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Ahead of boxing\u2019s return to Riyadh this weekend for the star-studded four 12-round fight card, \u201cThe Ring IV: Night of the Champions\u201d, David Benavidez and challenger, Anthony Yarde, along with Devin Haney and Brian Norman Jr., and other fighters on the card, made their grand arrivals today at Boulevard City in Saudi Arabia\u2019s capital ahead of fight night at ANB Arena as part of Riyadh Season. The main event takes place on Saturday, November 22, live worldwide exclusively on DAZN PPV with main event ringwalks taking place at 9 p.m. ET.<\/p>\n
Tuesday\u2019s grand arrivals was headlined by the four fighters from the double-main event: Ring Magazine\u2019s no. 2-ranked David Benavidez (30-0, 24 KOs) and Ring Magazine\u2019s no. 4-ranked Anthony Yarde (27-3, 24 KOs) as the former looks to defend his WBC Light Heavyweight Title. In the second half of the co-main event, Brian Norman Jr. (28-0, 22 KOs) will put his WBO Welterweight Title on the line against former Undisputed Lightweight Champion and Former WBC Super Lightweight World Champion Devin Haney (32-0, 15 KOs). <\/p>\n
Additionally, no. 9-ranked fighter Abdullah Mason (19-0, 17 KOs) and Sam Noakes (17-0, 15 KOs) made their grand arrivals before their lightweight clash for the vacant WBO Lightweight Title, while reigning and defending Ring Magazine champion and Unified WBC and WBO Super Flyweight Champion Jesse \u201cBam\u201d Rodriguez (22-0, 15 KOs) and Ring Magazine\u2019s no. 1-ranked Fernando Martinez (18-0, 9 KOs) also arrived ahead of their Super Flyweight contest for the WBA, WBC, WBO, & Ring Magazine Titles. <\/p>\n
Encompassing Saturday night\u2019s undercard, Vito Mielnicki Jr. (21-1, 12 KOs) and Samuel Nmomah (21-0, 5 KOs) made their entrances before a 10-round bout for the WBO Global and Vacant WBC Continental Americas Middleweight Championships. Additional undercard fights include: a 4-round Bantamweight contest between Barker Ssewanyana (1-1) and Juan P\u00e9rez Guerito who is making his professional debut; a 4-round Super Featherweight contest between Umesh Chavan (3-1) and Sultan Almohammed (1-0); a 6-round Super Featherweight featuring Jiaming Li (7-5, 4 KOs) and Mohammed Alakel (6-0, 1 KO), and a 6-round Super Middleweight fight pitting Pius Mpenda (11-4, 5 KOs) against Julio Porras Ruiz (13-0, 9 KOs). <\/p>\n
Here is what the fighters had to say during their grand arrivals: <\/p>\n
David Benavidez <\/p>\n
On his impression being the defending champ and ready to fight in Riyadh <\/p>\n
\u201cI feel really good\u2026really blessed. I\u2019m really happy to be here in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. I\u2019m happy to be able to perform in front of the beautiful people of Riyadh this Saturday. I have trained extremely hard for this fight. I\u2019m very motivated, very excited, and I\u2019m going to give everyone a great fight this Saturday night.\u201d<\/p>\n
On the type of explosiveness we can expect on Saturday night<\/p>\n
\u201cI have a lot to prove not only in this fight on Saturday night, but going forward for the rest of my career, too. I want to make a statement that I\u2019m the best in the world and I want to be the greatest of my generation by the time I\u2019m done. It starts with Anthony Yarde. I know he\u2019s [Yarde] come in focused and prepared, but I\u2019m ready to make it a war and I\u2019m not leaving without a victory.\u201d<\/p>\n
On the long road that has led him here <\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s been a long, long time. I\u2019m coming up on 13 years pro, I\u2019ve been boxing 25 years and I started when I was three years old. We knew eventually we\u2019d be here at this moment, kept working extremely hard every year, and now we\u2019re here.\u201d<\/p>\n
On how he feels and acclimatizing<\/p>\n
\u201cI feel good. I changed my sleeping schedule. I\u2019m going to sleep at 7 or 8 a.m., so I feel like I should be good. This is why we\u2019re World Champions, we have to adapt to anything that comes our way.\u201d<\/p>\n
On how his weight cut has been going<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is probably the easiest weight cut I\u2019ve had. I have three pounds left to lose. Right now I\u2019m at 178 lbs, but it\u2019s been the easiest weight cut of my career. It\u2019s been one of the best camps of my career. I know Anthony Yarde is coming in really prepared, so I\u2019m prepared as well.\u201d <\/p>\n
