David Morrell: record, next fight and profile →
Former super middleweight titleholder David Benavidez Jnr had been seeking some of the biggest fights available before lining up a matchup with David Morrell Jnr for February 1.
In this week’s mailbag, we tackle two light heavyweight fights, cruiserweights Jai Opetaia and Gilberto Ramirez, and Donald Curry’s struggles in retirement
David Morrell will be taking a big step up in his level of competition when he faces David Benavidez on February 1. But Morrell says the reverse is also true
David Morrell Jnr will be an interested observer when Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol meet a second time on February 22. He thinks Beterbiev's experience will be the key once again in the rematch.
"Do you ever see Benavidez with a defensive move?" asks David Morrell
The light heavyweight division will, on February 1, welcome the arrival of a major showdown that doesn’t include Artur Beterbiev, Dmitry Bivol or Saul “Canelo” Alvarez when David Morrell takes on David Benavidez inside the Las Vegas T-Mobile Arena.
Kalvin Henderson, a former opponent of David Morrell, has tipped David Benavidez to defeat Morrell when the pair fight on February 1
As the fight between David Benavidez and David Morrell Jnr begins to heat up, one thing is certain to follow: tension. Benavidez believes Morrell is showing signs of fear as they prepare for their Feb. 1 clash.
David Morrell believes he has a fine understanding of what he’ll confront February 1 when he fights fellow unbeaten light-heavyweight David Benavidez with an expected undisputed title shot going to the winner.
David Benavidez celebrated his 28th birthday promoting his upcoming February 1 fight with David Morrell Jnr during a media workout in Miami which felt closer to a sparring session than a media event