By Sean Jones – 07/23/2024 – Feedback
WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman studies that David Benavidez’s promoter, Sampson Lewkowicz, has knowledgeable him that his fighter has chosen to remain at 175 and preserve his WBC interim and obligatory place.
Frustration with Lack of Title Shot at 168 lbs
Benavidez will vacate his WBC interim 168-lb title, which was ineffective provided that the World Boxing Council wasn’t exhibiting indicators of ordering a struggle between him and WBC champion Canelo Alvarez.
The unbeaten Benavidez is the obligatory challenger to face the winner of the October twelfth struggle between Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol. These two will meet for the undisputed 175-lb championship on the Kingdom Enviornment in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Benavidez’s choice to surrender his WBC interim and obligatory spot at 168 comes after at present’s information of undisputed tremendous middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez defending in opposition to Edgar Berlanga subsequent on September 14th in a twin community broadcast on the T-Cell Enviornment in Las Vegas.
Berlanga just lately turned WBA 168-lb obligatory earlier this yr on February twenty fourth, defeating Padraig McCrory. Benavidez had already been ready for a title shot as Canelo’s WBC obligatory for 2 years since his win over David Lemieux on Could 21, 2022.
With Terence Crawford’s identify repeatedly talked about as a possible opponent for Canelo’s struggle within the first quarter of 2025, it was evident that Benavidez can be handed over once more and would proceed to be indefinitely.
Monetary Rewards At 175
Benavidez could make some huge cash combating the Bivol vs. Beterbiev winner in 2025. The one unsure factor is whether or not these two champions will select to struggle a rematch, which might possible occur within the second occur within the first half of subsequent yr.
The WBC has simply acquired a letter from @SampsonBoxing unique promoter of @Benavidez300 confirming that David Benavidez will proceed his profession as Lightheavyweight . He’s confirmed as WBC 175 interim champion and is the obligatory contender for the winner Beterbiev vs Bivol
— Mauricio Sulaiman (@wbcmoro) July 23, 2024
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