Sampson Lewkowicz, promoter of David Benavídez, He is confident that the World Boxing Council (WBC) will strip his title to Saúl ‘Canelo’ Álvarez if he does not accept the mandatory fight in September with the Mexican Monster.
In an interview with Bernardo Pilatti, Lewkowicz expressed that he has faith that Mauricio Sulaimán will do the right thing and if Canelo Álvarez vacates the organization’s title or accepts the fight with Benavídez, They will drop immediately after beating Oleksandr Gvozdyk at 175 pounds in June.
“Of course, I have faith (in Sulaimán to do the right thing). (…) If in March they tell (Canelo) that if he does not fight in September (with Benavídez) they will take away the title, which is a fact because Canelo is not going to fight with Benavídez, then they will have to leave the title vacant and Benavídez drops at 168“, said.
“If Benavídez wins on June 15, we have two weeks to decide. “If they give Canelo the mandate that if he doesn’t fight Benavídez they will take away the title, I don’t need two weeks, in two minutes we will go down to 168 and we will wait for Canelo to fight with us,” he added.
It should be noted that for more than two years David Benavídez has sought in every possible way to attract the attention of the four-division Mexican champion, but he 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 any real interest and the WBC has not enforced the regulations to order the fight either.
The president of the WBC had declared that the Guadalajara team and Benavídez’s team were in talks, but that they would not intervene until the month of March when the Mexican American will be mandatory and that they would let the promoters do their job. Shortly after it was announced that the Mexican Monster He will rise to 175 pounds to compete for the WBC interim title against Oleksandr Gvozdyk and Jaime Munguía emerges as Canelo Álvarez’s favorite for May 4.
According to reports, the undisputed 168-pound champion would have resumed talks with Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) and they would be negotiating the fight with Munguía in May and Jermall Charlo in September, but the promoter is not very convinced of this fight and the possibility of facing Benavídez could be opened if the WBC orders it.
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.
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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