David Benavidez challenges for Gilberto Ramirez’s unified cruiserweight crown subsequent weekend and may he move that check, there is just one man on the thoughts of ‘The Mexican Monster’.
Benavidez has established himself as one of the vital fan-friendly fighters within the sport, not solely by his enthralling struggle fashion but in addition due to his mentality to tackle all comers and settle for probably the most arduous challenges.
Having dominated at each super-middleweight and light-heavyweight, the reigning WBC 175lb champion is now stepping as much as cruiserweight, hoping handy ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez a second profession defeat, in what would be the titleholder’s fiftieth profession outing.
The one different man to have defeated Ramirez is unified light-heavyweight ruler, Dmitry Bivol, and in an interview with Ariel Helwani, Benavidez made it clear that he intends to maneuver again all the way down to light-heavyweight and tackle the Russian subsequent.
“I don’t wish to make it seem to be he’s scared or nothing, however he is aware of what it’s relating to David Benavidez. He has seen me up shut and private and I’ve seen him up shut and private, as properly.
“He is a good fighter, now we have had some nice sparring classes however he is aware of I’m not coming to play. He is aware of that, when David Benavidez steps in that ring, all of these belts are leaving with David Benavidez.
“I feel that he is aware of the hazards and the severity of this struggle and that’s the reason he took a tune-up struggle first. I respect Dmitry Bivol, he is a good fighter, however he’s positively going to have to return see me after this struggle.”
While Benavidez fights subsequent weekend, Bivol makes a compulsory defence of his titles in opposition to Germany’s Michael Eifert on Saturday, Could 23, in what will likely be his first struggle on dwelling soil since 2021.
