David Benavidez revealed at present on Instagram that his combat towards WBA ‘common’ mild heavyweight champion David Morrell is a accomplished deal.
Mike Coppinger reviews the Benavidez vs. Morrell combat will happen on January twenty fifth in Las Vegas. It’ll be on PBC on PPV.
This transfer by Benavidez might blow up in his face as a result of the Cuban Morrell is a a lot larger puncher, youthful, and has superior technical expertise. The one factor Morrell is lacking is Benavidez’s excessive punch output and expertise. Moreover that, Morrell is extra suited to preventing at 175 than him. Benavidez remains to be punching like a 168-pounder however with the scale of a light-weight heavyweight.
Benavidez says he had loads of choices, however he wished to combat the “finest” attainable opponent, and that was the unbeaten Cuban Morrell (11-0, 9 KOs). The winner of the combat shall be in line to problem the winner of Saturday’s undisputed championship between Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol.
Once more, it’s a dangerous match-up for Benavidez, 27, as a result of he’s already the WBC necessary for Beterbiev’s 175-lb championship. Nonetheless, Benavidez wants a win over Morrell to create curiosity in difficult Beterbiev or Bivol. Neither of these two fighters has talked about Benavidez, and one purpose for that’s his lackluster efficiency in his debut at 175 towards Oleksandr Gvozdyk on June fifteenth.
Benavidez’s inventory dropped badly after that combat as a result of he barely received. The judges who labored the combat in Las Vegas gave Benavidez a large determination, however it appeared virtually even on the finish. Within the second half of the combat, Gvozdyk received the higher of a weak and tired-looking Benavidez.
“There have been loads of names on the desk, however I wished to present my followers the perfect combat attainable. I reached out to David Morrell and his group to make this occur, and we received the contract accomplished. This combat is admittedly going to be a banger. Two of the perfect within the division and two titles on the road. Date & Location to be introduced shortly.” mentioned David Benavidez on Instagram at present, revealing that he’ll be preventing WBA ‘common’ mild heavyweight champion David Morrell subsequent.
Morrell defeated Radivoje Kalajdzic by a 12-round unanimous determination in his debut at 175 on August third in Los Angeles. That wasn’t an incredible efficiency from Morrell as a result of he did not put Kalajdzic away regardless of hurting him a number of occasions within the contest. Nonetheless, as unhealthy as Morrell appeared in that combat, he fought significantly better than Benavidez did in his debut at 175 towards Gvozdyk.
