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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IBF minimumweight world champion Nkosinathi Joyi (21-0, 15KOs) has promised to score a knockout against Katsunari Takayama (24-4, 10KOs) of Japan on March 30th at East London, South Africa. They fought to a three round no contest last January, after an accident clash of heads.
Both fighters has been inactive since their meeting on January 29, 2011. Joyi wants to send a message to the rest of the champions at his weight by eliminating Takayama in style. The task won't be easy. Takayama has only been stopped once, back in 2003. And he even went the distance with hard-punching Roman Gonzalez in 2009.
"This fight will not go the distance," Joyi told Sowetan. "It feels good to defend the title here at home, which is where I won it on March 26 2010. The people here have been asking me when am I coming to fight at home again and I'm happy they will see me in action here on March 30. The theme of this tournament is 'Homecoming' because I will be fighting at home for the first time since becoming a world champion. My message to the people of East London and the rest of South Africa is that the title is going nowhere."