On the critics saying how power hasn\u2019t carried over to the light heavyweight<\/p>\n
\u201cI know that\u2019s not true. What I\u2019ve done in this camp is gone back to the basics using footwork, using distance, using head movement. We\u2019re not going to set up traps. These are bigger guys. So, me walking them down is not going to work like I did at 168 lbs. But for me, I know for a fact I can hurt these guys. Now I need to follow the game plan and work behind the jab, but I see opportunities of me hurting Anthony Yarde and I just have to follow the game plan.\u201d <\/p>\n
On if he think\u2019s he going to get the knockout <\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m not really too worried about the knockout, but what I will say is that I will dominate like I do in every fight. Like I said, I\u2019m going to follow my game plan but I see a lot of opportunities hurting Anthony Yarde so I just have to follow that and when I see the opportunities, go for it.\u201d <\/p>\n
On if his goal is to bully his way into becoming the face of Mexican boxing and boxing as a whole<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s exactly the plan. I know the only way of doing that is getting the hard fights and I\u2019m not shying away from them. I want [Artur] Beterbiev, I want [Dmitry] Bivol, I want [Gilberto] Ramirez, and maybe Jai Opetaia in the future. This is the only way to make a name for myself and that\u2019s the only way to take those dates. I want to be the person that takes all the fights that the fans want to see. And this is exactly what we\u2019re going to do.\u201d <\/p>\n
On if he is content staying at light heavyweight<\/p>\n
\u201cMy main thing that I want to do is make the biggest fights happen so if there\u2019s an opportunity that presents itself in the next fight, I\u2019m going to take it.\u201d <\/p>\n
Anthony Yarde <\/p>\n
On how he feels on this opportunity fighting for a title <\/p>\n
\u201cI feel fantastic. Glad to be here in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. I\u2019m very happy.\u201d<\/p>\n
On what he goes through mentally taking on David Benavidez<\/p>\n
\u201cMentally, I\u2019ve already won. Coming from where I was and getting to this stage for the third time and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, I feel like I\u2019ve already won. There\u2019s no pressure on me. I\u2019m an excellent fighter and with a bit more experience I can be the best in the division. I\u2019m excited.\u201d<\/p>\n
Devin Haney <\/p>\n
On why he took the challenge in Riyadh <\/p>\n
\u201cFor this opportunity, for me to be champion again. For me to be here in Riyadh\u2026this is a dream come true. I want to fight the best fighters in the world, and Brian Norman Jr. is the champion and I\u2019m the challenger. This is not the first time for me, and this is not the second time for me. This will be my third time fighting a champion and I look forward to it.\u201d<\/p>\n
On his current weight (147 lbs) and if there will be a difference in his performance <\/p>\n
\u201cI look how I feel. Nice and healthy. I think the world will see much more of my natural and best self \u2013 what I am when I\u2019m sparring. I feel as though I\u2019ve been depleting myself most of my fights and hurting myself, making weight and leaving it all in the gym. It will show on November 22.\u201d<\/p>\n
On Brian Norman Jr.\u2019s experience at 147 lbs and how he\u2019ll deal with it <\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s a hard puncher and a good fighter. I have nothing but respect for him and his team and I thank them for the opportunity. I look to go in the ring and be victorious. The world will see how I do it but you have to tune in on November 22.\u201d<\/p>\n
Brian Norman Jr. <\/p>\n
On the words he had for Devin Haney<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re about that action boss. Come Saturday, we\u2019re on that.\u201d<\/p>\n
On how this experience in Riyadh has been for him <\/p>\n
