By Kleberly Mendoza
Jun 23, 2024, 18:00 PM EDT
Eddie Hearn, Matchroom Boxing promoter, does not believe that David Benavídez can beat Dmitry Bivol or Artur Beterbiev following his unanimous decision victory against Oleksandr Gvozdyk in his 175-pound debut.
In an interview with Fight Hub, Hearn expressed that Benavídez’s performance was good, but he thinks he is not a light heavyweight fighter, so He advises him to return to 168 pounds because it is difficult to beat him there.
“It was just a good performance. I like Benavídez, I think he’s a good fighter, but how good? Gvozdyk is a decent level fighter, he is strong, but he is also old,” he said.
“I don’t think Benavídez is a fighter for 175 pounds.. I don’t think he’ll beat Beterbiev, I don’t think he’ll beat Bivol, but I think it’s very difficult to beat him at 168 pounds, I think that’s where all of his advantages come from. “I would advise him to go back to 168 pounds if he can make the weight without problems,” he added.
In the fight with the Ukrainian, David Benavídez He did not throw the same volume of punches nor did he show power in his punch. such as when he competes in the 168-pound division and this could have been caused by the injuries he suffered in training camp.
Even though it was in 50% condition, The Mexican Monster dominated Oleksandr Gvozdyk in the first six rounds won a few rounds earlier in the second half. In the end, Benavídez took the victory by unanimous decision of the judges with scores of 116-112, 117-111 and 119-109.
After the duel, the Mexican American he rated his performance against the former Ukrainian champion a seven and assured that he will compete at super middleweight and light heavyweight. In addition, he earned the right to be the official challenger to the winner of the October 12 fight between Dmitry Bivol and Artur Beterbiev for the undisputed championship of the category.
For the moment, David Benavídez assured that will drop to super middleweight to look for a fight with Saúl ‘Canelo’ Álvarez in September, But if he doesn’t get it, he will return to 175 pounds to face the best in his division and build his own legacy.
David Benavídez, interim WBC super middleweight and light heavyweight champion, defeated Oleksandr Gvozdyk in his debut at 175 pounds by unanimous decision. The Mexican Monster He has a record of 29 wins, 24 of them on the fast track and no setbacks as a professional.
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