David Benavídez calls David Morrell a clown and assures that he is not afraid of him: “I'm getting tired of him”

David Benavídez, interim super middleweight champion of the World Boxing Council (WBC), is tired of the trash talk of “clown” David Morrell and He assured that he is not afraid to face it.

In an interview with Sporting News, Benavídez expressed that they were in negotiations, but that It was Morrell’s own trainer who did not want to let him fight him. The Mexican Monster also indicated that his intention now is to look for an important fight with Saúl ‘Canelo’ Álvarez or Jermall Charlo, but if he doesn’t get them he will face them without problems.

“David Morrell He’s a clown. He is there, he has nine fights. He thinks everyone is afraid of him. We tried to fight him before he fought Kazakhstan. My father, I and his team were talking. What did (Morrell coach) Ronnie Shields say? That they were not prepared for me. If there are no other fights, then I will definitely do a fight with David Morrell, but we are trying, but we are trying to make this fight happen with (Jermall) Charlo, and we are trying to make it happen with Canelo. These are two great fights. These guys are solidified,” he said.

“I’m not afraid of anyone. I’ll fight anyone. You already know it. I really don’t think David Morrell is any good. He beat a couple of bums. He has nine fights. He’s fine, great. It means nothing to me. I’m not afraid. I’ll fight David Morrell whenever he wants, but we’re trying to get bigger fights, and if we can’t get those fights, then I’m definitely going to shut David Morrell down because I’m getting tired of him. He is talking about many things. To be honest, he’s not a s**t,” he added.

It should be noted that after beating Caleb Plant and being ignored again by Canelo Álvarez after making him a million-dollar proposal, it was rumored that David Benavídez would face David Morrell. But shortly after The Mexican-American denied the alleged fightdespite the fact that the Cuban stated that both teams had had conversations to carry out the duel.

Despite this, the Mexican Monster decided to fight Demetrius Andrade, situation that bothered the Cuban and he expressed that the undefeated duel was a “clown circus.” Since then, Morrell has not stopped provoking Benavídez and insists that he does not want to face him because he is afraid of him.

David Benavídez, interim super middleweight champion of the WBC, defeated Dmetrius Andrade and now has Canelo Álvarez in his sights. The Mexican Monster He has a record of 28 wins, 24 of them on the fast track and no setbacks.

For his part, David Morrell, 25, is the regular 168-pound champion of the World Boxing Association (WBA) and entered the ring for the last time. last April when he knocked out the Brazilian Yamaguchi Falcao in the first round. The Cuban has only eight fights as a professional and has won them all, seven of them by knockout.

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