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 Per Ake Persson
Spanish website espabox writes that the rematch between ex-WBA middleweight champions Mariano Carrera and Javier Castillejo will go ahead on November 13 in Germany and not October 20 on the Sturm vs. Griffin show in Halle/Westfalen.
WBA and WBC super middleweight champ Mikkel Kessler is now sparring with Brit Darren Barker in Copenhagen. Neither Barker or former sparmate Peter Haymer are southpaws like Joe Calzaghe, but the lefthanders are coming to town next week.
German middle weightAlexander Sipos lost a lot this past Friday night in Luebeck in dropping an Int´l German title fight to unheralded champ Roman Aramian. With this a shot at the EU title and a rematch with Finn Amin Asikainen went out the window as well. Aramian won´t replace Sipos though as he is from a non-EU country - Armenia- although he´s been based in Germany throughout his professional career.
New Danish promoter Robert Larsen show in Gladsaxe will also feature Hungarians Zoltan Petranyi and Adrian Rajkai. Petranyi, national heavyweight champ, was Larsen´s manager when the Dane attempted to fight professionally - a career that was cut short due to injuries.
Danish jr. middleweight Reda Zam Zam´s nose injury will keep him idle for longer than expected. Reda had hopes for a spot on the Kessler vs. Calzaghe show on November 3 but they are now gone.
Big Cuban heavyweight Pedro Carrion, based in Berlin with Wiking Box Team, will face Goran Gogic on Arena´s big show in Berlin October 19. It´s a rematch, Carrion won the first time around but Gogic has produced some good results as of late. Swedish heavyweight Aldo Colliander is also on the bill.
Once touted Ukrainian heavy Alexei Mazikin is looking to rebound from the 43 second blowout against Odlanier Solis in June in Turkey, with a six-rounder in Ekaterinburg, Russia, on September 27.
Cruiserweight Enad Licina squares off against tough Belgian Ismail Abdoul on the undercard to Valuev vs. Bergeron September 29 in Oldenburg. Croatian heavyweight Mario Preskar is in against South African Miyan Solomons.
