Turki Alalshikh officially announced the date for “The Ring IV” through
his X account Monday night.
The Ring’s next pay-per-view show has been scheduled for November 22 at ANB Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. As previously reported by The Ring, the loaded card, is set to feature four 12-round world title fights in different divisions.
David Benavidez (30-0, 24 KOs) will defend his WBC light heavyweight title against
Anthony Yarde (27-3, 24 KOs). In the bout before Benavidez faces Yarde,
Brian Norman Jr. (28-0, 22 KOs, 1 NC) will put his WBO welterweight title on the line versus
Devin Haney (32-0, 15 KOs, 1 NC), a former undisputed lightweight champion.
Also November 22,
Sam Noakes and
Abdullah Mason will square off for the vacant WBO lightweight title.
Noakes (17-0, 15 KOs) is the WBO’s No. 1-ranked contender in the lightweight division. Mason (19-0, 17 KOs) is ranked No. 2 by the WBO.
Noakes and Mason will fight for the WBO belt
Keyshawn Davis gave up on the scale June 6, when he came in 4.3 pounds overweight for an optional title defense against
Edwin De Los Santos the next night at Scope Arena in Norfolk, Virginia, Davis’ hometown. The Davis-De Los Santos fight was canceled because De Los Santos’ former promoter, Sampson Lewkowicz, considered it too dangerous for the Dominican southpaw to fight someone so much heavier than him.
“The Ring IV” could also feature a long-discussed fight to determine boxing’s undisputed junior bantamweight champion. If favored
Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez (21-0, 14 KOs), who owns the The Ring and WBC 115-pound crowns, beats WBO champ
Phumelela Cafu (11-0-3, 8 KOs) on July 19 in Frisco, Texas, Rodriguez will battle IBF and WBA champ
Fernando Martinez (18-0, 9 KOs) on November 22.
A press conference to formally announce “The Ring IV” has been scheduled for 1 p.m. ET Friday at Hard Rock Times Square in New York. It will be streamed live on The Ring’s social media channels.
Keith Idec is a senior writer and columnist for The Ring. He can be reached on X @idecboxing.