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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Pittsburgh veteran light heavyweight Rayco "War" Saunders (20-14-2, 8 KOs) will promote and headline a card on Pittsburgh's South Side on Thursday, July 28. His opponent will be former title contender Daniel Judah (23-7-3, 10 KOs) of the well-known boxing family out of Brooklyn.
Saunders and Judah have faced the best of the light heavyweight division, but recent losses by both underscore the importance of a win in this bout. Saunders had a four fight winning streak snapped by emerging light heavyweight Ismayl Syllakh in December, and he went the distance again in a decision loss to Edison "Pantera" Miranda last month in Atlantic City.
Judah also lost last year to Syllakh, one of the sport's bright new prospects, in a bout for the NABF title, and he comes off of a points loss to Elvir Muriqi in New York in November.
The card, to be held at Carson Street Live (formerly Matrix), will start with the first bell at 8:00 and will feature other local notables, including Washington, Pa.'s heavyweight Jason "Iron Man" Bergman (15-9-2, 11 KOs), who stopped Horace Ray Grant in two rounds in his last outing.
More information and ticket purchasing is available by visting www.RaycoWar.com, the site of Saunders' Rayco War Promotions.
