Teddy Atlas says Canelo Alvarez must fight David Benavidez if he wants to be the King of the 168-lb division.
It’s fair to say that Canelo isn’t viewed as the King of the 168-lb division despite him holding all four belts in the weight class.
Jose Benavidez Jr. doesn’t believe Jermall Charlo or Caleb Plant will fight his brother David Benavidez because neither of them wants that work.
David Benavidez (26-0, 23 KOs) says he deserves his title shot against WBC middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez after beating David Lemieux (43-5, 36 KOs) by a third-round knockout on Saturday night to win the interim WBC 168-lb strap.
Once again, undefeated David “El Bandera Roja” Benavídez didn’t disappoint the hometown crowd as the Phoenix native became a super middleweight champion for the third time in dramatic fashion, scoring a third-round TKO against former world champion David Lemieux to win the vacant Interim WBC World Title on Saturday night at the Gila River Arena in Glendale, Ariz.,
Former two-time WBC super-middleweight champion David Benavidez (26-0, 23 KOs) proved to be too much for former IBF 160-lb champion David Lemieux (43-5, 36 KOs), battering him for two rounds before his corner pulled the plug on the third round on Saturday night in their fight for the vacant WBC interim 168-lb title at the Gila River Arena in Glendale, Arizona.
Former two-time WBC super-middleweight champion David Benavidez (26-0, 23 KOs) proved to be too much for former IBF 160-lb champion David Lemieux (43-5, 36 KOs), battering him for two rounds before his corner pulled the plug on the third round on Saturday night in their fight for the vacant WBC interim 168-lb title at the Gila River Arena in Glendale, Arizona.
David Benavidez (25-0, 22 KOs) weighed in at a lean-looking 166 1/4 pounds on Friday’s weigh-in for his 12-round headliner against former IBF middleweight champion David Lemieux (43-4, 36 KOs) this Saturday, May 21st at the Gila River Arena in Glendale, Arizona.
David Benavidez says he would be open to a fight against WBA light heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol if it were offered to him.
Some fight/match-ups, when we are inching closer to them, make you have that ‘feeling.’ Something explosive is going to happen. Something memorable is soon to be upon us.
David Benavidez admits that he was surprised at seeing Canelo Alvarez fail to adapt in his loss to WBA light heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol on May 7th.