{"id":187166,"date":"2025-10-09T04:08:09","date_gmt":"2025-10-09T04:08:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/187166\/"},"modified":"2025-10-09T04:08:09","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T04:08:09","slug":"benavidez-says-he-hurt-bivol-in-sparring-i-touched-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/187166\/","title":{"rendered":"Benavidez Says He Hurt Bivol In Sparring: \u201cI Touched Him\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

David Benavidez reminded the media today of how he hurt Dmitry Bivol during their last sparring session. He says he sparred the light heavyweight champion \u201ca lot,\u201d and had him hurt.<\/p>\n

Benavidez Reminds Bivol of Sparring Pain<\/p>\n

Benavidez (30-0, 24 KOs) states that he doesn\u2019t see any difference between sparring and fighting. He says if he can hit someone in sparring, he can do it in a fight. Bivol (24-1, 12 KOs) is the one that Benavidez is targeting for his three belts so that he can become the undisputed light heavyweight champion.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is the same thing. If you can touch somebody in sparring, you can touch somebody in a fight,\u201d said David Benavidez to Ring Champs<\/a>, discussing the success he had sparring with Dmitry Bivol. \u201cI sparred him a lot. I hurt him the last time we sparred. I was 22 years old.<\/p>\n

\u201cI Hurt Him\u201d: The 2019 Sessions Revisited<\/p>\n

The sparring occurred around 2019, when Benavidez was wiping out Anthony Dirrell and J\u2019Leon Love, looking unstoppable. With the way he was already fighting back then, it\u2019s understandable why Bivol had problems with him. He doesn\u2019t handle pressure well, as we saw in his two fights with Artur Beterbiev. It must have been a nightmare for him to deal with Benavidez attacking him nonstop during the sparring sessions.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe had way more experience than I, but I did with the experience that I had. Now, I\u2019m smarter and I\u2019ve become an all-around better fighter,\u201d said Benavidez.<\/p>\n

That sparring session might be one of the reasons that Bivol has been reluctant to fight Benavidez. I mean, he vacated his WBC title when \u2018The Mexican Monster\u2019 Benavidez was his mandatory. The official reason was that he had the trilogy match with Artur Beterbiev that he was going to take.<\/p>\n

Fear of the Mexican Monster?<\/p>\n

That fight never happened, so it makes sense to conclude that Bivol wasn\u2019t interested in fighting Benavidez and dealing with the combination punching that he\u2019s known for.<\/p>\n

Benavidez is still hoping a fight with Bivol will happen at some point, but it\u2019s questionable whether it will. Bivol isn\u2019t getting any younger. He turns 35 on December 18, 2025, and he\u2019s coming off back surgery.<\/p>\n

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Boxing News 24<\/a> \u00bb David Benavidez Reveals He \u201cHurt\u201d Dmitry Bivol in Sparring: \u201cIf You Can Touch Him There, You Can Touch Him in a Fight\u201d<\/p>\n

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