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 champion Sakio Bika is obviously upset as he heads into Saturday's fight with WBC light heavyweight champion Adonis Stevenson, taking place at the Pepsi Coliseum in Quebec, City. The fight will headline the CBS debut of Premier Boxing Champions.
As the fight days count down, very few people are talking about Bika (32-6-3, 21 KO's). Most of the media attention has been on a light heavyweight unification between Stevenson (25-1, 21KOs) and WBO/IBF/WBA champion Sergey Kovalev, who is the mandatory challenger to the WBC title. The World Boxing Council has ordered the Stevenson-Bika winner to face Kovalev next.
"It's really disappointing. I was a world champion in super middleweight and now I face one of the best at light heavyweight. The focus should be on me against Stevenson, not Stevenson against Kovalev. But that's life. Everyone is free to say what he wants to say. All I can do is to stay calm and face Adonis," Bika said.
"It really is an additional motivation. I want to fight Adonis to get the championship belt of the world and I am confident in myself. It is necessary that people see the boxers that I've faced and my resume. I've faced big names and it is I who has always traveled away from home. I did not come here to linger, but to take the Adonis belt."
"It would please me to spoil it all. Maybe it will be against Bika and Kovalev, and that would really surprise people."
Luke Furman covers boxing for bokser.org
