made the jump up from light-heavyweight to cruiserweight earlier this year, and now his latest update seems set to benefit two British contenders. Benavidez stepped up from super-middleweight to light-heavyweight just two years ago and ‘The Mexican Monster’ was elevated…
David Benavidez has announced that he will not return to the light-heavyweight division, choosing instead to remain at cruiserweight. As a result, Benavidez is set to relinquish his WBC light-heavyweight world title. This decision is expected to benefit British contenders Joshua Buatsi and Willy Hutchinson, whose upcoming interim title bout may be upgraded to a full vacant world title contest.
Buatsi and Hutchinson are scheduled to fight in a rematch at the AO Arena in Manchester on Saturday, November 7. Meanwhile, Benavidez is preparing to face WBC cruiserweight champion Michal Cieslak in a three-belt unification clash on Saturday, December 12, in Phoenix, Arizona.
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