The first highly anticipated bout of 2025 is set to take place this Saturday when David Benavidez and David Morrell square off at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vega

The new year has a growing number of events set for the first few months. Many of the sport's biggest names already have fights on the 2025 calendar, including several members of the pound-for-pound elite.

Harvey Dock, of New Jersey, was selected as the referee, while New York’s Max Deluca, Oklahoma’s David Sutherland and California’s Zachary Young will score the fight. Dock, a former Golden Gloves champion with a 1-0 pro record, has never refereed a fight for either Figueroa or Fulton.

David Benavidez (29-0-0) is set to fight David Morrell (11-0-0) on February 1 in a battle of undefeated fighters. The fight is set to take place at the famous T

Both men are eager to impress at light-heavyweight and whoever wins on Saturday will be in a prime position to face the winner of the February 22 rematch that stars Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol . Benavidez vs Morrell is a fight that has the entire boxing community excited and some leading names have provided their thoughts.

David Benavidez isn't simply gunning to hand undefeated rival boxer David Morrell the first loss of his illustrious career ... he wants to BREAK HIS FACE!

David Benavidez (29-0, 24 KOs) and David Morrell (11-0, 9 KOs) will meet in a highly anticipated light heavyweight clash for Benavidez’s WBC interim and Morrell’s WBA“regular” light heavyweight titles.