David Benavídez will look for a fight with Canelo Álvarez in September: “We are going to talk to the WBC”

David Benavídez assured that after his fight with Oleksandr Gvozdyk at 175 pounds will speak with the World Boxing Council (WBC) to get the opportunity in September to face Saúl ‘Canelo’ Álvarez, undisputed super middleweight champion.

In an interview with ESNEWS, Benavídez – official challenger for the organization at 168 pounds – assured that he has the right to get into the ring with Canelo Álvarez and will present solid arguments for the duel to happen next.

“After this fight we are going to talk to the WBC and we will see what happens with that, but we are going to give solid arguments to do the fight (against Canelo) in September. I have the right to it,” he declared.

For three years David 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 negotiations between the two failed again, Canelo Álvarez commented that he felt disrespected by the Mexican Monster and assured that the only way he will accept the fight is that his promoter offers him a purse of $200 million dollars, but otherwise he is not interested in facing the Mexican American. For this reason, Benavídez asked Turki Alalshikh, president of the General Entertainment Authority by Royal Decree of Saudi Arabia, for help to make this duel a reality.

the sheikh He is also not interested in carrying out this duel and wants the Mexican to face Terence Crawford at the end of the year or at the beginning of 2025, while for the Mexican Monster he has other plans. Alalshikh has in mind that Benavídez will face the winner of the fight for the undisputed 175-pound championship between Dmitry Bivol and Artur Beterbiev.

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 WBC interim title against Oleksandr Gvozdyk on June 15.

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.

For his part, 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.

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