Oleksandr Gvozdyk says he’s not going to run away from David Benavidez on Saturday evening when the 2 battle for the WBC interim gentle heavyweight title on the MGM Grand Backyard Area in Las Vegas.
Benavidez’s followers imagine the victory for him is just about a lock towards the 37-year-old former WBC 175-lb champion Gvozdyk (20-1, 16 KOs), they usually’re already wanting ahead to the ‘Mexican Monster’ dealing with the winner of the Artur Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol struggle subsequent for the undisputed gentle heavyweight championship.
Gvozdyk is able to defeat Benavidez (28-0, 24 KOs), who has by no means fought at 168 and has been well-matched by his promoters towards lesser opposition to get him up to now.
Gvozdyk: “I’m Not Going to Run Away”
“You may anticipate an important struggle, a variety of punches, a variety of abilities, and we’re going to steal the present,” stated Oleksandr Gvozdyk to ABN Sports activities Media about his struggle towards David Benavidez stealing the present this Saturday evening on PBC on Prime Video PPV.
“He’s very sensible, throws multi-punch combos, and stress,” Gvozdyk stated on what to be careful for from Benavidez. “You must be careful for his punches as a result of they’re actually quick.
“I’m not going to run away. You’re not going to be completely happy if I run away. So that you’re going to have to observe me within the ring towards your idol,” stated Gvozdyk about his message to Benavidez’s followers, who’re doubting him.
Provided that that is the primary time that Benavidez is preventing somebody near the identical measurement as him and is a way more proficient fighter than anybody he’s confronted, he may lose this struggle.
That’ll be a bitter capsule for Benavidez’s followers, and for the media, who didn’t scrutinize the kind of opposition he’s been dealing with.
Educated followers have perceived Benavidez as a weight bully, noting that he’s a light-weight heavyweight/cruiserweight who has chosen to soften all the way down to 168 to dominate smaller opposition.
Gvozdyk’s Eyes on the Undisputed Title
“I change into interim world champion,” stated Gvozdyk about what he’ll acquire from beating Benavidez on Saturday. “On the opposite aspect, there’s Bivol and Beterbiev. They’re going to find out the undisputed world champion. I change into necessary [to them].
“If Bivol beats him, I’m not occupied with becoming him as a result of it’s not about some private stuff,” stated Gvozdyk when requested if he would need to struggle a rematch with Artur Beterbiev to avenge his loss from 2019. “I simply need to be champion, and the man that has all of the belts might be my subsequent goal,” stated Gvozdyk.
