David Benavidez weighs in on potential Jai Opetaia showdown
On Might 2, on the T-Cell Area in Las Vegas, NV, David Benavidez defeated Gilberto Ramirez within the headline battle of a PBC Pay-Per-View occasion out there on Prime Video and DAZN. The occasion was promoted by Golden Boy Promotions and Sampson Boxing in affiliation with TGB Promotions. After his spectacular win over Ramirez, consideration shortly turned to what Benavidez would do subsequent. Some have speculated a transfer to heavyweight, however talking to Ariel Helwani, Benavidez weighed in on a possible cruiserweight conflict with Jai Opetaia.
David Benavidez turns into the unified cruiserweight world champion
Benavidez (32-0, 26 KOs) tailored shortly to life at cruiserweight, showcasing slick mixtures and scintillating pace. Ramirez (48-2, 30 KOs) tried to get his personal work off, however Benavidez was ready to eat the odd single punch to get off 5 – 6 punches of his personal. He knocked Ramirez down within the fourth spherical, following a collection of heavy hooks.
Ramirez struggled to achieve any sort of foothold within the battle, as Benavidez outworked him, and within the sixth spherical, El Monstruo landed one other hurtful mixture, forcing Ramirez to take one other knee. This time, Zurdo was unable to beat the rely, making Benavidez the brand new unified WBO/WBA cruiserweight champion, whereas nonetheless being the WBC gentle heavyweight title holder.
David Benavidez talks potential Jai Opetaia conflict
Whereas talking to Ariel Helwani, David Benavidez was requested if a possible conflict with Jai Opetaia was on his radar:
“It’s simply going to take a while. We’re going to must have some endurance for that battle as a result of there’s a whole lot of politics concerned.
“The promotional corporations have to comprehend they work for us… It’s concerning the fighters which have labored our entire lives to get what we need to get, so we deserve these alternatives to battle one another.
“I don’t have any curiosity in a (Zuffa belt), and I’m not attempting to be disrespectful, however I don’t don’t have any curiosity in any respect.”
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