David Benavidez has won the shot in challenge for the four titles against the new undisputed lightweight heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol, then. However, the situation is still unclear for who bivol (24-1, 12 kos) will then fight.
The command
WBC said it yesterday: “Dimitry Bivol must Fighting David Benavidez then. ”
If the global boxing is hidden that Bivol “must” defend the WBC 175-LB title against Benavidez (30-0, 24 kos), it must do it or evacuate its belt. Money can change WBC’s mind to force Bivol to face Benavidez if he, Turki Alalshikh or candidate’s fight are dead who are dead against this fight.
It is doubtful that a proud man like Bivol would be willing to abandon his unquestionable situation so quickly after hard work for him with his close 12 round majority decision on Artur Beterbiev on February 22.
Bivol’s true choices
– Artur Beterbiev
– David Benavidez
– Callum Smith
– Gilberto Ramirez: *at Cruiserweight
Bivol candidates have shown zero interest in a match against Benavidez and will deny it if Turki offers it.
Conversations
Turki Alalshikh said he wanted to match former champion Artur Beterbiev against Bivol then in a trilogy. However, Bivol and his supporters, Eddie Hearn and Frank Smith, have other ideas. Everyone wants Canelo or whatever race pays the best. He ranks out what the Turk wants because he is the one who will pay to do these struggles.
Canelo is not a serious possibility because he no longer gets dangerous battles. Although he would get the rematch with Bivol, it will not be worth it, because he would probably want so much or more than he is paid for his match on September 13 against Terence Crawford.
At this point in his career, Alvarez is virtually easy to fight for money and did not face a strict test from his loss at Bivol in 2022. Canelo and his administration believed that the race was wrong. Bivol had looked poor in his recent competitions against Umar Salamov and Craig Richards. Seemed to be an easy sign.
Bivol-Canelo 2 would not create much interest in the US, because Bivol is not popular with casual fans, he has no gift and his interviews say the same thing as a broken record.
Last update on 02/27/2025
2025-02-27 18:09:00
