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 Steve Kim
While it has been widely speculated that there is a rematch clause between Miguel Cotto and Saul Alvarez, who fought this past weekend at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. But that's not the case according to Eric Gomez, the vice president of Golden Boy Promotions, which represents Alvarez.
After twelve rounds of action, Canelo won a wide decision over Cotto top capture the vacant WBC middleweight title.
"No, there's not,' 'said Gomez on Tuesday afternoon from the GBP offices in Los Angeles. "No rematch clause, not at all."
But boxing first and foremost is a business and the belief is that business was good for Cotto-Canelo from a pay-per-view perspective. Some insiders are forecasting that this event will hit a million buys.
''We are hoping that it would be something around there. Anything around 750 (thousand) would've been a big success," said Gomez. "Once you get over 750 it's really, really good. So if it does end up hitting over a million, it's going to be great for us.''
So with that said, if the numbers are that robust, would that perhaps be an impetus for a rematch in 2016?
Gomez says - "I'd have to sit down with the team. Oscar (De La Hoya) right now he's on vacation, he doesn't even want to talk about any fight. But eventually we're going to sit down with 'Canelo' and see if he's willing to do a rematch."
The current plan is for Alvarez to fight again on Cinco De Mayo weekend.
Steve Kim is the news editor for BoxingScene.com.
