Nobody give me a chance in that fight when I fight him, and Floyd call me and give me the fight, and I say, ‘Yes, I want that fight,’ and I showed people who I am. “They appreciate who I am, a great boxer, and I took the big chance. “They appreciate who I am, I think,” said Gavril when asked what boxing fans think of him for knocking down Benavidez in their first fight in September 2017, when he dropped the then 20-year-old ‘Mexican Monster’ in the 12th round, but still lost a wide unanimous decision. “I never sparred him,” said Gavril when asked if he ever sparred Plant. Read: Terence Crawford: 'Canelo doesn't really interest me because of the size factor'

“I know Benavidez is going to have more volume with the punches, so he’s going to throw from the beginning.

Maybe, who knows?” said Gavril when told that Benavidez could knockout Plant quicker than Canelo Alvarez did in November 2021 when he stopped him in the eleventh round in Las Vegas in their super middleweight undisputed championship fight. “So, I see Benavidez winning by KO later rounds around eight or nine. He’s a big guy, a tall guy, and has a good jab and throw a lot of punches. Yeah, Benavidez is going to walk him down, throw a lot of punches. “You know Plant is going to run it’s his style. How you call me? It’ll be a good fight, but I think it’ll be a little boring,” said Ronald Gavril to Fighthype about tonight’s Caleb Plant vs. David Benavidez fight event will begin at 9 pm ET/6 pm PT, live on Showtime pay-per-view at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. As long as they put top-notch guys in front me, they will always bring the best out of me.Read: Tim Bradley says Crawford took Spence's best weapon away from him Caleb Plant vs. With four weeks already banked and five to go at Big Bear training camp, Benavidez says he'll be in the shape of his life on September 8. I've been training for this my entire life.' That would be a really great accomplishment for me. 'It would be a great honor to become the youngest super middleweight champion ever. The culmination of a lifetime of hard work, Benavidez says it would be a huge honor for him to become the youngest 168-lb champion in history. I'm working with a lot of different types of styles, boxers and brawlers, so whatever he brings on the 8th I'll be ready.' He had a lot of fights, but we're training hard. He's more of a boxer, but he does have a brawling ability. But even if it doesn't come, we'll look magnificent in the fight and I'll win that title.'īenavidez says opponent Gavril is capable of a number of different styles, but he'll be ready for any of them.

The winner of the tournament will become the mandatory to the winner of Benavidez vs. all competing in the WBC Diamond Tournament, Gavril is the highest available contender. And with top contenders Callum Smith, Avni Yildirim and Chris Eubank Jr. The 20-year-old Benavidez (18-0, 17 KOs), ranked WBC #4, will be vying to become the youngest super middleweight champion in boxing history when he faces NABF champion Gavril (18-1, 14 KOs), rated #8, on September 8.īenavidez was originally scheduled to face former champ Anthony Dirrell until Dirrell was injured. Red-hot super middleweight contender David 'El Bandera Roja/Red Flag' Benavidez is promising his best performance to date when he faces Ronald Gavril for the WBC Super Middleweight Championship.

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