WBA and WBO cruiserweight champion David Benavidez faces Poland's Michal Cieslak, the WBC titleholder, for three belts on December 5 at Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona. Vergil Ortiz Jr. meets Keith Thurman in the co-main event.
Practical information
- Dates
- Saturday, December 5, 2026
- Venue
- Desert Diamond Arena, Glendale, États-Unis
What's at stake
Three of the four major cruiserweight (200 lb) titles. David Benavidez (32-0, 26 KOs) won the WBA and WBO belts in May by stopping Gilberto Ramirez in the sixth round in Las Vegas, becoming a three-division world champion. Michal Cieslak (28-2, 22 KOs) was elevated to WBC champion this year after Noel Mikaelian was stripped. The Pole had won the interim title in June 2025 with a fourth-round knockout of Jean Pascal. Benavidez fights in his home state of Arizona for the first time since May 2022.
Schedule
The unification bout headlines. In the co-main event, Vergil Ortiz Jr. (24-0) meets Keith Thurman (31-2) over 12 rounds at middleweight. Emiliano Vargas (18-0), son of Fernando Vargas, fights a 10-rounder at super lightweight against an opponent to be named. Start times have not been published.
Getting there
Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, in the western suburbs of Phoenix. The card is a PBC pay-per-view on DAZN. Start time to be confirmed.