Oleksandr Gvozdyk advised David Benavídez to forget about Saúl ‘Canelo’ Álvarez and focus on the fight that both will star in on June 22 and where the interim 175-pound title of the World Boxing Council (WBC) will be at stake.
In an interview with BoxingScene, Gvozdyk commented that Benavídez He’s a great fighter and hopes he’s not overlooking him. by continuing to mention Canelo Álvarez and not talking about his next duel, since the Ukrainian thinks that would make things easier for him.
“Benavídez is a great fighter, but his next fight is with me, not against Canelo. If I were him, I would focus on my next fight, not on Canelo, who is scheduled to fight against (Jaime) Munguía,” he said.
“If they’re overlooking me, I hope that’s not the case, but if they are, I appreciate it. If I’m being overlooked, that’s fine. That will make everything easier for me. They say he is a monster, but they have to give him more chances to survive,” he added.
In the latest interviews, David Benavídez has focused on criticizing Canelo Álvarez for avoiding the duel with him and choosing Jaime Munguía as his opponent to put his undisputed 168-pound championship on the line. For three years now, the Mexican Monster has sought in every possible way to attract the attention of the four-division champion, but he has never had a response.
Although fans and many sports experts would like to see this great fight, the man from Guadalajara has not shown real interest and The WBC has not enforced its regulations to order the duel that the Red Flag has sought so much.
For this reason, Mauricio Sulaimán, president of the organization, approved sanctioning the fight between David Benavídez and Oleksandr Gvozdyk in June. Furthermore, Turki Al-Alshikh proposed that if the Mexican-American emerges victorious from the duel with the Ukrainian will be the challenger to the winner of the duel between Dmitry Bivol and Artur Beterbievwho will compete for the undisputed 175-pound championship.
Oleksandr Gvozdyk, 36, is a former light heavyweight champion who has just defeated Isaac Rodríguez last September. The Ukrainian has a record of 20 victories (16 by knockout) and one defeat.
For his part, David Benavídez, interim WBC super middleweight champion, defeated Demetrius Andrade by technical knockout in the sixth round and will now move up to 175 pounds. The Mexican Monster He has a record of 28 wins, 24 of them on the fast track and no setbacks cas a professional.
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