David Benavidez has the backing of Turki Alalshikh to fight Bivol, Canelo or Beterbiev
David Benavidez has been on the hunt for a chance to fight Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez for years. After several rejections by the Mexican, he was eventually forced to move up in weight without having faced Canelo. Determined not to let history repeat itself in the light heavyweight division, the 28-year-old has set his sights on Dmitry Bivol. He was the WBC mandatory challenger after Bivol defeated Artur Beterbiev in their undisputed rematch.By then, the American's unbeaten run had already made its mark with a dominant victory over David Morrell, also positioning himself as the number one in the WBA title list for Bivol. However, Arab sheikh and boxing promoter Turki Alalshikh had no interest in that fight and instead opted to focus on the trilogy. To make matters worse, Dmitry Bivol vacated the WBC belt to avoid the showdown, seemingly […]
