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 Jhonny Gonzalez
WBC silver middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (41-0, 30KOs) has to take care of business on January 29 in Culiacán, Mexico, when he faces American boxer Billy Lyell at Estadio Banorte. Chavez has vowed to win in order to further the negotiations for a possible title fight with unbeaten Sebastian Zbik (30-0, 10KOs). Chavez is now the mandatory challenger to Zbik, who was elevated to full champion status by the WBC on Tuesday.
"I can assure my people that we're going out with a win over Billy," said Chavez. "I am a boxer, and with Roach I learned a lot. I got back the hungry and he disciplined me a lot. I want to be champion. I'll go for the WBC championship and I'll will work hard to get it."
Julio's new trainer Freddie Roach is confident that his boxer will capture the middleweight title before the end of 2011.
"It's a pleasure to train Julio," said Roach. "He's a young man with much potential and so much to give. I know we'll get to the championship. He learns easy and he's very open to correcting things and learning new things."
