David Benavidez admits that Dmitry Bivol's decision to vacate the WBC light heavyweight belt reminded him of a similar swerve from Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez.

“So in my opinion it’s always going to be an option, I’m not really focused on that myself. I’m focused on Dmitry Bivol, Artur Beterbiev, Zurdo Ramirez and anything else that comes after that. And then after those fights get done then maybe then is the timing is going to be perfect to make the Canelo fight.”

At the moment, Canelo Alvarez is in a holding pattern. Following a crushing loss to Terence Crawford, in which "Bud" took all of Alvarez's super middleweight belts, Canelo's boxing

For a long time, David Benavidez was touted as the toughest fight for Canelo Alvarez. At one point, they were the two leading horses at super middleweight. However, Benavidez, despite being very keen to face Canelo, never had his wish fulfilled. He has ...

The 28-year-old Benavidez (30-0, 24 KOs) was upgraded to “full” WBC light heavyweight world champion in April, when the WBC’s then-light heavyweight world champion, Dmitry Bivol, opted to fight Beterbiev a third time rather than agree to the sanctioning body’s request and defend against Benavidez, who held the WBC’s interim title.

David Benavidez will put his WBC light heavyweight title on the line against Anthony Yarde in the headline fight for The Ring IV: Night of Champions in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

David Benavidez has directed a brutal diss towards Canelo Alvarez. 'The Mexican Monster' chased a Canelo fight at super middleweight for a long time, but Canelo never gave him an opportunity. He has since moved up to light heavyweight and is the WBC ...

David Benavidez says if Canelo Alvarez doesn't retire, he needs to fight him, Artur Beterbiev, or Dmitry Bivol. He states that there are no other notable