David Benavidez Vs. David Lemieux: Explosion Or Expulsion?
It will be a wholly different Battle of Davids this Saturday, as super-middleweights David Benavidez, 25-0(22) and David Lemieux, 43-4(36) collide in Glendale, Arizona.
It will be a wholly different Battle of Davids this Saturday, as super-middleweights David Benavidez, 25-0(22) and David Lemieux, 43-4(36) collide in Glendale, Arizona.
David Benavidez says he feels he’s going to be in a great position to put pressure on Canelo Alvarez if he defeats David Lemieux this Saturday, May 21st, in their bout for the vacant WBC interim super middleweight title at the Gila River Arena in Glendale, Arizona.
David Benavidez says he wants to “expose” Jermall Charlo and knock him out after he defeats David Lemieux on May 21st in their headliner on Showtime a the Gala River Arena in Glendale, Arizona.
David Benavidez will be fighting David Lemieux next month for the interim WBC super-middleweight title in Glendale, Arizona, and he wants champion Canelo Alvarez to follow the rules of the sport to defend against the winner or vacate.
David Benavidez voiced his irritation this week about his struggles to get Canelo Alvarez and Caleb Plant to take a fight against him.
Caleb ‘Sweethands’ Plant will be fighting 37-year-old former two-time WBC super-middleweight champion Anthony Dirrell next instead of the dangerous #1 contender David Benavidez.
David Benavidez will be battling former IBF middleweight champion David Lemieux for the interim WBC 168-lb title on May 21st on Showtime in Phoenix, Arizona.
Highly ranked junior middleweights Erickson ‘The Hammer’ Lubin and Sebastian ‘The Towering Inferno’ Fundora are in negotiations for a fight in the spring on Showtime in the co-feature bout on the undercard of David Benavidez vs.
The World Boxing Council have given #2 David Lemieux (43-4, 36 KOs) and #1 David Benavidez (25-0, 22 KOs) approval for the two to battle for the interim WBC 168-lb title as part of their permitting undisputed super middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez to move up to cruiserweight to take on belt-holder Ilunga Makabu.
Out of the ring since October of 2020 and having his third fight as a super-middleweight, Canadian banger David Lemieux returns to action on Friday night.