\u201cThis is what I\u2019m accustomed to and this is who I am. I\u2019m the real definition of a World Champion. I\u2019ll go anywhere and everywhere and I will stamp my flag. My name is \u2018the assassin\u2019 for a reason. Once I sign the contract it\u2019s like that.\u201d <\/p>\n
On the video he made Saturday and the promise he made to Devin Haney<\/p>\n
\u201cKnock him out. Most definitely, I\u2019m not trying to go 12 rounds. I don\u2019t trust no judges at all. God gave me the power to judge myself so I\u2019m going to go out there and use it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Jesse \u201cBam\u201d Rodriguez <\/p>\n
On his \u201cTexas Massacre\u201d shirt and if that\u2019s a precursor for what will happen on Saturday night<\/p>\n
\u201cTune in on DAZN Saturday night and you\u2019ll see.\u201d<\/p>\n
On Fernando Martinez talking about his legacy and what it means to him <\/p>\n
\u201cIt is what it is. He [Martinez] can feel however he wants to feel, but I\u2019m here to handle business myself and go home and enjoy my win.\u201d<\/p>\n
On how this experience is different fighting in Riyadh compared to San Antonio <\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s been a little bit different just because of the time and schedule change, but I\u2019m a fighter so I adjust to anything, that\u2019s just the person I am. So, on November 22nd I\u2019ll be ready for whatever they bring to the table.\u201d<\/p>\n
On if he\u2019s getting tacos after the weigh in <\/p>\n
\u201cMaybe not tacos, but when I get back home to San Antonio I\u2019ll have all the tacos I want.\u201d <\/p>\n
Fernando Martinez <\/p>\n
On what was going through his head during his arrival<\/p>\n
\u201cI always do that pose because I have two tattoos on my arms: one represents my mother and the other my father who is no longer with us\u2026he hasn\u2019t been with us for ten years. I always do that pose to pay respect to them.\u201d<\/p>\n
On what it means coming from a long line of Argentinian fighters <\/p>\n
\u201c[Pointing to his shirt] You can see the names of the fighters on my shirt \u2013 these are Argentina\u2019s favorite champions. I want to be one of them and be able to write my name in golden letters, be well-respected and make history in Argentina.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sam Noakes <\/p>\n
On how it feels fighting for a vacant title<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s good. I\u2019m happy to be out here fighting for a world title and what a place to be doing it.\u201d <\/p>\n
On how it feels to be part of Saturday night\u2019s card <\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m absolutely buzzing for it [his fight]. I can\u2019t wait to get in there on Saturday.\u201d <\/p>\n
On what we can expect from him on Saturday night<\/p>\n
\u201cFireworks. You\u2019ll have to tune in and watch.\u201d<\/p>\n
Abdullah Mason <\/p>\n
On how this experience in Riyadh has been for him<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s been amazing, it feels similar to my professional debut. It\u2019s a little different for me to be out here, but we are locked in and we\u2019ve been locked in since we got here. We have business ahead of us and we are going to handle business.\u201d <\/p>\n
How do you think these factors are going to be working in your favor on Saturday night<\/p>\n
\u201cIt comes down to the preparation and I feel like I prepared really well. Saturday night we\u2019re going to have a lot of fun and I appreciate everyone that has come out to watch me and everyone that\u2019s tuning in. It\u2019s an amazing card and I can\u2019t wait.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mohammed Alakel <\/p>\n
On how it feels to be back in Riyadh after his last fight in the US<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s good to be back fighting in Saudi Arabia\u2026it\u2019s one of my favorite places. I hope I can put on a good performance.\u201d<\/p>\n
On how it was working with trainer Abel Sanchez <\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s been hard work, but hopefully I can show that it\u2019s paid off come Saturday night.\u201d<\/p>\n
On what we can expect between now and Saturday night<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve learned a lot. 10-rounds in my last fight, so I\u2019ll show him what I\u2019ve learned.\u201d<\/p>\n