I reckon that they would not give the offer with confidence of getting the funds and making more from it after the fight. However, I understand the skepticism because only Canelo has a name that is very known outside of the boxing community. I speculate if this event was going to be created in Saudi Arabia with the support of the Saudi royal family, we can be certain that money will be flowing out of the promoters' ears hehehee.
The WBC president uncle Mauricio has also appeared to change his mind on David Benavidez's next opponent.
WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman said this Thursday through his social networks that David Benavidez's next opponent will not be Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez as had been said in recent hours, and that the interim light heavyweight championship will be disputed by the American fighter of Mexican descent and the Ukrainian Oleksandr Gvozdyk.
Source https://www.marca.com/en/boxing/2024/02/23/65d896bdca47411a698b45b4.html
This is Mauricio Sulaimann's intention and said that it is a mandatory fight for Canelo Alvarez which Canelo doesn't like but surely Canelo Alvarez will fight him and this is a true test for David Benavidez because Canelo Alvarez is not a pushover as we can all agree to that but I think it is interesting if Canelo Alvarez can really defeat David Benavidez.
For Filipino boxing fans, Dave Apolinario remains undefeated, but it was a close call against Tanes Ongjunta of Thailand. As we was knock down early, and then he storm back and knock out his opponent in the 4th round.
https://mb.com.ph/2024/2/23/undefeated-dave-apolinario-knocks-out-thai-foe-to-earn-world-title-shot
So he is still undefeated and most likely will fight for the belt next against Japanese Seigo Yuri Akui.
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Filipino flyweight contender Dave Apolinario recovered from an early stumble and scored a sensational fourth-round knockout win over Thai counterpart Tanes Ongjunta on Thursday, Feb. 22, at the Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.
https://mb.com.ph/2024/2/23/undefeated-dave-apolinario-knocks-out-thai-foe-to-earn-world-title-shot
So he is still undefeated and most likely will fight for the belt next against Japanese Seigo Yuri Akui.
Dave Apolinario is surely a proud Filipino and seeing him still undefeated is interesting he is just 25 years old at the moment and he is shaking his opponent's heads that Tanes Ongjunta's fight was really incredible for sure he will go a long way in this kind of sports, and so I am rooting for him to win.
WBC will actually bring together David Benavidez vs Oleksandr Gvozdyk for the clash for interim light heavyweight title and in this fight we will clearly see who can win in less time or TKO.
David Benavidez 28-0, 24 KO will meet former light heavyweight champion Oleksandr Gvozdyk 20-1, 16 KO, the difference in their fighting styles can be seen more clearly and Benavidez is of course really fighting to win this fight to be able to move up division .
Many boxing fans really want to see Benavidez fight Canelo but there are several reasons why this fight didn't happen and Canelo himself has fight scheduled for May 4 but it is not clear who his opponent will be because there is no official confirmation yet.
David Benavidez vs Oleksandr Gvozdyk will take place next June and we will see how Benavidez can get the interim WBC light heavyweight title in their fight, he will really be the favorite because Gvozdyk himself has also stopped fighting for quite long time due to injury.
source: https://twitter.com/WBCBoxing/status/1760784291586326995?t=zNk9HR5bKMmm0ll8VqAcKA&s=19
David Benavidez 28-0, 24 KO will meet former light heavyweight champion Oleksandr Gvozdyk 20-1, 16 KO, the difference in their fighting styles can be seen more clearly and Benavidez is of course really fighting to win this fight to be able to move up division .
Many boxing fans really want to see Benavidez fight Canelo but there are several reasons why this fight didn't happen and Canelo himself has fight scheduled for May 4 but it is not clear who his opponent will be because there is no official confirmation yet.
David Benavidez vs Oleksandr Gvozdyk will take place next June and we will see how Benavidez can get the interim WBC light heavyweight title in their fight, he will really be the favorite because Gvozdyk himself has also stopped fighting for quite long time due to injury.
source: https://twitter.com/WBCBoxing/status/1760784291586326995?t=zNk9HR5bKMmm0ll8VqAcKA&s=19
After Canelo can not fight Benavidez because he has a fight this year maybe in May there is a huge chance that he can now fight Charlo for the best thing he can be, but this is what Canelo wanted but, I wanted a much better challenge for Canelo Alvarez, well let's just wait after this fight maybe the Benavidez VS Alvarez could still continue.