Two-time world champion in super middleweight (up to 76.2 kg) American David Benavidez (26-0, 23 KOs) will not sit for a long time waiting for real fights in the current category. According to his father and coach, Jose Benavidez Sr., it is a very real situation in which David will rise to light heavyweight and challenge the best fighters in the division up to 79.4 kg – defending champions Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol, as well as top contender Gilberto Ramirez.
“If we are offered a fight with Artur Beterbiev, we will definitely accept him,” Father Benavides assured. “We’re ready to test the waters of the light heavyweight division. I would also gladly accept a fight against Dmitry Bivol, with whom David sparred earlier. Another fight we want is with Gilberto Ramirez. We are ready. If there are no volunteers in 76.2 kg, we will have to move and move up and down. We’re ready to test our limits and give the fans the fight they want.”
- Canelo Alvarez will never dare to fight my son – Benavidez Sr
Jose explained that due to the refusal of potential opponents, they simply have no choice but to look in the direction of the heavier division.
“People don’t want to fight David,” he laments. “The Charlo brothers, Caleb Plant, David Morrel, Demetrius Endred, they all don’t want to fight him. Well, after all, we can’t force these guys to fight David.”
In this regard, Benavidez Sr. is already thinking about how they would build a fight against Beterbiev:
“With Beterbiev you have to be in constant motion. You can’t just go forward because this guy hits hard. He is also extremely intelligent and trained. With such an opponent, you need to be as careful as possible. We would box with him, use the jab, head movements and different angles.
“People want to see really dangerous fights. In our understanding, one defeat means nothing. He (David) is a warrior who is willing and willing to risk his perfect record,” the padre added.
Recently, David Benavidez spoke about the fights Beterbiev – Bivol, Canelo – Golovkin 3, Canelo – Bivol 2 and Spence – Crawford.
Source:
boxing scene
