Turki Alalshikh, the chairman of the General Entertainment Authority of Saudi Arabia and the most powerful man in boxing, posted on Twitter that Abdullah Mason will collide with Sam Noakes for the vacant WBO lightweight title, as part of the Riyadh Season event being planned for November. The WBO title was recently stripped from Keyshawn Davis for failing to make weight. Alalshikh (pictured) added that Mason -Noakes will be "a battle of undefeated fighters for the world title!" Earlier in the day, Alalshikh  tweeted that, on the same show, David Benavidez will defend his WBC light heavyweight world title against Great Britain's Anthony Yarde. At 30-0, Benavidez is a three-time champion who lost his prior two titles outside the ring. His last fight was a career-best performance, a thrilling defeat of David Morrell in February. Yarde is 27-3 and has failed in title bids against Sergey Kovalev and Artur Beterbiev. In Yarde's last fight, he avenged his only other loss, defeating Lyndon Arthur by decision in April.