By Felix Jesus Mendoza
The boxer David Benavidez consolidated his position in the world boxing elite after defeating Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramírez via chloroform. With this result, the fighter became the first to defeat the Sinaloan and reached world titles in three different weight classes. The fight marked his successful debut in the cruiserweight division.
Despite the weight gain, David Benavidez He retained the hand speed and pressure that characterize his fighting style.
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During the fight, he managed to send Ramírez to the canvas in the fourth and sixth rounds. The stoppage of the confrontation occurred when “Zurdo” presented vision difficulties in one of his eyes, preventing him from continuing with the fight.
The direct challenge to Saúl Álvarez
Immediately after his victory, David Benavidez took advantage of the presence of Saúl “Canelo” Álvarez in the arena to launch a public message.
The man from Guadalajara was in the first rows supporting Jaime Munguiaalthough after that fight Canelo would have left the venue. Before the microphones of the official broadcast, the “Mexican Monster” claimed the attention of the former undisputed 168-pound champion.
“Nobody can handle me… I feel good. I just want to give the fans what they want to see. I saw Canelo in the building. Let me ask the fans this: do you want to see Canelo against David Benavidez? There’s nothing more to say. That means we can’t let this fight go.”declared David Benavidez after getting out of the ring.
Posture on weight and sporting respect
The new cruise champion recognized Álvarez’s careerbut he emphasized that he also has the credentials for a high-magnitude duel. Currently, the physical size of David Benavidez makes his return to the super middleweights difficult. For this reason, the fighter suggested that the confrontation could be agreed in a category higher than 168 pounds.
“I respect Canelo, he is a great champion, but I am too. I don’t know if it’s realistic, I am a champion at 200 and 175 pounds; if they want to come after me at 175, so be it.”he added David Benavidez. However, the Guadalajara team has previously indicated that the window of opportunity for this fight could have closed definitively.
Dmitry Bivol as an immediate alternative
Given the low probability of finalizing the lawsuit against Álvarezthe team David Benavidez He already envisions other goals at 175 pounds. The main objective would be to seek the unification of the WBO, WBA and IBF belts. In his subsequent statements, the boxer made it clear who is the next priority name on his sporting agenda.
“Bivol is number one on my blacklist,” sentenced David Benavidez in Las Vegas.
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