David Benavidez confirmed off his rapid-fire combo type in an Instagram publish at the moment, staying sharp for his December 14th combat at 175.
Powerless at 175
His velocity seems to be good within the video, however he should do one thing in regards to the energy if he’s going to be a risk to the winner of the October twelfth combat between unified mild heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev and WBA champ Dmitry Bivol.
There’s no phrase but on who Benavidez will combat subsequent in December, however Jesse Hart has been talked about on social media as his potential opponent.
If that’s who it will likely be, followers gained’t be too joyful as a result of they have been hoping for a top-five-ranked contender. That will be dangerous, however a minimum of it could give Benavidez an opportunity to indicate that he deserves a title shot towards the Beterbiev-Bivol as a result of he clearly doesn’t price it after preventing simply as soon as at 175.
Benavidez (29-0, 24 KOs) is the WBC obligatory for Beterbiev and can be assured a shot on the winner of his combat with Bivol. He could have to attend for them to do a rematch earlier than he will get his shot, therefore the necessity for a combat on December 14th towards a still-to-be-determined opponent.
The ‘Mexican Monster’ Benavidez captured the vacant WBC interim mild heavyweight title in a 12-round unanimous determination win over former 37-year-old WBC 175-lb champion Oleksandr Gvozdyk on June fifteenth in Las Vegas. Benavidez didn’t look efficient in his debut at 175, however he would later blame the efficiency on accidents. He was by no means spectacular in that combat, displaying that he might want to win by quantity punching on this weight class.
Benavidez took numerous punishment in that combat, which was simply the hardest of his profession regardless of the judges’ vast scores. It was a detailed combat as a result of Benavidez’s lack of energy, how he gassed after six rounds, and the large photographs he took from Gvozdyk.
In at the moment’s mitt exercise, which Benavidez posted on Instagram, he seemed no extra highly effective than he had towards Gvozyk. This means that accidents weren’t why he didn’t look robust that evening. His energy didn’t carry up from 168 to 175, so he could have issues towards the winner of the Beterbiev-Bivol combat.
