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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Shakur Stevenson and Artem Harutyunyan weighed-in without incident ahed of their WBC lightweight title fight in Newark tomorrow.
Stevenson came in at 134.1lbs and Harutyunyan was 134.8lbs, and they did not have much to say to one another.
“They want you to lose,” the challenger, Harutyunyan said. “I know,” said Stevenson.
But the fighters kept the exchanges brief and went away to rehydrate and refuel.
It is Stevenson's last fight of his existing promotional deal with Top Rank, and there is a lot of attention on his next move, although Harutyunyan hopes people will be talking about him after their fight at the Prudential Center.
12 rounds – WBC lightweight title
Shakur Stevenson 134.1lbs v Artem Harutyunyan 134.8lbs
12 rounds – WBC super featherweight
O’Shaquie Foster 129.9lbs v Robson Conceicao 129.5lbs
10 rounds – lightweight
Keyshawn Davis 134.8lbs v Miguel Madueno 134.7lbs
10 rounds – super featherweight
William Foster III 130.4lbs v Eridson Garcia 130.7lbs
8 rounds – lightweight
Abdullah Mason 134.8lbs v Luis Lebron 135.8lbs
4 rounds – featherweight
Keith Colon 125.3lbs v Hunter Turbyfill 124.1lbs
8 rounds – welterweight
Kelvin Davis 142.9lbs v Kevin Johnson 142.5lbs (contracted at 143lbs)(Davis had to strip naked to make weight having weighed 143.1lbs)
4 rounds – heavyweight
Ali Feliz 219.5lbs V Robinson Perez 245.1lbs
