The boxer David Benavídez consolidated his position in the world boxing elite after beating Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramírez by chloroform . With this result, the fighter drys He became the first to defeat Sinaloa and won world titles in three different weight categories. The fight marked his successful debut in the cruiserweight division.

Despite the weight increase, David Benavídez maintained the hand speed and pressure that characterize his fighting style.

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During the combat, he managed to send Ramírez to the canvas in the fourth and sixth rounds. The stopping of the confrontation occurred when “Zurdo” presented vision difficulties in one of his eyes, preventing him from continuing with the fight.

The direct challenge to Saúl Álvarez

Immediately after his victory, David Benavídez took advantage of the presence of Saúl “Canelo” Álvarez in the arena to launch a public message.

The tapatío was in the first rows supporting Jaime Munguía, although after that fight Canelo would have retired from the rec into. Before the microphones of the official transmission, the “Mexican Monster” demanded the attention of the former undisputed 168 pound champion.

“Nobody can me… I feel good. I just want to give the fans what they want to see. I saw Canelo in the building. Let me ask the fans this: do you want to see Canelo against David Benavidez? There is nothing more to say. That means that we can't let this fight pass”, declared David Benavídez after getting off the ring.

Posture on weight and sports respect

The new cruise champion acknowledged Álvarez's career, but emphasized that he also possesses the credentials for a high magnitude duel. Currently, D's physical size avid Benavídez makes his return to the super-middleweights difficult. For this reason, the fighter suggested that the confrontation could be agreed upon in a category than 168 pounds.

“I respect Canelo, he is a great champion, but I am too. I don't know if it is realistic, I am a champion at 200 and 175 pounds; David Benavídez added. However, the Tapatío team has previously pointed out that the window of opportunity for this fight could have been closed definitively.

Dmitry Bivol as immediate alternative

Given the low probability of concreting the lawsuit against Álvarez, David Benavídez's team already envisions other objectives in the 175 pounds. The main objective would be to search the unification of the WBO, WBA and IBF belts. In his subsequent statements, the boxer made clear who is the next priority name on his sports agenda.

“Bivol is number one on my black list”, said David Benavídez in Las Vegas.