David Benavidez promoter Sampson Lewkowicz reported that he was fighting WBO interim lightweight champion Callum Smith. He said he was willing to make the “right deal” in the UK. The other two possible locations are Dallas and Las Vegas.
Benavidez vs. Smith: October Fight
It would be a difficult man for Benavides (30-0, 24 KO), who was promoted to WBC lightweight title last April when the previous Beltholder Dmitry Bivol chose to face Artur Beterbiev in the trilogy rather than defending him. At that time, Benavidez held a temporary WBC belt.
Benavidez, 28, was severely punished by David Morrell in his final fight on February 1, and he might have thrown it away if the Cuban boxed him in the first half instead of playing on his toe. In the second half, Morrell continued to move forward to make the exhausted, beating Benavidez better.
Smith (31-2, 22 KOS) does not have the skills to provide Benavidez with boxes. So if a fight occurs, he will eliminate it at close range with him and make it a war. It would be another tough struggle for the “Mexican Monster”, but if he could bear his body, he could get Callum from there.
Benavidez’s Fragility: Body Lens
What made Smith dangerous to Benavidez was his body punching holes. Last year, David was hurt in the battle with Oleksandr Gvozdyk. This is an area that is obviously the Achilles heel of Benavides.
Most of his opponents in his career have targeted him Like a brickchoose to take advantage of his non-existent defense. It won’t work. Benavidez can do a great job of shooting headshots. Although Morrell left him behind in the battle, he stood up and continued to fight. If Callum could attack Benavides’ body, he might take him to his heel and score.
Facilitator Eyes UK Deals
“Both battles are a good fight,” promoter Sampson Lewkowicz told ring About the battle with Anthony Yarde or Callum Smith against Benavidez. “If Eddie Hearn wants to make a deal (for Benavidez and Smith), it’s up to him.
Hearn’s Question: Smith’s Future
It would be a surprise if Callum promoter Eddie Hearn pulled the trigger in this fight because if he lost he would miss all the millions he could potentially fight Dmitry Bivol against Dmitry Bivol vs. Artur Beterbiev III champion. If you’re in an experienced manner, do you really want to join Smith with Benavidez and lose the guaranteed Giant Payday for the Bivol-Beterbiev trilogy champion? If I were forgotten, I wouldn’t do that.
Benavides is taking risks, too. If he is knocked down by Smith’s body, he can say goodbye forever because of the money he will fight against Bivol or Beterbiev. These guys are too old to wait for Benavides to rebuild after losing Callum.
Furthermore, Bivol has shown that he hopes to fight “Mexican monsters.” Some believe that the quarrel meeting they attended was related to his reluctance to face him. According to Benavidez, he ignited the bivol with a bunch of shots that hurt him.
Smith’s age may be a factor in this battle. He is 35 years old and tortured with Joshua Buatsi last year. Callum won the unanimous decision of 12 rounds, but there were moments in the fight that looked like Buatsi was going to knock him down.
Buatsi is bigger than Benavidez. Still, if Smith couldn’t conquer him with his own physical attack, the volume of the “Mexican Monster” might be too much for Smith.
Last updated on June 18, 20125
