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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It didn’t take long for Andy Cruz to return fire at Keyshawn Davis.
Earlier this week, Davis, who won a silver medal at lightweight in the 2020 Olympics, criticized Cruz – the fighter who beat him to earn gold in Tokyo – for punching down. Davis said Cruz called him out, when Davis felt it should’ve been the other way around.
Cruz, who picked up a 10-round unanimous decision over Brayan Zamarripa on Saturday, is already a top-rated lightweight.
Cruz took to social media X to respond, and wrote: “You say the gold medalist is calling you out for a challenge. I’ve never called you out stupid,” tweeted Cruz.
“You’re irrelevant at this point I’m looking to fight better.”
The 28-year-old Cruz (3-0, 1 KO) has been scheduled for 10-round fights since turning pro. Davis, 25, is 10-0 with 7 KOs. Cruz is promoted by Matchroom Boxing, whereas Davis is promoted by Top Rank.
“I beat you [four times] already in fact you was already fighting pro [and] came back to Olympics and i still beat you,” Cruz added.
The Cuban was responding to Davis’s initial comment on X, after he wrote, “…Make it make sense. Why is the gold medalist chasing after the silver medalist? What is going on here?”
Cruz, in just three fights, is ranked by all four major sanctioning bodies. He is No. 12 in the WBC and ranked No. 15 by the IBF, WBA and WBO.
