David Morrell is tentatively combating on December twenty first at The Armory in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in what can be his first protection of his WBA ‘common’ mild heavyweight title in opposition to a yet-to-be-determined opponent.
Morrell, 26, captured the WBA secondary 175-lb belt earlier this month, defeating Radivoje ‘Sizzling Rod’ Kalajdzic (29-3, 21 KOs) by a 12-round unanimous determination on August third on the BMO Stadium in Las Vegas.
Calling out The ‘Mexican Monster’
The Boxing Supply experiences that Morrell (11-0, 9 KOs) plans to combat on December twenty first. There’s no phrase but on who Morrell will defend in opposition to. He lately referred to as out David Benavidez once more, letting followers know he desires to beat the ‘Mexican Monster.’ A win for Morrell over Benavidez would set him up because the WBC obligatory for the winner of the October twelfth combat between mild heavyweight champions Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol.
“I would like Benavidez. All people is aware of it’s him, and I need to present everybody I’m the most effective at 175,” Morrell stated. “Everybody says he’s the bogeyman, however I’m right here.”
That was the Cuban expertise Morrell’s debut at 175, and he regarded good. He harm Kalajdzic a number of instances en path to successful by the scores of 17-111, 117-111, and 118-110. He would have completed off Kalajdzic if he’d put his punches collectively for a sustained mixture as a result of he was near being stopped.
Adapting to The New Weight Class
The combat confirmed that Morrell wanted to alter his combating fashion, focusing extra on mixture punching and classes on throwing single photographs. At 168, Morrell’s energy was adequate to harm his opponents with single photographs and end them with a brief follow-up burst. That fashion gained’t work for him at 175. He must be extra relentless, like Beterbiev, to get knockouts.
Morrell wants an excellent opponent for his December twenty first combat. Anthony Yarde, Lyndon Arthur, Ben Whitaker, Willy Hutchinson, or Alberto Ramirez can be preferrred for him. If Benavidez gained’t take the bait, a type of fighters can be good for Morrell.
