Mega Event by Golden Boy and Riyadh Season in the Works

According to ESPN journalist Salvador Rodriguez, Golden Boy Promotions and Riyadh Season are preparing a major boxing event set to take place in November in Saudi Arabia.

The main event of the show could feature a cruiserweight (up to 90.7 kg) title unification bout between WBA champion Gilberto Martinez (46-1, 30 KOs) from Mexico and WBO titleholder Chris Billam-Smith (20-1, 13 KOs) from the UK.

Other participants on the card include:

José Ramírez (29-1, 18 KOs) vs. Arnold Barboza (30-0, 11 KOs)

William Zepeda (31-0, 27 KOs) vs. George Kambosos (21-3, 10 KOs)

Oscar Duarte (27-2-1, 22 KOs) vs. Kenneth Sims (21-2-1, 8 KOs)

Bektemir Melikuziev (14-1, 10 KOs) vs. Lester Martinez (18-0, 15 KOs)

Earlier, journalist and insider Fernando Sabatini reported that William Zepeda is expected to return to the ring on November 16, with his opponent likely to be either George Kambosos or Tevin Farmer (33-6-1, 8 KOs).