David Morrell: record, next fight and profile →
David Benavidez and David Morrell Jr. are on similar tracks. Both were at super middleweight, hoping for big opportunities, especially a fight with champion Canelo Alvarez. And both have since moved up to light heavyweight.
Talk about not pulling punches… In addition to the more high-profile exodus of David Benavidez from 168 pounds to light-heavyweight, unbeaten Cuban left-hander David Morrell followed by fleeing the division for a light-heavyweight debut Saturday night on the star-studded Los Angeles card.
David Morrell Jr. is set to make his light heavyweight debut Saturday, a long-awaited move that was finally necessary after a fight with Saul “Canelo” Alvarez or David Benavidez failed to materialize.
Former unified heavyweight world champion Andy Ruiz has his sights set on a huge rematch with Joseph Parker if he gets past Jarrell ‘Big Baby’ Miller in his long-awaited comeback fight at BMO Stadium in Los Angeles this Saturday August 3.
Bernard Hackett, trainer and father of welterweight Jalil Hackett, has an interesting take on whether Saul “Canelo” Alvarez needs to fight David Benavidez, as well as where David Morrell fits into the equation.
The full show for the Aug. 3 bill in Los Angeles has been announced, which is topped by Terence Crawford’s attempts at WBA champion Israil Madrimov’s WBO 154-pound title.
In Monday’s episode of ProBox TV’s “Deep Waters,” analysts and former world titleholders Timothy Bradley Jr. and Paulie Malignaggi take issue with fighters such as David Benavidez taking aim at boxing’s biggest game at the expense of making viable fights with other contenders along the way.