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
As previously reported on BoxingScene.com, 2012 US Olympian Jose Ramirez (19-0) will return to the ring for the first time in 2017 on May 5th in Reno at the Reno-Sparks Convention Center. The fight will headline an UniMas Solo Boxeo card being put on by Top Rank Inc. Jonathan Chicas has been mentioned as a possible opponent.
Ramirez went 3-0 last year with 2 knockouts including an appearance on the Manny Pacquiao-Tim Bradley 3 pay-per-view televised undercard.
The unbeaten prospect was at a press conference last week to help promote the upcoming Andy Vences-Angel Hernandez March 10th fight that takes place near his hometown at the Tachi Palace in Central California.
Ramirez believes that he is on the verge of fighting for a title in the competitive super lightweight division. After the press conference he revealed that the title shot may come before the end of the year.
"I'm 19-0. Hopefully these next two fights are the ones I need to get the opportunity when I'm 21-0 to challenge somebody and that should be by the end of the year. Hopefully I go in there and make a statement that I'm ready to fight a good fighter for a title. There are good fighters in the super lightweight division and I believe I am one of them. My trainers Freddie Roach and Marvin Somodio, they believe in me," Ramirez explained.
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