Boxing this week: Biggest storylines to watch with Ryan Garcia, Canelo Alvarez, Devin Haney and Teofimo Lopez
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It's a loaded fight weekend with three stars taking center stage at Times Square and one headlining in Saudi Arabia
For years, boxing fans have been conditioned to expect a massive pay-per-view fight in Las Vegas during Cinco de Mayo weekend each May. But for 2025, powerful Saudi Arabian adviser Turki Alalshikh and a handful of leading promoters have taken this holiday fight weekend to an all-together new level of decadence.
An unprecedented three consecutive days of big-name stars and unique events will hit the global boxing landscape beginning Friday when Alalshikh's new "The Ring" series, sponsored by the legendary publication he recently purchased, presents a tripleheader in New York's Times Square headlined by breakout stars Ryan Garcia, Devin Haney and Teofimo Lopez Jr. in separate bouts (6 p.m. ET, DAZN PPV)
On Saturday, boxing's biggest star, Mexican icon Canelo Alvarez, will make his debut in Saudi Arabia when he welcomes the challenge of unheralded super middleweight titleholder William Scull in a four-belt undisputed clash (You can purchase a bundle of both events at a discounted rate through DAZN PPV). And, not to be outdone on Sunday, pound-for-pound star Naoya Inoue of Japan, who was signed as an ambassador for "The Ring" by Alalshikh, will return to the U.S. and defend his undisputed junior featherweight crown against hard-hitting Ramon Cardenas in Las Vegas.
