Trainer Jose Benavidez Sr. says his son, David Benavidez, isn’t going to wait on the winner of the Dmitry Bivol vs.
Promoter Eddie Hearn laughs at the criticism that Dmitry Bivol has been receiving from fans and the media for him choosing to relinquish his WBC light heavyweight title to swerve his WBC-ordered mandatory David Benavidez.
WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman claims that Dmitry Bivol rejected an $8M offer to defend against his mandatory David Benavidez. Instead, Bivol jettisoned his WBC title instead of facing Benavidez to pursue a trilogy match with Artur Beterbiev.
David Benavidez is the new WBC light heavyweight king after Dmitry Bivol gave up the belt to chase a money fight against former undisputed 175-lb champion Artur Beterbiev next.
Dmitry Bivol (24-1, 12 KOs) has decided to vacate his WBC light heavyweight title instead of taking part in tomorrow’s purse bid on April 18th for his mandatory David Benavidez challenger for their WBC-ordered fight.
David Benavidez says Canelo Alvarez doesn’t mention his name because he’s the “most dangerous fighter. Alvarez would rather fight the smaller Terence Crawford and William Scull than face Benavidez (30-0, 24 KOs).
Undisputed light heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol’s promoter, Eddie Hearn, says they will fight whoever Turki Alalshikh wants him to next. So, if that’s WBC mandatory David Benavidez, they’ll take that fight next.
Canelo Alvarez was dismissive of David Benavidez today when asked about his thoughts on him. Alvarez appeared defensive, saying Benavidez (30-0, 24 KOs) has done “nothing” in his career, doesn’t hold a title, and things he’s “Superman.”
Matchroom Boxing and PBC are close to finalizing a fight between David Benavidez and undisputed light heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol, for the summer.
Fans on social media are roasting Turki Alalshikh, believing he’s protecting undisputed light heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol from facing his WBC mandatory David Benavidez, and him losing the four belts to him.