{"id":313695,"date":"2025-11-28T05:37:15","date_gmt":"2025-11-28T05:37:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/313695\/"},"modified":"2025-11-28T05:37:15","modified_gmt":"2025-11-28T05:37:15","slug":"canelo-hid-after-benavidezs-ko","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/313695\/","title":{"rendered":"Canelo Hid After Benavidez\u2019s KO"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Jose Benavidez Sr. states that he thinks Canelo Alvarez may have gone and hid in the \u201ccloset\u201d after watching \u2018The Mexican Monster\u2019 David Benavidez knock out Anthony Yarde in the sixth round last Saturday night.<\/p>\n<p>Benavidez Sr. says that Canelo (63-3-2, 39 KOs) will have the \u201cshadow\u201d for the rest of his life of the fight that he failed to take against Benavidez. In other words, he\u2019ll be haunted and filled with regret.<\/p>\n<p>Canelo\u2019s decision not to fight his son, Benavidez, seems to bother Jose Sr. a lot. He brings him up frequently during interviews, and he goes on mini-rants.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think what Canelo was thinking when he saw the fight is that he started seeing David getting better and better. Maybe he went and hid behind his closet or something. He was just terrified,\u201d said Jose Benavidez Sr. to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=d3EgPRb_CsI\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Fight Hub TV<\/a>, guessing what Canelo Alvarez did after watching WBC light heavyweight champion David Benavidez\u2019s seventh-round knockout win over David Benavidez on November 22nd.<\/p>\n<p>It would be good for Benavidez Sr. to put Canelo out of his mind. He\u2019s 35 now, coming off a loss to Terence Crawford, and doesn\u2019t have much time left before he retires. Benavidez doesn\u2019t need Canelo to carve his legacy.<\/p>\n<p>Boxing fans will give Benavidez tremendous respect if he faces IBF cruiserweight champion Jai Opetaia in 2026, if he successfully beats WBA and WBO champion Gilberto Ramirez on May 2.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe person that Canelo doesn\u2019t want to face is David Benavidez, \u2018The Mexican Monster.\u2019 So, that\u2019ll be his shadow for the rest of his life because everybody knows that\u2019s the fighter he needed to face, and he didn\u2019t want to face,\u201d said Benavidez Sr.<\/p>\n<p>Robert Segal has been a key voice at Boxing News 24, delivering fight news, previews, and analysis with a direct, insider edge. Covering the sport for over a decade, his work highlights champions, contenders, and rising talent worldwide. Known for his sharp ringside perspective, Robert brings fans closer to the action with straightforward, knowledgeable reporting.<\/p>\n<p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.boxingnews24.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Boxing News 24<\/a> \u00bb Benavidez Sr. Says Canelo Hid After Monster KO<\/p>\n<p>Last Updated on 11\/27\/2025 \t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Jose Benavidez Sr. states that he thinks Canelo Alvarez may have gone and hid in the \u201ccloset\u201d after&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":313696,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[571],"tags":[64,63,802,177559,85],"class_list":["post-313695","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-boxing","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-boxing","tag-leigh-dawneyn-the-ring-ivn-night-of-the-championsn-queensberry-promotionsn-fight-nightn-riyadhn-saudi-arabian-anb-arenan-boxing","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/313695","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=313695"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/313695\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/313696"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=313695"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=313695"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=313695"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}