Promoter Sampson Lewkowicz assured through his social networks that Saúl ‘Canelo’ Álvarez rejected an offer of more than $55 million dollars to fight David Benavídez on May 4 and that is why they made the decision for the Mexican Monster to move up to 175 pounds.
On his official X account (previously on Twitter), Lewkowicz expressed that The offer would have exceeded $60 million dollars with the broadcast rights for Mexico and pay per viewdouble the $35 million dollar guarantee secured by Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) for his next fight.
“No, my dear detractors of me, there are more than 55M, Pay Per Event percentage, Azteca Deportes and more. As my hero Gervasio Artigas said: ‘With the truth I neither offend nor fear.’ “Do not defend the indefensible,” he wrote.
After Canelo Álvarez’s refusal, the World Boxing Council announced that David Benavídez He will rise to 175 pounds to compete for the interim title against Oleksandr Gvozdyka fight that will possibly take place in June.
It should be noted that for more than two years Benavídez has sought in every possible way to attract the attention of the four-division Mexican champion, but has never had a response. Although fans and many experts in the sport would like to see this great fight, Canelo Álvarez has not shown real interest and we will have to wait if from March 2024 The WBC orders the fight to force the Mexican to fight with Bandera Roja.
Coach Eddy Reynoso denied Sampson Lewkowicz and denied having received a million-dollar offer of David Benavídez’s team or PBC for a confrontation with Canelo Álvarez in May.
“Then they come to tell me that there is an offer of 55 million, before they did not say that it was 100 or 200 million. The reality is that none of the big promoters, not Al Haymon from Premier Boxing Champions, not Eddie Hearn from Matchroom, not Bob Arum from Top Rank and not Óscar de la Hoya from Golden Boy They have given me an offer to fight Benavidez… and by the way for Terence Crawford neither“, said to ESPN Knockout.
“Canelo Team has a direct line with Al Haymon and I really doubt anyone from PBC will come out and support what he is saying. for wanting to save the way he handled his fighter. It is not our fault that Benavidez has not had the opportunities that they shout so much about, our job is for Canelo to shine and continue to shine as he has until now,” he highlighted.
The leader of the Canelo Team indicated that big fights like the one with David Benavídez can sometimes take a while to happen or never happen at all. Also, Eddy Reynoso He assured that in the next week the rival of Guadalajara may be announced.
David Benavídez, interim WBC super middleweight champion, defeated Demetrius Andrade by technical knockout in the sixth round and now wants the next one to be with the Aztec champion. The Mexican Monster He has a record of 28 wins, 24 of them on the fast track and no setbacks as a professional.
For his part, Saúl ‘Canelo’ Álvarez, 33, showed that He is still at the top and increased his legacy in the sport after beating Jermell Charlo by unanimous decision. The undisputed 168-pound champion has a record of 60 wins (39 by knockout), two losses and two draws in his career.
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