Those two weekends were a staple for Floyd Mayweather from 2009 to 2015. After he retired, Saul “Canelo” Alvarez took the mantle and rose to the sport's pinnacle, with most of his biggest fights taking place on Mexican holiday weekends.

Now that Alvarez closes in on the end of his career, that has paved the way for someone else to take over.

David Benavidez will have the chance to further cement himself as one of boxing's stars, potentially being the next fighter to take over Cinco De Mayo and Mexican Independence Day weekend when facing Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez for his WBA and WBO cruiserweight titles on May 2.

The matchup between the Mexican champions will headline a PBC PPV on Prime Video at T-Mobile Arena.

“This is a fight that we've been trying to make for a long time,” Benavidez told The Ring before a press conference Saturday to officially announce his fight with Ramirez. “I’ve known Zurdo for years. We sparred him a lot, had a lot of great sparring sessions with him. I got him ready for his first world title fight when he fought Arthur Abraham, and he became the first Mexican champion at 168. Needless to say, we have a lot of history together.

“I know it's going to be a great fight. He's going to come in prepared, but I know what I've done with Zurdo in the past and know what I can do to him, so I'm extremely confident."

Benavidez (31-0, 25 KOs) currently holds the WBC light heavyweight title and is ranked No. 8 on The Ring’s pound-for-pound list. The Phoenix, Arizona native and two-division titleholder notched his first defense with a dominant seventh-round stoppage of Anthony Yarde on Nov. 22.

Ramirez (48-1, 30 KOs) of Mazatlan, Sinaloa, Mexico, has won four straight fights since moving up to cruiserweight and the 34-year-old southpaw is coming off a unanimous decision over Yuniel Dorticos on June 28.

Benavidez, 29, isn’t planning on the 200-pound move being permanent for now, expecting a move back down to 175 pounds where he'd either face unified Ring, IBF, WBA and WBO light heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol or former undisputed divisional beltholder Artur Beterbiev on September 12 - fitness permitting.

“I don't hope, that's what it's going to be,” Benavidez said of fighting on Cinco De Mayo and Mexican Independence Day weekend. “The way I make sure of that is I'm just going to make the best fights happen. Hopefully, we get Beterbiev or Bivol right here in September, and then next year, the same thing. Just keep it going, giving fans the biggest fights possible.

“This is why boxing is boxing. The real fights are 50-50, I don't want easy fights. I want to achieve my greatness and show the fans who I am.”