By Kleberly Mendoza
Jun 30, 2024, 4:30 PM EDT
David Benavídez requested a period of two weeks to decide whether to stay at light heavyweight or drop down to super middleweight to seek the opportunity to face Saúl ‘Canelo’ Álvarez, as reported by the World Boxing Council (WBC).
In a statement published by the organization, the request of the Mexican Monster was approved, who, despite having already assured that he would go down to 168 pounds after successfully debuting at 175 pounds, now It seems that he is not entirely sure about making this decision and wants to think it over carefully.
“The Governing Board of the World Boxing Council approved two-week extension requested by David Benavídez, regarding his decision to confirm in which weight category he will decide to continue his boxing career,” the WBC indicated.
As David Benavidez has just become interim WBC champion and mandatory challenger at 175 pounds after defeating Oleksandr Gvozdyk, now You must send a letter of appeal to the body to make official your desire to remain the mandate holder. of Canelo Álvarez and wait for the decision of the man from Guadalajara who is supposedly considering it for September, or stay in the light heavyweight category.
For three years now, Benavídez has been the mandatory challenger and has tried in every possible way to attract the attention of the four-division Mexican champion, but has never had an answer. Even though fans and many experts in the sport would like to see this great fight, the Guadalajara native has not been able to win. has not shown any real interest and the WBC has not enforced the regulations to order the fight either.
Furthermore, Canelo Álvarez assured that the only way he will accept the fight is that they offer him a purse of $200 million dollars. For this reason, David Benavídez asked Turki Alalshikh for help to make this duel a reality.
Turki Alalshikh He is also not interested in making this duel a reality and wants the Mexican to face Terence Crawford, while for the Mexican Monster he has other plans. The sheikh wants Benavídez to face the winner of the fight for the undisputed 175-pound championship between Dmitry Bivol and Artur Beterbiev.
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 by fast track and no losses. as a professional.
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