This doesn't seem designed to end well between the sides.
Promoters are eager to gobble up the money that Saudi Arabia is pouring into boxing, but they had better be wary of the long-term consequences it could have on the sport in the U.S.
Benavidez and Stevenson are the future of this game. Both are young, motivated and highly talented.
Undefeated American fighter Shakur Stevenson labored to a unanimous-decision victory over Edwin De Los Santos of the Dominican Republic to claim the vacant WBC world lightweight crown on Thursday.De Los Santos meanwhile accused Stevenson of negative tactics after his defeat.