David Benavidez is preparing to return in search of forging a career in the 175-pound division, after he was never able to get a shot at Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez’s undisputed 168-pound title. He seems to be on the right track, as on Tuesday he took part in an open workout alongside his next opponent, Cuban David Morrell
After showing some of their preparation, both fighters held a press conference that ended in a face-to-face in which disqualifications rained down and the ‘Mexican Monster‘ got ‘heated’ to the point that they almost came to blows and even ‘belt blows‘.
In fact, the event also served to celebrate the 28th birthday of the ‘Mexican Monster’. However, when they faced each other, the insults began to escalate until Benavidez lost his head and threw the first shove against Morrell
The Cuban reacted by trying to respond, when the teams of both fighters intervened to prevent the fight right there. However, Morrell took his WBA super middleweight belt and threw it at Benavidez, who dodged it and it went to the side of the ring
However, the situation remained very heated, less than 45 days before they formally meet in the ring, which is a good sign for Benavidez to show that he has a high-level opponent to put his undefeated record of 29-0 with 24 knockouts on the line
Morrell, for his part, is 26 years old and has a record of 11-0 with nine knockouts. Although his professional career is short, as an amateur he also has an interesting track record in his native country
The details of the fight between David Benavidez and David Morrell
The fight between David Benavidez and David Morrell will take place on February 1 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, in an eliminator that could serve to offer an additional challenge to the undisputed champion of the division, the Russian Artur Beterbiev.
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