Sergio Mora is favoring Artur Beterbiev to defeat David Benavidez if the two punchers meet up. WBC interim light heavyweight champion Benavidez (30-0, 24 KOs) earned his guaranteed title shot by defeating WBA ‘regular’ champ David Morrell by a 12-round decision last Saturday night in a war in Las Vegas.
Canelo Alvarez vs. Terence Crawford will battle at the huge Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas in their still-to-be-announced fight in September.
David Benavidez’s promoter, Sampson Lewkowicz, says he’s up for a rematch against David Morrell (11-1, 9 KOs) if “the people wants to see it” after their exciting 12-round brawl last Saturday night at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
Canelo Alvarez’s two leading candidates for his next fight are William Scull and Christian Mbilli for May on Cinco de Mayo weekend.
Jose Benavidez Sr. is still giving excuses for his son, David Benavidez’s lackluster performance in his last fight in his debut at 175 against Oleksandr Gvozdyk on June 15th last year.
David Benavidez says he was told that if he touches WBA ‘regular’ light heavyweight champion David Morrell again, he’ll lose 25% of his purse for their February 1st Prime PPV at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
Diego Pacheco (23-0, 18 KOs) triumphed over Steven Nelson (20-1, 16 KOs), winning a competitive 12-round unanimous decision in the main event in super middleweight action, while lightweight contender Andy Cruz (5-0, 2 KOs) put in the performance of the night, beating Omar Salcido (20-2, 14 KOs) by a 10-round unanimous decision in the co-main on Saturday at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Chelsea Ballroom, Las Vegas.
In an interview today, Bernie Tha Boxer from Team Crawford confirmed that the Canelo Alvarez fight is “on” for September 13th with Terence.
Ryan Garcia vs. Rolando ‘Rolly’ Romero, Devin Haney vs. Jose Ramirez, and Martin Bakole vs. Efe Ajagba will meet in a triple-header on Turki Al-Sheikh’s card in May.
Ryan Garcia says Canelo Alvarez will “be too big” for Terence Crawford if their fight gets finalized for September on the Mexican Independence Day Holiday weekend in Las Vegas.