{"id":656426,"date":"2026-05-07T22:35:12","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T22:35:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/656426\/"},"modified":"2026-05-07T22:35:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T22:35:12","slug":"usyk-manager-calls-david-benavidez-interesting-fight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/656426\/","title":{"rendered":"Usyk Manager Calls David Benavidez \u201cInteresting\u201d Fight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Oleksandr Usyk\u2019s manager, Sergey Lapin, says a future fight against David Benavidez is a possibility that would generate major interest from boxing fans.<\/p>\n<p>Lapin said that Benavidez as speculation continues about the unbeaten light heavyweight champion eventually moving to heavyweight.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=boxing247.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" style=\"display:flex; align-items:center; justify-content:center;&#010;            width:140px; height:40px; overflow:hidden;\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"660\" height=\"208\" alt=\"Add East Side Boxing as a preferred source on Google\" class=\"perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/google.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>  <\/a><\/p>\n<p>  <a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/publications\/CAAqKAgKIiJDQklTRXdnTWFnOEtEV0p2ZUdsdVp6STBOeTVqYjIwb0FBUAE?ceid=US:en&amp;oc=3&amp;hl=en-US&amp;gl=US\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" style=\"display:flex; align-items:center; justify-content:center;&#010;            width:140px; height:40px; overflow:hidden;\"><br \/>\n    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"468\" height=\"128\" alt=\"Follow East Side Boxing on Google News\" style=\"height:100%; width:auto; display:block;\" class=\"perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/follow-google-news.png\"\/><br \/>\n  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\u203c\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/usykaa?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@usykaa<\/a>\u2018s manager Sergey Lapin tells us <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Benavidez300?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@Benavidez300<\/a> is an \u201cinteresting option\u201d for him: \u201cIt could be a very interesting fight and definitely one that would attract a lot of attention from fans worldwide\u2026 It\u2019s definitely an interesting option for Oleksandr.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fy4uGWNXbP\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/fy4uGWNXbP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Pro Boxing Fans (@ProBoxingFans) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ProBoxingFans\/status\/2052478576000426156?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">May 7, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The comments surfaced the same day reports circulated that negotiations for a light heavyweight unification between Benavidez and Dmitry Bivol were running into financial issues.<\/p>\n<p>Benavidez has already spoken publicly about eventually testing himself at heavyweight, but Usyk\u2019s immediate future appears focused elsewhere.<\/p>\n<p>The unified heavyweight champion previously outlined a three-fight plan before retirement that included:<\/p>\n<p>Rico Verhoeven<br \/>\nthe winner of Fabio Wardley vs. Daniel Dubois<br \/>\nand a trilogy fight with Tyson Fury<\/p>\n<p>That makes a Benavidez fight more speculative than immediate at this stage, especially with Usyk approaching 40 and seemingly operating on a limited timetable before retirement.<\/p>\n<p>Lapin\u2019s comments are notable because they publicly acknowledge Benavidez as a serious enough name to enter the conversation around Usyk\u2019s remaining fights.<\/p>\n<p>Whether anything develops may ultimately depend on Saudi interest and whether Turki Alalshikh sees the matchup as a worthwhile event to pursue in the current heavyweight landscape.<\/p>\n<p>Eddy Pronishev has covered professional boxing since 2001, earning recognition for his technical analysis and informed perspective on the sport\u2019s leading fighters, promoters, and events. Known for his clarity and depth, he provides authoritative insight into both in-ring strategy and the business of boxing.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/boxingnews24.substack.com\/subscribe\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Click here to subscribe to our FREE newsletter<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Latest Boxing News:<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tTags <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boxing247.com\/boxer\/david-benavidez\" rel=\"tag nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">David Benavidez<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boxing247.com\/boxer\/oieksandr-usyk\" rel=\"tag nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">OIeksandr Usyk<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boxing247.com\/boxer\/sergey-lapin\" rel=\"tag nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sergey Lapin<\/a> \t\t<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.boxing247.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Boxing<\/a> \u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boxing247.com\/category\/boxing-news\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Boxing News<\/a> \u2022 Oleksandr Usyk Manager Calls David Benavidez \u201cInteresting Option\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Last Updated on 2026\/05\/07 at 4:31 PM \t<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Oleksandr Usyk\u2019s manager, Sergey Lapin, says a future fight against David Benavidez is a possibility that would generate&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":656427,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[571],"tags":[64,63,802,85],"class_list":["post-656426","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-boxing","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-boxing","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/656426","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=656426"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/656426\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/656427"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=656426"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=656426"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=656426"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}