David Benavidez’s father, Jose Benavidez Sr, says he desires undisputed gentle heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev in the event that they efficiently defeat WBA ‘common’ champ David Morrell of their battle on January twenty fifth.
Jose Sr. thinks Beterbiev can be an excellent battle for Benavidez (29-0, 24 KOs). He’d additionally like Dmitry Bivol for his son as a result of it will give him the chance to defeat somebody who beat Canelo Alvarez in 2022.
Jose Sr. remains to be bitter that Canelo selected to not battle Benavidez all these years after which lately talked about an asking value of $200 million to battle him. If Bivol loses the rematch with Beterbiev, it gained’t value preventing him.
Artur Beterbiev (21-0, 20 KOs) would be the man that Benavidez will probably be preventing if he defeats Bivol of their rematch in 2025. The second battle nonetheless hasn’t been confirmed, but it surely’s prone to.
The worst nightmare for Benavidez can be Beterbiev dropping the rematch with Bivol after which the 2 fighters assembly in a trilogy. Benavidez must watch for the third battle to occur between these guys earlier than he’d get a crack on the belts.
“David’s subsequent battle is David Morrell. Everyone seems to be tremendous enthusiastic about it. We’ve been making an attempt to make that battle for 3 years, however I consider David Morrell wanted slightly extra expertise to point out the world that he deserves this battle,” mentioned Jose Benavidez Sr. to Probox TV about David Benavidez preventing Cuban David Morrell subsequent on January twenty fifth.
Clearly, Group Benavidez hasn’t been making an attempt too exhausting to make the battle with Morrell for the final three years as a result of they’ve been those which have ignored him. If they’d needed the battle with Morrell, it will have occurred a very long time in the past.
They waited till now, after Morrell’s unimpressive efficiency towards Radivoje Kalajdzic on August third on the BMO Stadium in Los Angeles, earlier than they determined they needed to battle him.
“David known as him and mentioned, ‘Hey, I need to make this battle. Let’s make it occur.’ It obtained made instantly. I’m tremendous enthusiastic about preventing a younger expertise, a powerful fighter, and I believe it’s going to be a troublesome battle,” mentioned Jose Sr. about how the battle with Morrell was lastly made.
“Hopefully, we will get a chance to battle Beterbiev. He simply gained on Saturday. So, hopefully, we will get that, however proper now, we’re targeted on David Morrell. We obtained to look spectacular so as to go to the following degree,” mentioned Benavidez Sr.
If Benavidez loses to Morrell, Jose Sr. should resolve which course to take his son. Will he transfer him again all the way down to 168 or stick it out at 175, hoping to seize one of many belts after Beterbiev vacates?
