A couple of months in the past, Jose Benavidez Snr wasn’t positive how for much longer he’d stay as lead coach of his WBC light-heavyweight interim champion son David Benavidez.
Different proficient fighters, together with unbeaten top-ranked super-middleweight contender Diego Pacheco and Mexican light-weight Omar Salcido, exist in Benavidez Snr’s secure, and the trimmings of his son’s quickly escalating profession aroused the concept it is likely to be finest for them to separate.
“When you have got an enormous crew and also you begin bringing in individuals … you realize, everybody needs to really feel like they’re ‘the one,’ and you’ve got lots of people speaking behind your ear on this and that, and generally, you realize, we will all get misplaced, and I feel that’s what occurred,” Benavidez Snr advised BoxingScene Monday.
Because of some quaint household bonding, together with information that David Benavidez will welcome one other youngster in 2025, the transient divide was repaired.
And with Los Angeles’ Pacheco, 22-0 (18 KOs), resulting from arrive in Las Vegas Sunday to conclude his coaching camp for his January 25 DAZN-streamed main-event bout at The Cosmopolitan versus Steven Nelson, 20-0 (16 KOs), coach Benavidez is positioned to make a daring early case as coach of the 12 months.
One week later, on February 1, David Benavidez, 29-0 (24 KOs), meets Cuba’s unbeaten David Morrell, 11-0 (9 KOs), at T-Cell Enviornment in Las Vegas, with the winner rising because the obligatory opponent to the February 22 winner of the rematch between undisputed light-heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev and former beltholder Dmitry Bivol.
The elder Benavidez, who was residing close to his Seattle fitness center when tensions raised, took to personally connecting together with his Miami-based son to clear the air.
“Now, I’m nearer with [David] than I’ve ever been … you realize, generally we want that [moment of truth], and I feel David realizes all my onerous work that I’ve put in since he was two years previous … we’re stronger than ever,” Benavidez Sr. mentioned. “And he doesn’t simply inform me, he reveals me. As a person.
“So this has grow to be the largest time for me as a result of we’ve gone via a lot collectively and now all the pieces has settled and we’re working in a really lovable and understanding manner.”
Benavidez Snr mentioned the communication between himself and David has improved as David has taken to meditation and spiritual instructing to seek out internal concord.
“I’ve by no means seen him so completely happy and I’ve by no means seen him so motivated,” Benavidez Snr mentioned. “He’s tremendous targeted … I feel he discovered himself. We’re tighter than ever and we’re speaking higher than ever.”
Within the meantime, Benavidez Snr has positioned his assistant trainers to supervise Pacheco’s camp in Seattle whereas on Monday he presided over a formidable morning sparring session in Las Vegas between Salcido and somebody who, within the amateurs, twice beat Salcido’s January 25 opponent, 2021 Olympic gold medalist Andy Cruz.
Pacheco, 23, confronts a rugged stablemate of four-division champion Terence Crawford in Nelson, who’s educated by 2023 coach of the 12 months Brian McIntyre.
“Undefeated, robust fighter coming from a fantastic camp,” Benavidez Snr mentioned of Nelson. “He’s been via numerous struggles and making an attempt to get to the following step, however I feel Diego is doing very effectively [ranked No. 1 at 168 pounds by the WBO] and after we beat Nelson, that may put Diego extra up on the map, and we’ll be able to battle for a world title.
“He’s simply gotta look spectacular. You may’t simply battle. You’ve bought to look spectacular as a way to transfer up, just like the final battle when he stopped the man [Maciej Sulecki] with the shot to the physique. That’s what we want: to look spectacular.”
Benavidez Snr mentioned he can foresee victory taking Pacheco to fights in opposition to high super-middleweights together with former champion Caleb Plant, latest title challenger Edgar Berlanga or WBC/WBA No. 1-ranked Christian Mbilli.
“We’re prepared for anyone who’s able to battle,” he mentioned.
Since Alvarez is at the moment resting with time to mull who he’ll battle subsequent, Pacheco has the main-event stage to make his case.
However, as within the case of his son, Benavidez Snr mentioned he doubts Alvarez will entertain combating Pacheco.
“Canelo simply needs to battle guys who’re very hit-able, who come ahead,” Benavidez Snr mentioned. “Diego Pacheco makes use of his distance, is a counterpuncher, can assault when he counters and strikes. I don’t suppose Canelo needs to battle any individual like that.”
So the main target now could be these upcoming bouts.
Benavidez Snr mentioned he maintained from the outset together with his boxer sons, together with Crawford’s former title opponent Jose Benavidez Jnr, that they had been all the time free to retain one other cornerman in the event that they needed.
He’s enthused that it stays him.
“I really feel like I’m invincible. He hugs me, tells me thanks, and it simply offers me a lot motivation,” Benavidez Snr mentioned of David. “I’m on high of the world. It’s like a dream. No person’s stopping us. We’re extra highly effective than ever.
“All of the belts, all the cash, the point out of coach of the 12 months … all of that doesn’t imply something in comparison with the sensation of doing what I like and attending to be near my youngsters. I really feel like a millionaire.”
