“Not Ideal, But Here We Are”: David Benavidez Reacts to Becoming WBC Light Heavyweight Champion After Bivol Avoids Mandatory Defense

David Benavidez reacted tonight on Instagram to being topped the brand new WBC gentle heavyweight champion by the sanctioning physique after Dmitry Bivol selected to vacate the title somewhat than adjust to the WBC’s order for him to defend towards him.

Benavidez (30-0, 24 KOs) admitted that it’s not the “splendid approach” for him to select up the WBC 175-lb title, however he nonetheless intends to make the “finest fights” for the followers. He didn’t give any hits who that may be, however there are a number of good choices among the many contenders.

Avoiding “El Monstruo”?

Followers on social media overwhelmingly imagine Bivol ducked Benavidez for worry of dropping to him and messing up his huge payday for a trilogy match towards Artur Beterbiev. That’s the one Turki desires. If Bivol advised Turki he needed to get the battle with Benavidez out of the best way first, he’d have possible agreed. Worry might have gotten the perfect of Dmitry. If he thought he may win, he’d have gladly taken the battle with Benavidez identical to he did when he fought the unknown Malik Zinad.

Benavidez is a high-risk opponent for Bivol, and his crew might have seen his strain fashion as too harmful for them. Dropping badly to ‘The Mexican Monster’ would have harm Bivol’s marketability going right into a trilogy match with Beterbiev. he couldn’t afford to have that occur. We don’t know if Turki would pull the rug out from beneath Bivol if he was crushed by Benavidez and adjusted his thoughts about placing the trilogy collectively.

David would possibly solely have to take one battle earlier than the winner or the loser of the Bivol vs. Artur Beterbiev trilogy contest appears to be like his strategy to attempt to recapture the WBC belt to turn out to be an undisputed champion. It’s troublesome to foretell what Bivol, 34, and Beterbiev will do as a result of each have made some huge cash of their two fights to date.

The third will enhance their financial institution accounts much more to the place they don’t want further funds. Each of them are getting fairly outdated. So, we’ll should see in the event that they need to reclaim the WBC belt from Benavidez.

“Simply obtained the information that Bivol determined to vacate his title as a substitute of preventing me. Now that makes me the WBC world champion at gentle heavyweight. This isn’t the best approach for me to turn out to be a world champion, however however, I’m now the WBC gentle heavyweight champion of the world, and I intend to placed on the perfect fights,” mentioned David Benavidez on Instagram, reacting to being upgraded to full WBC gentle heavyweight champion after Dmitry Bivol vacated his belt.