David “Benavídez (29-0, 24 KOs) found how troublesome life can be for him in his mild heavyweight debut, pressured to go the complete 12-round choice and win a unanimous choice in a battle so much nearer than the scores handed down by the judges towards Oleksandr Gvozdyk (20-2, 16 KOs) to win the WBC interim title on Saturday evening on the MGM Grand Backyard Area in Las Vegas.
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A Nearer Struggle Than the Scorecards Counsel
The battle seemed principally even on the finish, though the judges gave it to Benavidez by a large margin. This tarnished the end result considerably, giving the impression that Gvozdyk by no means stood an opportunity of successful with out a knockout.
The scores have been 117-110, 119-109, and 116-112. Benavidez was ineffective from the sixth spherical on, which he blamed in a while a left-hand harm.
Gvozdyk’s Resilience Assessments Benavidez
He seemed very drained and couldn’t battle exhausting because of the weight he’d placed on for the competition and the toughness that Gvozdyk confirmed. Earlier than tonight’s battle, Benavidez had been used to dominating his opponents and never worrying about what was coming again at him. Gvozdyk was there all evening, taking the battle to Benavidez, forcing him to battle tougher than he was accustomed.
After the battle, Benavidez mentioned he can be transferring again right down to go after the titles at 168.
He didn’t say if he would return to the 175-lb division to battle the winner of the October twelfth conflict between mild heavyweight champions Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol. Benavidez moved as much as heavyweight for his battle with Gvozdyk to turn out to be the WBC necessary and face the winner of Beterbiev vs. Bivol.
Followers Query Benavidez’s Nerve
If Benavidez is now having second ideas after his grueling battle towards Gvozdyk tonight. Followers on social media consider Benavidez has misplaced his nerve after seeing how exhausting will probably be for him towards the 37-year-old Gvozdyk, who isn’t on the similar stage as Beterbiev and Bivol.
Even when Benavidez’s left-hand harm is the explanation for his ineffectiveness within the second half of the battle tonight, what he confirmed within the first six rounds wouldn’t be adequate for him to defeat Beterbiev or Bivol. These guys would simply beat Benavidez if he fights like that towards them.
“I don’t care about Canelo. I wish to make my very own lane. That’s why I got here as much as 175. I’ve been attempting to make that battle with Canelo for an extended, very long time. As you see, I’ve the star energy now. Folks love the way in which I battle, and so they work together with me very effectively,” mentioned Benavidez on the post-fight press convention.
“That might be a very large battle. I believe all people wins. The world of boxing wins, the followers win. It’s a battle we acquired to get happening.”
