The environment of the super light heavyweight champion, Dmitry Bivol has decided to break the silence in the face of the constant challenges launched by the rival camp.
Gennadi Mashyanov, coach of Dmitry Bivol, reacted directly to the intentions of David Benavidez of dispute the supremacy of the 175 pounds.
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The Russian trainer stated that the Mexican-American boxer’s insistence has gone from sports to a verbal confrontation that they will seek to resolve on the quadrilateral.
Bivol’s squad considers that his pupil no longer has the obligation to validate his status before the presssince his crowns and his undefeated record support him on the international level.
However, Mashyanov acknowledged that the team’s recent behavior David Benavidez has generated a particular interest in finalizing this confrontation. The goal of the European coaching staff is to silence the challenger’s questions through a technical boxing exhibition in the ring.
The goal of silencing the challenger in the ring
The strategist’s statements arose after analyzing the comments of José Benavídez and his son, who have reiterated that the main objective is to snatch the 175-pound crowns from Bivol.
In an interview shared through the official Instagram account of the International Boxing Association (IBA), Mashyanov expressed: “For me, globally speaking, Dmitry has already proven everything to everyone. He became the undisputed champion, the strongest boxer, one of the best of all time, pound for pound. But my deepest target now is that guy, Benavídez, who, let’s put it this way, talks too much.”.
This rivalry has intensified as the “Monster” camp insists they possess the tools necessary to surpass the speed of the WBA, WBO and IBF champion. Given this, the Bivol coach made it clear that the only way to resolve the criteria dispute is by signing the contract. “We’ll see what it’s really made of.”concluded Gennadi Mashyanov. “I would like him to stop talking so much. For that to happen, someone has to get in the ring with him and shut him up once and for all,” the coach declared.
The panorama of world titles and cruiserweight
The complexity of the negotiation increases due to the recent successes of David Benavidezwho was crowned unified cruiserweight monarch by obtaining the WBO and WBA titles at 200 pounds.
These belts They joined the WBC light heavyweight belt that he already ownedconsolidating his position in the elite. This physical versatility of the challenger is the predominant argument that his promoter uses to demand an immediate opportunity against Bivol.
The concept of the Mexican American includes a proposed catch weight of 190 poundswhere the titles of both weight classes would be in dispute in a single night.
However, the team David Benavidez He will have to wait for the Russian boxer’s regulatory commitments to be met. Bivol has scheduled a mandatory defense of his IBF belt against the German Michael Eifert on May 30date after which formal conversations will begin to evaluate the viability of this unification.
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