Overview
- Premier Boxing Champions confirmed Thursday that David Benavidez will face Michal Cieslak in a three-belt cruiserweight unification on Dec. 5 at Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona.
- DAZN and Amazon Prime Video will distribute the pay‑per‑view and tickets went on sale Oct. 23 through Ticketmaster, with the broadcast feed scheduled to begin at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT.
- The card lists Vergil Ortiz Jr. vs. Keith Thurman as the 12-round co‑main event, and promoters have scheduled a Los Angeles press conference for Oct. 28 with several fighters attending and Cieslak joining virtually.
- Rising prospects anchor the undercard: Australia’s Nikita Tszyu will make his U.S. debut and unbeaten Emiliano Vargas and Marco Romero are also confirmed with opponents to be named.
- Benavidez enters with the WBA and WBO belts after his May win over Gilberto Ramirez and Cieslak was elevated from interim to full WBC champion, while Benavidez’s stated three-fight plan targeting Jai Opetaia, Artur Beterbiev and possibly Oleksandr Usyk remains reported and will need cross-promotional and sanctioning approval.