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 Ryan Burton
BoxingScene.com spoke withy former world light heavyweight champion Glen "The Road Warrior" Johnson to discuss his bout with IBF champion Tavoris Cloud being rescheduled for the summer. The fight was originally scheduled for March when Cloud pulled out because of an injury. There were also rumors that Cloud's promotional status (He had just signed with Don King) was the real reason behind the postponement.
Johnson said, "It looks like we will be the co-feature to Devon Alexander's fight on August 7th. That is the most likely date. There was a chance that we could have fought on the Tim Bradley undercard in July as well but the August date seems more likely."
The August date makes more sense being that Don King has that date lined up for Alexander and Cloud is also under his promotion. When asked if he thought that the fight could be postponed again due to promotional issues Johnson didn't seem worried.
"Don King is his promoter so I don't see that being a problem. I think we will be back in August. HBO has given us a date."
The Road Warrior is back in the gym and looking to build off his 6th round TKO victory over Yusaf Mack in an IBF title eliminator bout in February. "I am already back in the gym working hard. I am excited and can't wait to get back in the ring."
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