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 Rick Reeno
Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas - Middleweight Fernando Guerrero (24-1, 18KOs) won a ten round unanimous decision over Jose Medina (17-11-1, 7KOs). Medina was countered and dropped in the second round. Guerrero outboxed him the rest of the way. The scores were 100-89, 100-89 and 99-90.
Welterweight Phil Lo Greco (24-0, 13KOs) destroyed Brandon Hoskins (16-2-1, 8KOs) in one round. Lo Greco dropped Hoskins twice and finished him with a barrage of punches to force the referee to step in at 1:26.
Middleweight prospect J'Leon Love (12-0, 7KOs) dropped Joseph De Los Santos (10-10-3, 4KOs) twice in the first round and then outworked him for an eight round unanimous decision. All three judges saw it 80-70.
Junior middleweight Daquan Arnett (5-0, 3KOs) stopped Eddie Cordova (3-3-1, 1KOs) at 1:39 of the second round. Cordova was down in the first.
Lightweight Jamie Kavanagh (11-0-1, 5KOs) had his share of problems in the fight, but he did enough to win an eight round unanimous decision over Paul Velarde (3-2-3). All judges saw it 80-72.
Lightweight prospect Abner Cotto (14-0, 6KOs) slowly broke down Juan Manuel Montiel (7-6-3, 2KOs) and stopped him in the eight and final round. Montiel went down twice in the final round.
