CANELO ALVAREZ is extensively considered one among boxing’s biggest fighters of the trendy period however his resolution to not face David Benavidez continues to be questioned.
Three months in the past the 34-year-old notched up his 61st win in 65 bouts beating his fellow Mexican Jaime Munguia on factors to retain his undisputed super-middleweight title. Subsequent month on the T-Cellular Enviornment in Las Vegas Canelo takes on Puerto Rico challenger Edgar Berlanga in a battle he’s extensively anticipated to win convincingly.
Regardless of being stripped of his IBF title Alvarez continues to be the primary at 168lbs however David Benavidez was seen because the inheritor to the throne earlier than shifting to light-heavyweight. The 27-year-old made a profitable debut at 175lbs defeating Oleksandr Gvozdyk in June. Canelo and Benavidez have been linked to a battle in opposition to each other for too lengthy and by no means regarded like getting within the ring.
One man who’s within the operating is former super-lightweight and welterweight undisputed champion and present WBA super-welterweight champion Terence Crawford. The American received the title on Saturday evening beating Israil Madrimov on factors. Benavidez’s father Jose Benavidez Sr watched on on the BMO Stadium in Los Angeles and spoke to Boxing Information afterwards.
“Properly, , it was a very good battle,” he mentioned. “There was not quite a lot of motion as a result of each of them had quite a lot of expertise. On the finish of the day, Terence Crawford had the job accomplished.”
Requested if Canelo was avoiding a battle in opposition to his son, he replied: “After all. He’s asking for $200 million. That tells you that he’s avoiding David Benavidez.”
Benavidez Sr then gave an replace on after we would possibly see the WBC Interim light-heavyweight belt holder again within the ring.
“We’re working to see possibly in November, we’ll get him one other battle. We’re going to maintain him busy and get the battle with Benavidez and [Dmitry] Bivol.”
