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 Ruslan Chikov
The champion of the WBC, Vitali Klitschko, does not rule out his younger brother Wladimir fighting his IBF mandatory challenger Alexander Povetkin this year. He says the probability of Wladimir fighting Povetkin this year is very high. The fight can happen even sooner if WBA champion David Haye does not make a deal with Wladimir to unify their titles.
The sanctioning body has given Klitschko and Povetkin until April 26 to reach a deal. Vitali expects the boxing organization to give them an extension while Wladimir and Haye continue their negotiations.
"The probability of a fight between Wladimir and Povetkin taking place this year is very high. But until the contracts are signed, we can not say anything for sure. If Wladimir does not reach a deal with Haye in the near future, then he will climb in the ring to fight Alexander Povetkin," Vitali told sportbox.ru.
