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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Saul "Canelo" Alvarez authored yet another brilliantly calculating, if less than spectacular, performance in outpointing Edgar Berlanga in the main event Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Neither fighter delivered on their respective knockout promises, but the fight was not wholly devoid of drama.
Berlanga said in the lead-up that he was willing to go out on his shield, and he almost got his wish when Alvarez landed a left hook that knocked him down a little over a minute into the third round. Berlanga almost matched Alvarez's punch output, but Canelo was far more accurate, landing 35 percent of his jabs and 49 percent of his power punches. Berlanga was able to land only 21 percent of his jabs and 35 percent of his power punches. Of the power punches Alvarez landed, 37 percent were body punches. One judge scored the fight 117-110, and two judges scored it 118-109, all for Canelo.
