participants of this Year V Evening. But the calm didn't last long: someone from the audience entered the ring to challenge him, and without warning, the histrionic content creator began dishing out (unfortunately, choreographed) punches.
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