Via Knitting Ambrosio: Eddie Hearn says David Benavidez’s win over Caleb Plant on March 25 could be the “statement” needed for him to get the elusive showdown he’s been looking forward to with Canelo Alvarez.
Hearn isn’t sure if Canelo (58-2-2, 39 KOs) will agree to fight Benavidez, but with him being the provisional and mandatory WBC 168 lb champion, he will have to give up. drop the belt unless World Boxing Council allows the Mexican star to sit on the strap for two years without securing it, as they did with 160 lb champion Jermall Charlo.
Canelo will have to make an important decision after he faces John Ryder & Dmitry Bivol this year. Will Canelo dare to confront Benavidez (26-0, 23 KOs) or continue to be cold to him like many years?
Benavidez still needs to beat former IBF super middleweight champion ‘Sweethands’ Plant (22-1, 13 KOs) on March 25 on Showtime PPV at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Paradise, Nevada.
The 30-year-old Plant is some kind of elusive fugitive who won’t stand and fight Benavidez because he lacks the weapons to prop up under the heavy shells that will rain down on him.
It would be bad enough that Plant always had to fly all the way, forcing Benavidez to chase him in a match that could have been tedious to watch. Plant is ready to fight Canelo because he has nothing left to lose. It’s the big payday fight for him, after all.
But against Benavidez, Plant needs a win to get a second payday against Canelo, so he’ll make sure he keeps running all the time and hopefully the umpires will be impressed with the shots. sporadic hits that he can do.
“Yes, I believe Benevidez defeated Plant. It was a horrible fight, and it was great for boxing,” Eddie Hearn told the audience. DAZN . boxing program.
“Just to make one thing clear, in all my dealings with Canelo Alvarez, I’ve never been under the impression, never have I doubted that there’s a fighter he won’t fight,” Hearn said when was asked if Canelo would ever fight David. Benavidez.
“The story of Benevidez, when you talk about a big game, because of what Canelo has given to the sport, because of the risks he took, because of the games he was in, I think I think. he wants the champions to do the same and really go down the same path.
“People like it For me, Benavidez needed to make a statement to make a war [that is monstrous with Canelo]. By the way, Benavidez always wanted those big fights. Now, he has a [Caleb Plant].
“So I really believe that if Benavidez defeats Plant, then you put him in position [to fight Canelo]. Of course, Canelo against Benavidez is a big fight. The only thing on Canelo’s mind right now was revenge for his defeat to Dmitry Bivol, and obviously having to take care of the business in May.
“But the match against Benavidez, if he goes out and beats Plant, you have to say it’s one of the biggest games right now. i know him [Canelo] will never shirk a challenge, and he will never resist a challenge.
“Whenever that name [Benavidez] will appear, the answer will be, ‘No problem.’ He [Canelo] will actually fight Usyk in cruiser class. He’s up against Bivol at 175. He won’t have a problem against Benavidez at 168.
“But it’s different. It’s compatriots; those are different stables,” Hern said of the obstacles that stopped the fight between Canelo and Benavidez. “It’s almost like ‘go and get it,'” says Hearn, but a win over Plant is sure to start ticking those boxes.
