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 Miguel Rivera
WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (44-0-1, 31KOs) is tired of the verbal attacks by Sergio Martinez. Last week, Martinez branded Chavez as a "coward" for not agreeing to fight him. During last month's WBC convention in Las Vegas, the sanctioning body named Martinez as the mandatory challenger to Chavez's title, but then failed to force the fight, which made Martinez vacate the WBC's Diamond title.
Chavez states that he's not afraid of Martinez and never made any verbal agreement or promise to fight him. Chavez will face the WBC's number one contender, Marco Antonio Rubio, on February 4th in San Antonio, Texas.
"I have no fear of anyone, not Sergio or any other fighter. To be in boxing it takes great courage and that is something I have a lot of. I never made him any promise to fight him. Sergio and I never had a deal. My promoters are not interested in a fight against him, for now, but if they want me we can make a good deal and fight whenever he wants," Chavez said.
"I think [Sergio] is more interested in my name than my title. When I got the opportunity to fight for the championship it didn't matter who I had to face. I went against Sebastian Zbik, a fighter that [Sergio] rejected, and I beat him. Now I'm going to defend my title against Rubio, and I hope to to win to open up the door for bigger things in 2012."
