SAUL ‘Canelo’ Alvarez is at the peak of his powers and has the pick of his opponents. Jaime Munguia (box ticked on Saturday night), Edgar Berlanga, Jermall Charlo and more. Yet one man’s name is inextricably linked to Canelo. David Benavidez remains the fight fans’ opponent of choice. The one they all want to see … Read more
It was almost inevitable that either David Benavidez or Jaime Munguia would be left feeling unhappy, or simply left out, if Saul “Canelo” Alvarez refused to invite them to his little Mexican-themed gathering on May 4 in Las Vegas. He could, after all, only fight one opponent on that date and, even with the incentive … Read more
By Elliot Worsell IF you remove its context, and if you managed to avoid seeing any of the first act, the thought of Jermall Charlo fighting Saul “Canelo” Alvarez on May 4 in an attempt to avenge his brother’s defeat in 2023 would sound like quite the plot synopsis. In fact, forget a boxing match, … Read more
By Elliot Worsell WHEN Julio Gonzalez was presented with the unenviable task of trying to dethrone Roy Jones Jnr in 2001, one of the fight’s selling points – perhaps its only one – centred on the idea of Gonzalez becoming the first Mexican in history to win a world light-heavyweight title. For Mexico, a nation … Read more
By Declan Taylor SAUL ‘Canelo’ Alvarez and David Benavidez are both ‘committed and ready’ to fight each other but WBC President Mauricio Sulaiman refused to confirm when their mandatory clash will be called. Benavidez secured the most significant victory of his career to date when he stopped Demetrius Andrade in Las Vegas on Saturday night. … Read more
rewrite this content and keep HTML tags FIGHTERS have, since time immemorial, been known to prattle on about how it’s not the size of the dog in the fight but the size of the fight in the dog and to some extent, too, there is an element of truth to this. And yet, more often … Read more
By Matt Christie TO SAY that an unbeaten fighter, who is about to box in the headline bout of a pay per view event, might also be entering Last Chance Saloon sounds ridiculous on the surface. But should 35-year-old Demetrius Andrade, 32-0 (19), find himself convincingly beaten by David Benavidez on Saturday night (November 25), … Read more
By Elliot Worsell YOU will be hard pressed to find a better fight, statistically, than the one between David Benavidez and Demetrius Andrade this Saturday (November 25) at the Michelob Ultra Arena in Las Vegas. Together, the talented super-middleweights bring to the fight a record of 57-0 and have, at different points, held the following … Read more
DAVID BENAVIDEZ has told Boxing News he would be willing to move up to light-heavyweight – and for one fight in particular. The 26-year-old super-middleweight takes on Demetrius Andrade in a fascinating clash of styles this weekend in Las Vegas, where victory for Benavidez will move him closer to an all-Mexican showdown with 168lbs champion … Read more
