Benavidez Says He Hurt Bivol In Sparring, “Not Impressed”

David Benavidez says he wasn’t impressed with Dmitry Bivol when he sparred him within the final. He states that he damage him.

WBC mild heavyweight champion Benavidez (30-0, 24 KOs) says he hopes that he can get a struggle towards the 34-year-old Bivol (24-1, 12 KOs) or Artur Beterbiev as a result of he feels that they’re each leaving their prime.

Benavidez is defending his WBC title subsequent towards Anthony Yarde (27-3, 24 KOs) on November twenty second in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. He states that he hasn’t been instructed that he’ll get the prospect to struggle IBF, WBA, and WBO champion Bivol or Beterbiev after they meet for his or her trilogy.

‘The Mexican Monster’ Benavidez does imagine he’ll finally get the chance to face them ultimately. Given their damage issues and advancing ages, he could not get the prospect. Bivol and Beterbiev are already rich from two fights, each of which reportedly paid $10 million every.

Bivol’s Fashion Fails to Impress

“I didn’t go in there considering I’m actually impressed at what he does. He strikes round quite a bit, he retains his distance, makes use of his jab, and he has an excellent one-two,” stated David Benavidez to Boxing Information when requested what his ideas have been on his sparring with Dmitry Bivol.

The sparring session that Benavidez had with Bivol was eight years in the past, when he was 22. At this level, a struggle between them would seemingly be a a lot totally different state of affairs because of the measurement he’s packed on and his maturity. Bivol didn’t look that nice in both of his two fights with Beterbiev. These performances confirmed that he struggles when pressured.

“I’m not likely impressed with him. I do know he’s an excellent fighter,” stated Benavidez about Bivol. “Once I’m in with an excellent fighter, I am going to the following stage myself. I don’t deal with the sparring like sparring classes. I deal with them like actual fights. Something can occur at any given second.”

Benavidez took a whole lot of arduous punches in his final struggle towards David Morrell on February 1, 2025. The struggle confirmed that he’s not the identical steel-chinned fighter he was at 168. Morrell had Benavidez damage in rounds two and 4. He dropped him in spherical eleven.

Growing old Rivals, Rising Monster

“These guys are getting out of their prime,” stated Benavidez about Bivol and Artur Beterbiev. “I’m entering into my prime. If it doesn’t occur now, it’ll occur later. I believe Beterbiev could be a extra fan-friendly fighter. It might be a tougher struggle. Beterbiev is extra of a rugged in-your-face sort. Bivol is extra of a you must go hunt him down.”

Of the 2, Benavidez might need a greater shot at getting a struggle towards Beterbiev as a result of he’s fearless and received’t hesitate to face him after he’s achieved together with his trilogy match towards Bivol.