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 Miguel Rivera
Last week, it was announced overseas that Nobuhiro Ishida (23-6-2, 8 KOs) would face Avtandil “Tornado” Khurtsidze (26-2-2, 17 KOs) for the vacant WBC Silver middleweight title on December 17th in Zaporizhyya, Ukraine.
But on Monday, Canelo Promotions, who handle Ishida, officially announced his appearance on the Saul Alvarez-Kermit Cintron undercard on November 26th in Mexico.
It marks the first ring outing for Ishida since the April shocker where he stopped James Kirkland in the first round of their Las Vegas clash at the MGM Grand.
According to Canelo Promotions, Ishida is more than willing to grant Kirkland the opportunity of a rematch. Kirkland is once again a hot ticket, after traveling to Mexico on Saturday night to batter Alfrdo Angulo inside of six rounds.
