Via Chris Williams: David Benavidez let the cat out of the bag by revealing that his manager will give him a fight with Caleb Plant in March.
Benavidez said to NoCapHighlights podcast that he is facing former IBF super middleweight champion ‘Sweehands’ Plant (22-1, 13 KOs) in March.
The fight will probably be on SHOWTIME PPV in the US and it could bring in huge numbers even if there are tons of fans stealing it with illegal pirate streams.
This is the long-awaited monster battle that Benavidez (26-0.23 KOs) has been looking for to unlock the door King Canelo Alvarez .’s golden treasure chest to take your career to the next level.
All of the bullion that Benavidez waits to pick up by the bucket will be available to him when he faces blonde Canelo, but to get that fight he needs to use the famous Caleb Plant.
“They will give me Caleb Factory in March,” David Benavidez speaks to the NoCapHighlights Podcast.
Plant has been dragging his feet for years about his fight with Benavidez, but the former Sweethand’s win over 37-year-old veteran Anthony Dirrell on October 15 could give him confidence he’s missed the whole thing. his career.
Unless Plant decides to play it safe by staying away from Benavidez like he did, the boxing public will be in for a big fight in March, possibly on pay-per-view SHOWTIME.
Earlier today, Mike Coppinger revealed that the Benavidez vs Jose Uzcategui match that had been scheduled for January was canceled due to a backlash from boxing fans over the albatross level bout No one wants to see this.
At the time, there were a lot of fans who expected another lesser fighter to be on the run for Benavidez to slaughter in early 2023. Thankfully, Plant has emerged as an option for his next fight. Benavidez in March, which explains why he was so happy last Saturday night.
Plant, 30, needed a big win for him to land his second hit on a big payday against Canelo Alvarez after being knocked out by the Mexico star in the 11th round last November.
Since that loss, Plant has talked about wanting a second hit against Canelo, but he won’t beat the best Anthony Dirrell of the past.
Plant clearly realized he needed a big win against Benavidez or Jermall Charlo to get a rematch against Canelo. But suppose Charlo off the gridthat leaves only Benavidez, so Plant is forced to bite the bullet and make that fight like it or not if he wants a second payday against Canelo.
David Benavidez says he is fighting Caleb factory in March 2023 at Jake Paul vs Silva fight‼ ️‼ ️ pic.twitter.com/xkuSaaUc0y
– NoCapHighlights Podcast (@NoCapHighlights) November 3, 2022
