David Benavidez has no shortage of HUGE fights on his radar. In an exclusive interview with BoxingScene, Jose Benavidez Sr. makes it clear that David still wants the biggest names at 175lbs including Dmitry Bivol and Artur Beterbiev. Benavidez has previously said those are two fights he wants to make as he pursues more titles and major challenges. But there’s another name that could make things very interesting: Andy Ruiz Jr. Jose discusses the possibility of an all-Mexican showdown between Benavidez and the former heavyweight champion, along with David’s plans across multiple divisions. And with a potential Jai Opetaia showdown also building after the pair came face-to-face following Opetaia’s latest victory, Benavidez has some massive options ahead.
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By Luke Furman
Former middleweight champion Arthur Abraham (32-3, 26KOs) is getting advice from German boxing veteran and former super middleweight/light heavyweight champion Graciano Rocchigiani. Abraham is training for his comeback on January 14th against Pablo Oscar Natalio Farias in Offenburg. Abraham moved up to super middleweight in October 2009, to join the Super Six tournament but after going 2-3 in his last five bouts at 168 - Abraham is moving back down.
Rocchigiani is giving Abraham, 31-years-old, advice on making weight at 160-pounds and keeping his head together to become a champion again.
"He need to be aggressive and use his power punches often, so he can start knocking out opponents again. Arthur in 31, a good boxing age. Arthur can still achieve things. The main thing - is not to fly off the rails. Four weeks before a fight, I cut my portions [of food] and I would reach the desired weight. If you do otherwise [waiting until the last minute to drop weight] you lose a lot of strength," Rocchigiani said.
Luke Furman covers boxing for bokser.org.
