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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AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas - In a crossroads welterweight fight, Cody Crowley (21-0, 9 KOs) beat up Josesito Lopez (38-9, 21 KOs) over ten rounds for a unanimous decision win. (photos by Ryan Hafey)
The scores were 98-91, 98-91 and 99-90.
Crowley was throwing a lot of punches in the first to push Lopez back. In the second, Lopez began to throw combos to the body, hoping to slow Crowley down. Crowley kept coming and throwing.
Lopez was swing away at Crowley in the third, with a phonebooth brawl. Lopez seemed to stun Crowley and pinned him against the ropes, but Crowley was countering and got himself out of trouble. Crowley resumed control in the fourth with his volume.
Lopez started strong in the fifth, before Crowley came forward and took over with his tempo of punches. After a close sixth, Crowley scored a flash knockdown in the seventh. The face of Lopez was really getting marked up. During the eight, Lopez got rocked by a hard hook. Crowley was really working him over in what was becoming a one-sided fight.
Crowley continued to work over Lopez in the ninth. Lopez was not looking good on his feet and seemed to be beaten up with several shots rocking his legs. And it was more of the same in the tenth and final round.
