According to the latest information from the International Boxing Federation (IBF), Canelo Alvarez – owner of 4 super middleweight titles has been asked to defend his title against the challenger appointed by this organization – William Scull (Cuba). ).

Within 28 days, the two sides will have to complete negotiations to organize the match. If he fails to fulfill this obligation, Canelo could face being stripped of his title like the punishment the IBF imposed on him in 2019. However, this is not the information that fans have been waiting for.

The name that the audience wants to see Canelo face right now, more precisely in the past three years, is David Benavidez – the person who held the WBC super middleweight championship from 2017-2019, and the owner of the temporary WBC belt. period from 2022 to present.

Canelo has not necessarily never mentioned David Benavidez. When successfully defending his championship belts against Jaime Munguia last May, the Mexican puncher expressed a not very open opinion that the match with Benavidez was not can bring in a large enough amount of money.

Of course, before the above information, David Benavidez gave a rebuttal.

“I’ve been in this position for three years, I was his mandatory challenger, but he didn’t give me a chance. He wanted $200 million to fight me and even more, but I’m done.”

“He doesn’t want to fight, there’s nothing we can do. We’ll move up, let’s see what happens. The fans have called this fight, and it’s the only fight they all want.” I hope it can happen in the future, but now I have to focus on the match on June 15.”

David Benavidez has been in the position of “interim champion” in the WBC super middleweight division since May 2022 when he knocked out David Lemieux and had two more matches to defend this title against Caleb Plant – Canelo’s defeat, along with with another against Demetrius Andrade. However, Benavidez’s chances of meeting his compatriot have never been clear.

With pressure from the WBC, David Benavidez was forced to move up to face Oleksandr Gvozdyk on June 15, for the interim welterweight belt.

Even with the move to welterweight, weight has never been an obstacle for the Canelo vs. Benavidez. The red-haired Mexican puncher himself has competed twice in this weight class, with a knockout against Sergey Kovalev in 2019 and a loss to Dmitry Bivol in 2022 – Canelo’s first defeat in 9 years.

Therefore, constantly refusing to confront David Benavidez is the reason why Canelo Alvarez constantly receives criticism, especially when he defeats opponents with less experience and achievements like John Ryder or Jaime Munguia, or is poor. far away in weight as Jermell Charlo.

With a large body (1m88 tall and 1m89 arm span) and his father’s Mexican bloodline attack in his veins, David Benavidez is definitely the opponent that demanding audiences want for Canelo Alvarez. Now, the story is only the nod of the absolute super middleweight champion, whether he wants to risk his reputation as he prepares to turn 34.