Jose Benavidez Sr. was much more complimentary of Demetrius Andrade on Thursday afternoon than Canelo Alvarez was when Andrade crashed his press conference following the Mexican superstar’s stoppage of Billy Joe Saunders in May 2021.
David Benavidez’s father and trainer – and David Benavidez himself – consider the left-handed Andrade the most formidable fighter that the WBC interim super middleweight champion has agreed to face since the Phoenix native made his pro debut as a precocious 16-year-old in August 2013. Andrade, 35, has won world titles in the 154-pound and 160-pound divisions, and even at an advanced age should present plenty of stylistic challenges for the 26-year-old Benavidez when they square off November 25 at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino’s Michelob ULTRA Arena in Las Vegas.
