David Benavídez is convinced that he can knock out Canelo Álvarez after seeing his performance against Munguía

David Benavídez, official challenger for the World Boxing Council (WBC), He is convinced that he can knock out to Saúl ‘Canelo’ Álvarez after what he saw in his performance against Jaime Munguía last weekend in Las Vegas, a fight that the man from Guadalajara won by unanimous decision.

In an interview with Izquierdazo, Benavídez believes that his speed and punching power can help him defeat to Canelo Álvarez, and thinks that there is a possibility that this confrontation will take place in September.

“I have a lot of speed, a lot of strength. I think it’s going to be a different fight. I think I stop Canelo. Seeing what I saw”I stop Canelo,” said the Mexican-American fighter.

“I really don’t know what’s going to happen, I have my fight in June and we’re focused on that, let’s see what happens next. I I think there is a chance we can fight in SeptemberI hope it happens, but right now I’m focused on my fight, we’re going to win and then see what happens,” he concluded.

The Mexicans Canelo Álvarez and Jaime Munguía staged a great confrontation with the public present in Las Vegas. The man from Guadalajara began losing the first three rounds, but In the fourth he sent the Tijuana native to the canvas with an uppercut. From there he began to dictate the pace of the fight and handed the young man from Tijuana his first defeat of his career by unanimous decision of the judges (117-110, 116-111, 115-112).

For now, Canelo Álvarez He will take a short break to start thinking about who his next target will be for September, while David Benavídez will move up to 175 pounds to compete for the agency’s interim title against Oleksandr Gvozdyk in June.

For three years, Benavídez has been the mandatory challenger and has sought in every possible way to attract the attention of the four-division Mexican champion, but he has never had a response. Although fans and many sports experts would like to see this great fight, the man from Guadalajara has not shown any real interest and the WBC has not enforced the regulations to order the fight either.

After the negotiations between the two failed again, the man from Guadalajara commented that he felt disrespected by the Mexican Monster and assured that the only way he would accept the fight is that your promoter offers you a purse of $150 or $200 million dollars, but otherwise he is not interested in facing the Mexican American. For this reason, Benavídez asked Turki Al-Alshikh, president of the General Entertainment Authority by Royal Decree of Saudi Arabia, for help to make this duel a reality.

Saúl ‘Canelo’ Álvarez, 33, was able to recover from a bad start and He beat his compatriot Jaime Munguía on the judges’ cards In Las Vegas. The undisputed 168-pound champion has a record of 61 wins (39 by knockout), two losses and two draws in his professional career.

For his part, David Benavídez, interim WBC super middleweight champion, defeated Demetrius Andrade by technical knockout in the sixth round and will now move up to 175 pounds. The Mexican Monster He has a record of 28 wins, 24 of them on the fast track and no setbacks cas a professional.

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