The fallout from Thursday’s major, and apparently final, twist on a short boxing roller coaster ride likely only is just beginning.

Canelo Alvarez has agreed to a four-fight deal with Riyadh Season, with the Mexican superstar leveraging a widely speculated bout with Jake Paul for a much bigger contract. Turki Alalshikh, the head of Riyadh Season and the General Entertainment Authority of Saudi Arabia,

Benavidez has become a force at light heavyweight and beat David Morrell on February 1 to become a mandatory challenger for the winner of the undisputed light heavyweight title rematch between Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol on February 22, which will be live on DAZN PPV .