Sitting with Helwani, De La Hoya revealed how much he enjoyed promoting fighters in the sport. On The MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani, Oscar De La Hoya recently disclosed that he is talking to the representatives of David Benavidez regarding the mentioned fight. I want to see how he’s going to react to the power, combinations and speed. Jaime Munguia might as well be the next opponent of David Benavidez. He went on: “Once opponents feel my pressure, they realize it’s a whole different type of power. The fans want to see knockouts and that’s what I want to give them.” I’m on a knockout streak and I’m keeping it going Saturday night. “Hats off to Kyrone Davis for stepping up to the plate and taking this fight. “I’ve had a tremendous training camp this time around,” he said. Benavidez stopped Dirrell in nine rounds to win the WBC belt for a second time, after which he lost it on the scale.īenavidez, who has stopped his last four opponents, plans to do to Davis what he did to Dirrell. None of the above means that he has lost focus on Davis, who he respects.ĭavis (16-2-1, 6 KOs) made a statement this past February, when he drew with former champ Anthony Dirrell in Los Angeles. “It’s really motivating knowing that Phoenix has our backs.”

The first mural out there was of my brother and I said that I wanted to be up there next. “I spent most of my childhood at Central Boxing Gym (which is two miles from the arena). “It means the world to our whole family to be here in this position,” David Benavidez said. The elder Benavidez faces Francisco Emanuel Torres. Plus, his older brother, Jose Benavidez Jr., is fighting on the card. However, he was also excited about his homecoming. Davis, who had been sparring with Terence Crawford, was able to step in to save the event.īenavidez had been looking forward to fighting Uzcategui, who Plant defeated to win the title he lost to Alvarez. His original opponent, Jose Uzcategui, was pulled from the show after he allegedly tested positive for a banned substance. Benavidez (24-0, 21 KOs) is happy just to be fighting on Saturday.

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