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 Rick Reeno
WBO junior welterweight champion Timothy Bradley sees no reason for Lamont Peterson to take part in an immediate rematch with Amir Khan. Last Saturday at the Convention Center in Washington, DC, Peterson shocked Khan with a close twelve round split decision to capture the WBA and IBF 140-pound titles. The referee, Joe Cooper, took two points away from Khan for pushing, and the point deductions were crucial in the final scores. Two of the judges gave the victory to Peterson, with identical scores of 113-112. The third judge had it for Khan, with a final score of 115-110.
Bradley, who handed Peterson his only career loss, by decision, in 2009, is open to staging a rematch. And Bradley believes a rematch with three titles at stake is the best direction for Peterson, because the Khan rematch will always be there.
"I think he should just come over this way. There is no point in even messing with Amir [again]. Come over this way. And he's going to make more money coming over this way then he would the other way. And he's going to have a better opportunity, and a better chance of winning the fight, then he would by going over to England in Amir's hometown and losing a wide margin decision because he's going to get pistol-whipped [by the judges]," Bradley told BoxingScene.com.
