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By Tim Royner: Unbeaten WBC super middleweight champion David Benavidez (20-0, 17 KOs) is being talked about defending against former World Boxing Council 168 lb. champion Anthony Dirrell (32-1-1, 24 KOs) on September 8 on Showtime, according to RingTV.
By Chris Williams: David Benavidez and Anthony Dirrell have agreed to a deal to face each other in September at a still to be determined venue, averting a purse bid that was scheduled for Friday in Mexico City. This will be the 21-year-old Benavidez’s second defense of his World Boxing Council 168lb title, and it’s a step up in class from his last two fights against Ronald Gavril. The venue for the fight still has to be decided.
By Jim Dower: WBC super middleweight champion David Benavidez (20-0, 17 KOs) has changed his mind about wanting to sign with Top Rank, and he’s decided to return the $250,000 bonus he was given, according to ESPN. The 21-year-old Benavidez will be turning to his promoter Sampson Lewkowicz at Sampson Boxing.
By Ian Aldous: It’s been a long road for Anthony ‘The Dog’ Dirrell (32-1-1). He’s survived cancer and a serious motorcycle accident during his career, yet somehow managed to reach the top of the mountain in 2014 when he ripped the WBC super-middleweight world championship away from Sakio Bika. It’s a script ready and waiting for Hollywood. Now he wants one more shot at a world title before calling it a day and hanging up his gloves. This week, the Flint, Michigan native spoke with me over the phone about his career and his impending final bout.
By Jim Dower: Promotional companies Top Rank and Sampson Boxing could soon be going to court to decide which of them will get to WBC super middleweight champion David Benavidez in their stables. According to ESPN, Top Rank signed the 21-year-old Benavidez (20-0, 17 KOs) to a promotional contract last week. However, Sampson Lewkowicz of Sampson Boxing says he still has Benavidez under a promotional contract until 2021.
By Chris Williams: WBC super middleweight champion David Benavidez reportedly met with Top Rank and received an offer from them, according to Fighthype. If the 21-year-old Benavidez (20-0, 17 KOs) signs with Top Rank, then he’s expected to fight on the undercard of the unification fight between WBA lightweight champion Vasyl Lomachenko and WBO champion Ray Beltran on August 25 on ESPN at The Forum in Inglewood, California.
By Dan Ambrose: WBC super middleweight champion David Benavidez (20-0, 17 KOs) will be making his second defense of his title against 35-year-old 2008 Olympian Matt Korobov ( 28-1, 14 KOs) on July 28 on the undercard of lightweight unification fight between WBC champion Mikey Garcia and Robert Easter Jr. at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. The fight is being finalized, according to Dan Rafael.