Turki Alalshikh is constant his custom of bringing the most important and finest boxing playing cards to the plenty with one other stacked occasion in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia this November that includes a number of main title fights.
Headlining the occasion might be David Benavidez defending his WBC gentle heavyweight title in opposition to Anthony Yarde. Benavidez is undefeated at 30-0 with 24 knockouts and at present holds the WBC interim gentle heavyweight title and the WBA common gentle heavyweight title.
Benavidez has been lobbying for a combat in opposition to Canelo Alvarez, although that doesn’t appear to be occurring anytime quickly, if ever. He was additionally trying ahead to a combat in opposition to Dmitry Bivol, however that went up in smoke with talks of a 3rd combat in opposition to Artur Beterbiev. Callum Smith, the interim WBO gentle heavyweight champion, was in line to get the Benavidez combat, which is why followers are confused Yarde acquired the nod, as a substitute.
Yarde is at present on a four-fight win streak and has a report of 27-3, together with his final loss coming in opposition to the aforementioned Artue Beterbiev. Yarde has gained 24 of his fights by means of knockout.
Within the co-main occasion of the night, Devin Haney will face present WBO welterweight champion, Brian Norman Jr. Haney is coming off a one-sided win over Jose Ramirez this previous Could. He was in talks to face Teofimo Lopez, however negotiations stalled and the Haney camp appeared elsewhere. Norman Jr. is undefeated at 28-0 with 22 knockouts.
Additionally, up-and-coming star Abdullah Mason will tackle Sam Noakes for the vacant WBO light-weight title that was left behind by Keyshawn Davis after he was stripped of the belt earlier this yr for failing to make weight for his combat in opposition to Edwin de los Santos, which was in the end cancelled.
If that weren’t sufficient, Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez will defend his Ring Journal junior bantamweight strap in opposition to Fernando Martinez.
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