Canelo Alvarez’s resolution to defend his undisputed tremendous middleweight championship in opposition to Edgar Berlanga on September 14th has to sign for David Benavidez to surrender his pursuit of the Mexican star.
It’s a bitter capsule for Benavidez to just accept that he’s been losing his time hounding Canelo, however he wants to grasp that there are not any alternatives for him. He’s not in Canelo’s plans.
Mexican star Canelo is on his retirement tour and will likely be taking sure-thing fights that don’t contain opponents he may lose to, resembling Benavidez, David Morrell Jr., Dmitry Bivol, or Artur Beterbiev.
Benavidez’s Troublesome Resolution
David Benavidez (29-0, 24 KOs) had just lately been given an extension by the WBC to resolve which of the 2 obligatory positions he wished to carry onto between 168 and 175. It’s apparent that Benavidez wants to surrender on protecting his WBC obligatory at 168 and make 175 his everlasting dwelling.
‘The Mexican Monster’ Benavidez is obligatory for WBC mild heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev’s title, and he’ll be getting a assured title shot in opposition to whoever holds that belt after the October twelfth undisputed championship between Artur and WBA champion Dmitry Bivol.
The cash Benavidez can earn from preventing the winner of that combat in Saudi Arabia in 2025 ought to be sufficient to maintain him glad, on condition that seems to be his primary cause for wanting the Canelo combat.
Benavidez’s probabilities of beating the a lot smaller and older Canelo are a lot higher than it will be for him to defeat the Beterbiev vs. Bivol winner. But when Benavidez can’t get the Canelo combat, what different decisions does he have?
He’s killing himself as it’s draining all the way down to combat at 168 as it’s, and he’s not going to have the ability to proceed to do this without end with out ending up within the hospital emergency room as a result of dehydration points.
The very last thing Benavidez wants is to be hospitalized or overwhelmed up by one of many tremendous middleweights as a result of he’s drained as a result of him melting down from the 190s to 168, attempting to get a bonus.
The Actuality of the Canelo Struggle
If Benavidez thinks Canelo will entertain a combat in opposition to him in early 2025 after his protection in opposition to Berlanga, he’s kidding himself. Canelo will possible face Terence Crawford within the first quarter of subsequent 12 months, offered His Excellency Turki Alalshikh subsidies that combat, which he’s anticipated to do.
Benavidez must get up and acknowledge that Canelo isn’t going to provide him the combat that he’s been ready round for within the final six years.
