David Benavidez wants to be world champion and that’s why he went to the light heavyweight division to challenge the champion, who is now Dmitry Bivol after beating Artur Beterbiev.
Canelo Alvarez denied the opportunity to the Mexican Monster in the super middleweight division and Benavidez has not stopped accusing him of being a coward for not facing him.
Turki Alalshikh sends clear message to Benavidez about Bivol
After Bivol’s (24-1) victory that made him the undisputed 175-pound champion, the World Boxing Council (WBC) reportedly asked the Russian to arrange his fight with Red Flag within 30 days, which would put the Arizona native in a title fight for the first time.
However, Turki Alalshikh, the current powerful man in world boxing, has already said that he is not interested in that fight and asks Bivol to respond soon to avoid surprises.
I’m no longer interested in Bivol-Benavidez and I’m not going to bid for it. I think Bivol knows who has complied with him and who has not. My advice to Bivol: don’t delay, because every day something changes.
A few days ago, the Monster’s father, Jose Benavidez Sr., said that Turki Al-Sheikh was interested in working with them and that now a fight with Saul Alvarez was already possible.
David Benavidez’s future if Dmitry Bivol says no
After the message from the Arab sheikh and if Bivol corresponds to Alalshikh with the refusal of the mandatory WBC fight, David Benavidez (30-0) could move up another division to challenge another Mexican: Gilberto Ramirez, WBO cruiserweight champion.
Zurdo Ramirez (47-1) is in the sights of other great fighters, such as Bivol himself, who defeated him in 2022, and Jai Opetaia (27-0), the undefeated Australian and IBF monarch.
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