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 Mark Vester
In a recent interview with UK publication The Sun , WBO super middleweight champion Joe Calzaghe said that WBA/WBC champ Mikkel Kessler is nothing special. He views Kessler as nothing more than a carbon copy of Jeff Lacy, who Calzaghe dominated in 2006. If the two fighters come together to unify the division, Calzaghe promised to beat Kessler in the same fashion as Lacy.
“Kessler is a carbon copy of Lacy. When I got injured and pulled out of the first date against Lacy people called me chicken. Then I destroyed him only for people to say he was never any good anyway. If I have to fight Kessler to unify the division I will. Just because he beat some average Mexican called Librado Andrade doesn’t make him a great fighter,” Calzaghe said.
