World boxing champion from Phoenix takes next fight to Glendale

Undefeated Mexican superstar and unified WBA and WBO Cruiserweight World Champion David “El Monstro” Benavidez will make his Arizona homecoming in a  unification clash against WBC Cruiserweight World Champion Michal Cieslak Saturday, Dec. 5 at Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale.

The bout wiull headline PBC Pay-Per-View event available on DAZN through Prime Video from Desert Diamond Arena.

This pay-per-view begins at 6 p.m. Arizona time and features a co-main event that will see all-action undefeated star Vergil Ortiz Jr. step into the ring against former unified world champion Keith “One Time” Thurman in a 12-round middleweight bout.

Tickets for the live event go on sale at noon Friday, Oct. 23 through Ticketmaster.com [ticketmaster.com].

The pay-per-view will also see a trio of rising stars enter the ring in separate bouts as unbeaten Emiliano “El General” Vargas competes in a 10-round super lightweight fight, plus rising middleweight star Marco “El Tiburon” Romero returns to action in an eight-round special feature, and unbeaten Australian star Nikita Tszyu makes his U.S. debut in the eight-round super welterweight opening bout.

The event is promoted by Sampson Boxing and TGB Promotions.

Ortiz vs. Thurman is co-promoted by Golden Boy Promotions. The Emiliano Vargas fight is co-promoted by Top Rank. The Nikita Tszyu fight is co-promoted by No Limit Boxing and the Rose Brothers. 

“David Benavidez has been building his own legacy from the beginning,” stated Sampson Lewkowicz of Sampson Boxing in a press release. “From when he became the youngest super middleweight world champion ever, to his time as light heavyweight king, and now as the unified cruiserweight champion.”