Respected boxing trainer Robert Garcia believes David Benavidez could eventually defeat Oleksandr Usyk if the two fighters meet in the coming years.<\/p>\n
Benavidez has continued receiving major praise following his successful move up to cruiserweight, where he defeated Gilberto Ramirez to capture WBA and WBO world titles on May 2 at T-Mobile Arena and strengthen his reputation as one of boxing\u2019s elite fighters.<\/p>\n
The victory has already sparked discussions about how far Benavidez could go in higher weight divisions, including the possibility of eventually moving up to heavyweight.<\/p>\n
Garcia believes David Benavidez could beat Oleksandr Usyk in two years<\/p>\n
Speaking to ES News, Garcia shared his belief that Benavidez could dethrone Usyk in the future as the Ukrainian champion continues getting older.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think that Benavidez beats Usyk two years from now,\u201d Garcia said.<\/p>\n
Garcia pointed specifically toward Usyk\u2019s age as one of the major reasons he believes the matchup could eventually favor Benavidez.<\/p>\n
\u201cUsyk is nearly 40 already,\u201d Garcia explained.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo imagine two years from now, Benavidez beats him.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Benavidez\u2019s recent performances have significantly increased conversations surrounding his long-term future in heavier divisions.<\/p>\n
Still unbeaten, the American star has already established himself across multiple weight classes. He became the first boxer to hold major titles at 168, 175, and 200 pounds.<\/p>\n
What\u2019s next for Benavidez and Usyk?<\/p>\n
Agit Kabayel remains Usyk\u2019s mandatory challenger, with the undefeated heavyweight reportedly expected to receive a world title opportunity later this year.<\/p>\n
Before retirement, Usyk has already outlined a potential three-fight plan that includes a showdown against Rico Verhoeven on May 23 at the Pyramids of Giza in Egypt, followed by a mandatory defense against Kabayel and a possible trilogy fight against Tyson Fury.<\/p>\n
Recently, Fury responded to Oleksandr Usyk\u2019s calls for a trilogy fight<\/a> and admitted that he is interested in running it back for a third time. However, Fury also stated that his main focus right now is his reportedly signed showdown against Anthony Joshua later this year.<\/p>\n As for Benavidez, the unbeaten American appears more focused on other major opportunities in the near future. The cruiserweight champion has shown a strong interest in moving back down to 175 pounds for a potential clash against Dmitry Bivol or a catchweight bout.<\/a> Benavidez has also continued expressing interest in long-discussed fights against Canelo Alvarez and Jai Opetaia<\/a>.<\/p>\n A fight between Benavidez and Usyk remains purely hypothetical for now, but Turki Alalshikh seems interested in making this fight a reality, as he expressed on his X account, his desire to see them go head-to-head in the ring. <\/p>\n Meanwhile, Garcia\u2019s comments add to the growing speculation surrounding how Benavidez\u2019s career could evolve over the next few years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Respected boxing trainer Robert Garcia believes David Benavidez could eventually defeat Oleksandr Usyk if the two fighters meet…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":667956,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[571],"tags":[8075,64,63,802,957,13412,7704,85,8691],"class_list":["post-667955","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-boxing","tag-anthony-joshua","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-boxing","tag-canelo-alvarez","tag-david-benavidez","tag-oleksandr-usyk","tag-sports","tag-tyson-fury"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/667955","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=667955"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/667955\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/667956"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=667955"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=667955"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=667955"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}