World class trainer and former IBF super-featherweight world champion, Robert Garcia, believes that Oleksandr Usyk\u2019s undefeated streak could soon come to an end, if he accepts a fight with one undefeated champion.<\/p>\n
Usyk looked uncharacteristically flat-footed and demotivated in last month\u2019s unorthodox clash with Rico Verhoeven<\/a>, who came close to achieving one of the greatest upsets in the history of boxing before being controversially stopped in round 11.<\/p>\n Following the Ukrainian\u2019s performance, fans are left debating whether the 39-year-old overlooked Verhoeven or if Father Time has finally caught up with him, with potential fights against the likes of Agit Kabayel<\/a> and Moses Itauma seemingly all the more dangerous off the back of that showing.<\/p>\n At present, it seems as though either a mandatory defence of the WBC title against Kabayel<\/a>, or a rematch with Verhoeven, is next \u2013 an outing that is expected to take place before the end of the year and could prove to be Usyk\u2019s penultimate professional bout.<\/p>\n However, speaking with YSM Sports Media<\/a>, Garcia believes that three-division conqueror, David Benavidez<\/a>, who recently captured the unified cruiserweight world titles, would be capable of handing Usyk a first career defeat and should pursue that opportunity.<\/p>\n \u201cI think that he [Benavidez] should go straight into Usyk, now.<\/p>\n \u201cI think that Benavidez beats Usyk, really, for reals bro. I don\u2019t think that I am the only one that thinks that, after Usyk\u2019s last performance, I think that people might [agree]. I know there is a lot of risk and it won\u2019t be easy, but I do believe that Benavidez beats him.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n