David Benavidez is set to move up to 175 pounds to potentially face former champion Aleksandr Gvozdyk in June for the WBC Interim title, as confirmed by Ernesto Amador and Benavidez Sr. This decision comes after Canelo Alvarez avoided a fight that was anticipated to happen last September, leading Benavidez to seek new opportunities. The WBC has approved the fight between Benavidez and Gvozdyk, with the bout agreement signed for early June. Benavidez's promoter, Sampson Lewkowicz, has stated that Al Haymon's PBC offered Canelo Alvarez a guaranteed purse of $55 million to fight Benavidez next, but Canelo's trainer/manager Eddy Reynoso has denied receiving such an offer. Despite moving up, Benavidez is willing to return to super-middleweight to fight Canelo in September, aiming to be WBC mandatory in both divisions.
The People Are Calling Canelo Out & Demand That He Explain Himself‼️ “Canelo should come out and explain why he doesn't want to fight David Benavidez... Saúl continues doing whatever he wants!” -David Faitelson So the face of boxing needs an intervention & counseling in order… https://t.co/RNbL0e2s5p
Benavidez Sr. Confirms That He Accepted Canelo’s $5million Offer‼️ For whatever reason, Canelo fans are in denial about Benavidez doing all he could to make the fight happen just for him to be denied once again by the “face of boxing”… This is why David decided to move up to… https://t.co/tlmL3RVvaQ
BREAKING NEWS!! 📣📣 Jose Se has reveled that @Canelo @CANELOTEAM did in fact offer David a shot at undisputed and they TURNED IT DOWN!! Wow. After saying they will fight canelo for free because canelo was scared, turns out @SampsonBoxing is a lier and David is the duck. Shame. https://t.co/h37H2nCSN5
The reason the fight not happening n vegas is because they don’t wanna affect Canelo ticket sales..
The reason the fight not happening n vegas is because they don’t wanna effect Canelo ticket sales..
This is a MGM Vegas fight, doing everything we can to bring this to Vegas and giving this fight what it deserves!!!
This is a MGM Vegas fight, doing everything we can to bring this to Vegas and giving this fight what it deserves!!! It’s not happening at Barclays.
Reynoso Hits Back At Team Benavidez following Canelo Criticism https://t.co/sMDY9wV0Js
David Benavidez's promoter Sampson Lewkowicz has said Benavidez would be willing to return to super-middleweight to fight Canelo Alvarez in September after moving up to light-heavyweight to fight Oleksandr Gvozdyk next. He aims to be WBC mandatory in both divisions. [@DanRafael1]
Canelo Alvarez's trainer/manager Eddy Reynoso on David Benavidez: “I find it in very bad taste that they say that Canelo is afraid of him. I don't know how they dare to classify a fighter as fearful who did not hesitate to face Floyd Mayweather, who faced Miguel Cotto, who faced…
𝗧𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲: Unwilling to wait for others, David Benavidez elects to move to light-heavyweight and become a problem there instead. https://t.co/PtPwvjapeO
‼️ Canelo Alvarez's trainer/manager Eddy Reynoso has now denied that they have been offered a guaranteed purse of $55million by Al Haymon's PBC to fight David Benavidez next. Benavidez's promoter Sampson Lewkowicz made this claim, but has since deleted his post. [@ESPNmx]
#Boxing Notebook: @Benavidez300 won't wait for Canelo, will face Gvozdyk for interim 175 title; #HaneyGarcia site set; @ZurdoRamirezz lands cruiserweight title shot; Quick hits; Show & tell. Read & sign up for my newsletter: https://t.co/Mr5mM4a02h @SampsonBoxing @GoldenBoyBoxing https://t.co/BCC1QpM8GA
David Benavidez Will Be The Only American & Mexican In The Top 10 At 175‼️ Can we finally separate David from Canelo & support him on his mission to bring all the belts & Saudi money back to the west❓ #Boxing https://t.co/a1murLreI7
Column on David Benavidez signing to face Oleksandr Gvozdyk for an interim 175-pound belt. It doesn't rule out him facing Canelo Alvarez anyway, but it's complicated https://t.co/EMX5NUSvNN
Per @SampsonBoxing, Benavidez would return to 168, still as mandatory, after this hoping to fight Canelo in September. https://t.co/JNc8aVt9hC
Per @SampsonBoxing, bout agreement was signed Thursday for @Benavidez300 vs. Oleksandr Gvozdyk to fight for the WBC interim 175 title "in early June." WBC annuonced it's approved the fight, which Benavidez would take assuming Canelo wont accept PBC's offer to fight him May 4.
‼️ David Benavidez’s promoter Sampson Lewkowicz has declared that Al Haymon’s PBC have now offered Canelo Alvarez a guaranteed purse of $55million to fight Benavidez next, who will be moving up to light-heavyweight to fight Oleksandr Gvozdyk instead if he turns it down.
David Benavidez is not letting his career stall for one second to wait for a potential Canelo Alvarez payday. Instead he's making his own path by fighting Caleb Plant, Demetrius Andrade and now Oleksandr Gvozdyk.
Incredibly disappointing news. Is that the end of any Canelo-Benavidez fight hopes? #boxing https://t.co/C01cJV7Tsz
If David Benavidez moves to 175, he beats the winner of Beterbiev/Bivol if he lands that fight. Beterbiev and Bivol are bad boys. But Benavidez is entering his prime and will be even better at 175. Has more firepower than Bivol and is faster/younger than Beterbiev. #Boxing
Official & Final Poll‼️ Now that the Canelo vs Benavidez will never happen, did Canelo duck David❓ #Boxing
Canelo vs Beterbiev Will Never Happen‼️ Due to Canelo avoiding the fight that should have happened September last year, David Benavidez has officially decided to move up to 175 for a potential opportunity at undisputed.. Benavidez is stepping into one of the Saudi’s… https://t.co/j3c62hBU0y
Very proud to announce a sensational fight which the @WBCBoxing has approved to sanction for the interim Lightheavyweight championship Benavidez vs Gvozdyk . Wish the best of luck for both champions @Benavidez300 vs @AlexandrGvozdyk @TGBpromotions @premierboxing
David Benavidez Moves To 175 For Beterbiev Fight❓ According to Ernesto Amador, Benavidez could very well be facing former champion Aleksandr Gvozdyk in June for the WBC Interim title..(Benavidez Sr. confirmed a June return) Beterbiev is currently the full WBC Champion at 175… https://t.co/rqIEw0SkyT
¡Extra, extra, extra! #DavidBenavidez vs #AleksandrGvozdyk por el interino @WBCBoxing en junio. @Benavidez300 @AlexandrGvozdyk https://t.co/BlN9M2MNXf