David Benavidez’s father, Jose Benavidez Sr, says he needs undisputed gentle heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev in the event that they efficiently defeat WBA ‘common’ champ David Morrell of their combat on January twenty fifth.
Jose Sr. thinks Beterbiev can be a superb combat for Benavidez (29-0, 24 KOs). He’d additionally like Dmitry Bivol for his son as a result of it will give him the chance to defeat somebody who beat Canelo Alvarez in 2022.
Jose Sr. remains to be bitter that Canelo selected to not combat Benavidez all these years after which just lately talked about an asking worth of $200 million to combat him. If Bivol loses the rematch with Beterbiev, it received’t value preventing him.
Artur Beterbiev (21-0, 20 KOs) would be the man that Benavidez shall be preventing if he defeats Bivol of their rematch in 2025. The second combat nonetheless hasn’t been confirmed, however it’s more likely to.
The worst nightmare for Benavidez can be Beterbiev dropping the rematch with Bivol after which the 2 fighters assembly in a trilogy. Benavidez must look forward to the third combat to occur between these guys earlier than he’d get a crack on the belts.
“David’s subsequent combat is David Morrell. Everyone seems to be tremendous enthusiastic about it. We’ve been attempting to make that combat for 3 years, however I imagine David Morrell wanted a little bit extra expertise to point out the world that he deserves this combat,” mentioned Jose Benavidez Sr. to Probox TV about David Benavidez preventing Cuban David Morrell subsequent on January twenty fifth.
Clearly, Group Benavidez hasn’t been attempting too arduous to make the combat with Morrell for the final three years as a result of they’ve been those which have ignored him. If they’d needed the combat with Morrell, it will have occurred a very long time in the past.
They waited till now, after Morrell’s unimpressive efficiency in opposition to Radivoje Kalajdzic on August third on the BMO Stadium in Los Angeles, earlier than they determined they needed to combat him.
“David referred to as him and mentioned, ‘Hey, I need to make this combat. Let’s make it occur.’ It acquired made immediately. I’m tremendous enthusiastic about preventing a younger expertise, a powerful fighter, and I believe it’s going to be a tricky combat,” mentioned Jose Sr. about how the combat with Morrell was lastly made.
“Hopefully, we will get a possibility to combat Beterbiev. He simply received on Saturday. So, hopefully, we will get that, however proper now, we’re targeted on David Morrell. We acquired to look spectacular to be able to go to the subsequent degree,” mentioned Benavidez Sr.
If Benavidez loses to Morrell, Jose Sr. should resolve which course to take his son. Will he transfer him again right down to 168 or stick it out at 175, hoping to seize one of many belts after Beterbiev vacates?
