In a boxing world suddenly filled with crossover fights and most every major boxing match taking place in Saudi Arabia, it’s rare to see a major bout happen between champions in their prime in the United States.
That’s what we have on Saturday, February 1 from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The David Benavidez (29-0, 22 KO) will take on David Morrell (11-0, 8 KO) in a massive fight for the 175-pound division.
Benavidez comes in ranked No. 2 by the Ring Magazine in the light heavyweight division and Morrell is No. 8. The winner of Saturday’s fight would seemingly be in line to face Artur Beterbiev for the undisputed light heavyweight title–if he defeats Dmitry Bivol on February 22.
If Bivol wins, there could be a third fight between the two pound-for-pound contenders. In any case, Benavidez-Morrell is a big-time fight. Here’s how you can watch.
- Date: Saturday, February 1
- Time: 8pm ET
- Location: T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas
- TV/Stream: Amazon Prime and PPV.com
There’s been no shortage of tension between the two men throughout the build. Benavidez and Morrell got into a scuffle at a photo shoot which resulted in Morrell throwing his championship belt at Benavidez.
At Thursday’s presser, there was even more bad blood. Quite honestly, the fight looks so good on paper, the extra-curricular activity wasn’t necessary for purists. However, it might have pushed a few casuals to push the purchase button on PPV.com or Amazon Prime.
In addition to Benavidez-Morrell, the undercard is solid as well. Benavidez’s brother, Joseph Benavidez Jr., a former world-title challenger is on the card fighting Danny Rosenberger.
Undefeated prospect Curmel Moton is back in action against Frank Zaldivar. Jeison Rosario faces Jesus Alejandro Ramos Jr., Isaac Cruz faces Angel Fierro and in the co-main event, Brandon Figueroa will rematch Stephen Fulton.
Figueroa will be looking to avenge the only loss of his professional career, a majority decision defeat in November 2021. Fulton’s only loss was a eighth-round TKO defeat against Naoya Inoue. In the rematch, Figueroa and Fulton will be battling for the former’s WBC featherweight title.
Be on the lookout for fight and event coverage on Saturday night.
Upcoming Boxing Schedule
Saturday, February 1, 2025
Adam Azim vs. Sergey Lipinets
- Location: OVO Wembley Arena, London, GB
- Time: 1:00 PM (ET)
Sunday, February 2, 2025
- WBO World Heavyweight Championship: Claressa Shields vs. Danielle Perkins
- Location: Dort Federal Event Center, Flint, US
- Time: 8:00 PM (ET)
Saturday, February 8, 2025
- Dereck Chisora vs. Otto Wallin
- Location: Co-Op Live Arena, Manchester, GB
- Time: 2:00 PM (ET)
Friday, February 14, 2025
- WBO World Lightweight Championship: (c) Denys Berinchyk vs. Keyshawn Davis
- Xander Zayas vs. Slawa Spomer
- Vito Mielnicki vs. Connor Coyle
- Jared Anderson vs. Marios Kollias
- Abdullah Mason vs. Manuel Jaimes
- Location: The Theater at MSG, New York City, US
- Time: 8:00 PM (ET)
Saturday, February 15, 2025
- Jack Catterall vs. Arnold Barboza
- Location: Co-Op Live Arena, Manchester, GB
- Time: Noon (ET)
- Oscar Duarte vs. Regis Prograis
- Honda Center, Anaheim, California, US
- Time: 8 PM (ET)
Saturday, February 22, 2025
- The Ring, WBA, WBC, WBO, and IBF Light Heavyweight Championship: (c) Artur Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol
- IBF Heavyweight Championship: (c) Daniel Dubois vs. Joseph Parker
- WBC Lightweight Championship (c) Shakur Stevenson vs. Floyd Schofield
- WBC Middleweight Championship (c) Carlos Adames vs. Hamzah Sheeraz
- Vergil Ortiz Jr. vs. Israil Madrimov
- Joshua Buatsi vs. Callum Smith
- Zhilei Zhang vs. Agit Kabayel
- Location: Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, SA
- Time: Noon (ET)
Monday, February 24, 2025
- WBC World Bantamweight Championship: (c) Junto Nakatani vs. David Cuellar Contreras
- Location: Ariake Arena, Tokyo, JP
- Time: 2:00 AM (ET)
Saturday, March 1, 2025
- WBA World Lightweight Championship: (c) Gervonta Davis vs. Lamont Roach Jr.
- Location: Barclays Center, New York City, US
- Time: 8:00 PM (ET)
Friday, March 7, 2025
- The Ring Welterweight Championship: (c) Natasha Jonas vs. Lauren Price
- Location: Royal Albert Hall, London, GB
- Time: 1:00 PM (ET)
Saturday, March 15, 2025
- WBA World Featherweight Championship: (c) Nick Ball vs. TJ Doheny
- Location: M&S Bank Arena, Liverpool, GB
- Time: 1:00 PM (ET)
Sunday, March 16, 2025
- Callum Walsh vs. Dean Sutherland
- Location: The Theater at MSG, New York City, US
- Time: 9:00 PM (ET)
