On February 1 at the T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, David Benavidez (29-0, 24 KOs) and David Morrell Jr. (11-0, 9 KOs) will collide in an intriguing light heavyweight bout for Benavidez’s WBC interim and Morrell’s WBA “regular” titles. The entire card will be shown live on PBC Prime Video PPV and PPV.com. Ahead of fight night, “The Monster” has sat down with Dan Rafael on the latest Big Fight Weekend/Fight Freaks Unite podcast to discuss the upcoming fight, injury problems and Canelo vs. Terence Crawford.
David Benavidez Discusses David Morrell Fight and Canelo-Crawford Benavidez Promises ‘To Make Morrell Suffer’ Ahead of Big Fight During his interview with Rafael, Benavidez spoke about his desire to face the best fighters: “I want to show everyone I’m the best in the world.”
He continued: “I didn’t have to take this fight (Morrell).
“Talking about his opponent on February 1: “David Morrell. he doesn’t have a lot of fights, but he definitely has a good pedigree of boxing,” said Benavidez. “Only one David will come out (victorious) and that David is David Benavidez.”
It was widely reported that Benavidez went into the fight against Oleksandr Gvozdyk with hand injuries and when asked if the injuries still persist: “No, none of that is a problem for this fight.”
He added: “The hand has been good. After the fight, we let it heal for about three months. So, the ligament is good now. The left knuckles good and everything is 100%”
