Benavidez Sr. Defends Son’s Shaky Performance Against Morrell
Jose Benavidez Sr. is already complaining about his son, David Benavidez, getting dropped by David Morrell. He says he thought it was a trip.
Jose Benavidez Sr. is already complaining about his son, David Benavidez, getting dropped by David Morrell. He says he thought it was a trip.
Trainer Stephen Edwards says David Benavidez can hang with Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol and possibly beat them. Benavidez (30-0, 24 KOs) is now the WBC mandatory for undisputed light heavyweight champion Beterbiev’s WBC belt, and he could be fighting the winner of the Beterbiev-Bivol 2 rematch next.
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.
Fans are still on a high after watching last night’s expected, and fully delivering, action fight between unbeaten 175 pounders David Benvidez and David Morrell.
David Benavidez says he wants his fight against the Artur Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol 2 winner to be staged in the U.S.
WBC interim light heavyweight champion David Benavidez (30-0, 24 KOs) had to walk through pure fire to defeat previously unbeaten WBA ‘regular’ light heavyweight champion David Morrell (11-1, 9 KOs) by a 12-round unanimous decision in a fight that could have gone either way on Saturday night at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
David Benavidez (30-0, 24 KOs) cruised to an unpopular 12-round unanimous decision over WBA ‘regular’ light heavyweight champion David Morrell (11-1, 9 KOs) at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
If Saudi money-man Turki Alalshikh gets his way – and he usually does as far as being able to make the big fights he wants to make – we will see the two winners from the upcoming 175 pound fights between David Benavidez and David Morrell and Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol fight each other on what would be a big card later this year.
This Saturday live on Amazon Prime PPV from Las Vegas, Nevada, two unbeaten fighters meet in a 50-50 type scrap at the light heavyweight division.
Commentator Al Bernstein believes David Morrell must be a “perfect counter-puncher” to hurt David Benavidez or mute his offense by connecting with big shots tonight in their headliner at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.