{"id":242989,"date":"2025-11-04T08:54:11","date_gmt":"2025-11-04T08:54:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/242989\/"},"modified":"2025-11-04T08:54:11","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T08:54:11","slug":"benavidez-says-he-hurt-bivol-in-sparring-not-impressed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/242989\/","title":{"rendered":"Benavidez Says He Hurt Bivol In Sparring, \u201cNot Impressed\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

David Benavidez says he wasn\u2019t impressed with Dmitry Bivol when he sparred him in the last. He states that he hurt him.<\/p>\n

WBC light heavyweight champion Benavidez (30-0, 24 KOs) says he hopes that he can get a fight against the 34-year-old Bivol (24-1, 12 KOs) or Artur Beterbiev because he feels that they\u2019re both leaving their prime.<\/p>\n

Benavidez is defending his WBC title next against Anthony Yarde (27-3, 24 KOs) on November 22nd in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. He states that he hasn\u2019t been told that he\u2019ll get the chance to fight IBF, WBA, and WBO champion Bivol or Beterbiev after they meet for their trilogy.<\/p>\n

\u2018The Mexican Monster\u2019 Benavidez does believe he will eventually get the opportunity to face them sooner or later. Given their injury problems and advancing ages, he may not get the chance. Bivol and Beterbiev are already wealthy from two fights, both of which reportedly paid $10 million each.<\/p>\n

Bivol\u2019s Style Fails to Impress<\/p>\n

\u201cI didn\u2019t go in there thinking I\u2019m really impressed at what he does. He moves around a lot, he keeps his distance, uses his jab, and he has a good one-two,\u201d said David Benavidez to Boxing News<\/a> when asked what his thoughts were on his sparring with Dmitry Bivol.<\/p>\n

The sparring session that Benavidez had with Bivol was eight years ago, when he was 22. At this point, a fight between them would likely be a much different situation due to the size he\u2019s packed on and his maturity. Bivol didn\u2019t look that great in either of his two fights with Beterbiev. Those performances showed that he struggles when pressured.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m not really impressed with him. I know he\u2019s a good fighter,\u201d said Benavidez about Bivol. \u201cWhen I\u2019m in with a good fighter, I go to the next level myself. I don\u2019t treat the sparring like sparring sessions. I treat them like real fights. Anything can happen at any given moment.\u201d<\/p>\n

Benavidez took a lot of hard punches in his last fight against David Morrell on February 1, 2025. The fight showed that he\u2019s not the same steel-chinned fighter he was at 168. Morrell had Benavidez hurt in rounds two and four. He dropped him in round eleven.<\/p>\n

Aging Rivals, Rising Monster<\/p>\n

\u201cThese guys are getting out of their prime,\u201d said Benavidez about Bivol and Artur Beterbiev. \u201cI\u2019m stepping into my prime. If it doesn\u2019t happen now, it\u2019ll happen later. I think Beterbiev would be a more fan-friendly fighter. It would be a harder fight. Beterbiev is more of a rugged in-your-face type. Bivol is more of a you have to go hunt him down.\u201d<\/p>\n

Of the two, Benavidez might have a better shot at getting a fight against Beterbiev because he\u2019s fearless and won\u2019t hesitate to face him after he\u2019s done with his trilogy match against Bivol.<\/p>\n

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Tom Galm has covered the global boxing scene since 2014, specializing in heavyweight analysis, business trends, and fighter psychology.<\/p>\n

Boxing News 24<\/a> \u00bb – An Analyst’s Perspective<\/a> \u00bb David Benavidez Says He Hurt Dmitry Bivol in Sparring: \u2018I Wasn\u2019t Impressed by Him\u2019<\/p>\n

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