Garcia, Lopez, Canelo and Inoue in the same weekend? Get ready! - ESPN

This Cinco de Mayo weekend in boxing is unlike any other in recent memory. Friday through Sunday will see three consecutive nights of fight cards featuring four current or former ESPN pound-for-pound fighters (Naoya Inoue, Canelo Alvarez, Devin Haney and Teofimo Lopez) and one of the biggest stars under the age of 30 (Ryan Garcia). Aside from a weekend filled with boxing's biggest names, the venues where these fights are being staged deserve their own headline.

Easily the most unique location of the weekend is Times Square in New York City, where Garcia, Haney and Lopez will compete in separate fights in the renowned public space that will serve as the epicenter for boxing (DAZN PPV).

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Sunday, May 4, 10 p.m. ET on ESPN and ESPN+: Naoya Inoue vs. Ramon Cardenas, 12 rounds, for Inoue's undisputed junior featherweight championship

Canelo will travel to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, for his first pro fight outside of Mexico or the United States (DAZN PPV, 6:45 p.m. ET). Although Las Vegas is by no means a new location for boxing, hosting the return of «The Monster» Inoue — one of the best fighters in the world — for the first time in four years is a treat (ESPN/ESPN+, 10 p.m. ET).

These events will certainly draw interest from fans who might have tuned out for a spell. So, as a service to casual boxing fans, this guide is my attempt to make sense out of one of the most unique weekends in boxing history. And for you hardcore fans, this will serve as a refresher heading into the weekend.

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Here's what we do know: Turki Alalshikh, chairperson of Saudi Arabia's General Entertainment Authority, announced that the