If you had to bet, you would say that it is practically impossible that this year David Benavidez (29-0; 24 KOs) and Canelo Alvarez do not face each other. The latter seems to be going the way of Crawford, with whom he would meet in September if all goes well, while ‘Red Flag’ has opted to continue competing at light heavyweight after his fight against Oleksandr Gvozdyk.
For Benavidez to be able to fight the super middleweight king, he will have to defeat Cuban David Morrell (11-0; 9 KOs) at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. It is a really interesting fight between two relatively young fighters who have a great future in the sport. This type of fight is what will make both of their careers grow. If there were to be a favorite, it would be the ‘Mexican Monster’ – although born in the United States – who is starting to have a very good resume.
David has already faced great opponents such as the aforementioned Gvozdyk, Andrade, Lemieux, Dirrell (here he won the super middleweight title) and especially Caleb Plant. In reality, he has already earned the right to call out Canelo, but it seems that this is a fight that Alvarez will only accept when Benavidez proves that he is a media star. For this, the Phoenix fighter must shine against his next opponents and if possible even knock them out. It is not easy, but if he looks like he did against Andrade, he will have a lot to gain. As soon as he is at the top, it is normal for Canelo to consider him, because then the duel would be a guaranteed success as was the one he had with Golovkin.
In any case, along the way, Benavidez cannot fail. Not only can he not fail, but in the event of victory against Morrell, he could opt for the light heavyweight titles that will be played by Beterbiev and Bivol on February 22. At 29 years old, ‘Red Flag’ is knocking on the door of greatness, although he will still have to be patient and wait to see what happens in Riyadh in a few days. Then Sheikh Turki Alalshikh could have good news for him. Also on February 1, on the same card as the Isaac Cruz vs. Angel Fierro fight. Great fights on the PBC card on Prime Video.
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