La Velada del Año IV was the forth edition of the annual La Velada del Añocrossover boxing events. The event took place on 13 July 2024 Santiago Bernabéu Stadium in Madrid, Spain. This edition managed to break the record for the most-watched Twitch broadcast for the third consecutive time with 3,846,256 simultaneous viewers. In addition, it has certain novelties because it had the first dual combat, the first combat without a helmet and the first combat with 10 participants (The King of the Track) as Ibai stated in his Twitch presentation. In addition, this edition has the sponsors Grefusa, ElPozo, Maxibon, PRIME, Mahou, Revolut, Spotify, G-SHOCK, ALSA, Cerave, and VICIO.[1][2] This edition had María Patiño and Marina Rivers as presenters.
The format for this 10-way bout was outlined during the event launch livestream:[4]
Fighters squared off one-on-one in the ring following an entry order which will be drawn during the weigh-in.
The match would consist of twenty 60-second rounds. After the end of each round, the judges would determine a round winner, who will remain in the ring to face the next entrant in the next round.
If a fighter were knocked out during a round, he would not fight again for the rest of the match, while his opponent would to rest for the remaining time of the round before the next entrant came in.
The more rounds a fighter won, the more likely he would be to win the overall match and be awarded the winner's belt. The fighters who were ranked second and third overall in the match would also be awarded silver and bronze medals.
The points and placements obtained by the rest of fighters were not disclosed.
Notes
The fights were refereed by Salvador Salvà Rodríguez, the same referee who had been present at the previous three events.
The fight between Viruzz and Shelao was the first fight to be contested without a helmet.
The fight between Guanyar and La Cobra was won by the latter by RSC
During the event's weigh-in, it was confirmed that Ángelo Valdés (Will) cannot participate in the "King of the Track" format due to a travel visa issue.[6]
In addition to the performances themselves, which took place on a dedicated stage, there were other interventions by artists, as shown in the following table:
Artist
Context
Kidd Keo
During Agustin51's exit to the ring, he was accompanied by the rapper while singing "Trap Life."
LIT killah
During Carrera's exit to the ring, he was accompanied by the singer while singing "La Trampa es Ley."
Tanxugueiras
During Guanyar's exit to the ring, he was accompanied by the Galician group who performed "Terra."
Luis Miguel impersonator
During Alana's exit to the ring, she was accompanied by him while singing "La Bikina."
Isabel Aaiún
During Nissaxter's exit to the ring, she was accompanied by the singer while singing "Potra Salvaje ."
They stormed Will Smith performance to sing "Work of Art" together.
King Savagge
During Shelao's exit to the ring, he was accompanied by the singer who performed "PFQG."
Alemán
During El Mariana's exit to the ring, he was accompanied by the rapper while singing "Category 5/Hurricane."
Notes
Nicky Jam for some unknown reason did not have any appearance nor give his concert, even though it was scheduled, announced, appeared as one of the main characters on the poster and was one of the guest stars.[7]
Anuel AA, the other guest star, initially refused to perform, and after an hour's delay, he performed with major vocal, technical, and stage issues (which, although prepared and present for the show, were not used), all of which were evident primarily in the song "Más rica que ayer." He also cut his concert short and left halfway through the performance amid boos and harsh criticism from the audience.[7][8]