Benavidez coach, Jose Sr.

Coach Jose Benavidez Sr. He has confirmed today that Artur Beeterbiev will be the next opponent of WBC’s heavy weight champion David Benavidez after his respective fights on the November 22 card in Dazn in the Anb Arena de Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Jose Sr. He says that there is a possibility that Beterbiev can move to the main event to face Benavidez (30-0, 24 ko) if his opponent, Anthony Yarde (27-3, 24 kos) suffers from a training camp injury.

The Beterbiev struggle is accepted

“We have already accepted a fight against Beterbiev. We have already said,” Yes, we are ready to go, “and we hope that in the next struggle, we could fight Bivol. These are the two fights that make sense right now,” said coach Jose Benavidez Sr. Millcity Boxing On his son, David Benavidez, who wants to fight Artur Beeterbiev after his defense of the title against Anthony Yarde on November 22.

Beserbiev (21-1, 20 pensions) fight against Deon nicholson (22-1, 18 kos) in a lightweight heavyweight contest in the game of Benavidez-Yarde in Riyadh. Arthur, 40, was hoping to fight IBF, WBA and WBO of 175 LB Champion Dmitry Bivol in the trilogy match, but this game could not happen. Bivol had a surgery back and recovers.

Bivol announced his back surgery earlier this month on August 8. 35-year-old Nicholson is a welcome struggle for Beterbiev to stay active, because he has not fought since his decision for most of the defeat in Bivol on February 22 in Riyadh.

Yarde’s backup plan

“If Anthony Yarde is injured, Bertabev will increase to fight David (on November 22),” said Benavidez Sr.

Social media fans have asked why Benavidez chose to fight Yarde instead of Beterbiev on November 22 card. There is not a lot of interest in Benavidez-Yarde, as the British fighter, Yarde, was eliminated by Beterbiev in the eighth round on January 28, 2023.

“We have been trying to pursue it. I didn’t want to fight with David,” said Jose Sr. On why Benavidez does not go directly to Bivol. “We offered him a fight, Turki Alralikh and PBC, and he did not want to take it. We cannot do it.

“I felt that surgery was made. We hope it will recover and stay very soon, and we have the opportunity to fight against him. We are ready,” said Benavidez Sr. about Bivol.