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 Edward Chaykovsky
Showtime Sports Executive VP Stephen Espinoza is not confident that a Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Manny Pacquiao super-fight will ever happen - unless Pacquiao breaks away from Top Rank and retains a new promoter.
Earlier this week, Mayweather took several social network swipes at the Filipino star.
In a recent interview, Mayweather said he would never fight Pacquiao as long as the eight division champion was promoted by Top Rank's CEO Bob Arum. In 2006, Mayweather had a nasty promotional split with Top Rank. Since that split, almost all of his fights have been co-promoted by Golden Boy Promotions.
“I know Floyd is not the issue. Floyd wants the fight. Floyd will fight Manny Pacquiao anywhere, any time. Unfortunately, there is a promotional conflict which is the issue. I’d like to say I’m optimistic but there is a lot of politics involved. A lot of history to resolve. Unfortunately, until Manny Pacquiao changes his promotional representation, I’m not optimistic that it can happen," Espinoza told The Telegraph.
Mayweather has a return date set for May 3 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Espinoza expects Mayweather to make a decision, regarding the opponent, in mid to late January. Both Amir Khan and Marcos Maidana are in the running.
