Benavidez has become a force at light heavyweight and beat David Morrell on February 1 to become a mandatory challenger for the winner of the undisputed light heavyweight title rematch between Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol on February 22, which will be live on DAZN PPV .

Canelo Alvarez has agreed to a four-fight deal with Riyadh Season, with the Mexican superstar leveraging a widely speculated bout with Jake Paul for a much bigger contract. Turki Alalshikh, the head of Riyadh Season and the General Entertainment Authority of Saudi Arabia,

Alvarez and Crawford are slated to fight on Sept. 13 at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, the weekend ahead of Mexican Independence Day.