The respect David Benavidez has earned doesn’t exist in just the super middleweight division.

Whenever the current WBC 168-pound interim titlist enters the ring, fans, and fighters across multiple divisions flock to their television sets. Dmitry Bivol, unsurprisingly, does the same.

On two separate occasions earlier this year, Benavidez (28-0, 24 KOs) put on a show. To kick off his 2023, Benavidez had an all-out war against Caleb Plant. Following arguably the biggest win of his career, he doubled down.