David Benavidez and Canelo Alvarez are scheduled for a fight planned by Saudi promoter Turki Alarusik, but it's not a fight.
Alarusik declares Benavidez (28-0, 24 KOs) the undisputed winner of the June 1st light heavyweight championship between Artur Beterbiev (20-0, 20 KOs) and Dmitry Bivol (22-0, 11 KOs). Championship hoping to challenge for the Light Heavyweight Championship.
Benavidez strikes gold
While it's not a fight that Benavidez is campaigning for, he could still make a lot of money and some believe that's all the reason he's so eager to fight Canelo.
Fans understand that the whole reason Benavidez has been barking at Canelo all these years is because of that big money, but if they can get the winner of Beterbiev vs. Bivol, they won't need Canelo. .
The grand plan for Alarusik is that Canelo (60-2-2, 39 KOs) will take on undefeated former three-division world champion Crawford (40-0, 31 KOs) for the undisputed super middleweight title. It is to defend.
But it all depends on whether Crawford and Canelo win their scheduled fights this year, so everything is still very uncertain at the moment.
Hiccups on the road to wealth
Crawford needs to defeat WBA junior middleweight champion Israil Madrimov (10-0-1, 7 KOs) on August 3rd and then Jaron “Boots” Ennis. These fights have not yet been negotiated or announced, so it's unclear which one will happen. But even if that were to happen, it would be difficult for the 36-year-old Crawford to acquire both.
Crawford is a good fighter, but he is a 16-year veteran and is already considered to be a step away from the door to retirement. He's just sticking around to catch a little extra dough to flutter a nice golden parachute into his retirement nest.
When you're that age and money is the only reason to stay here, it becomes difficult to predict a good outcome for Crawford against Madrimov and Boots. His Excellency did not say whether he would compete in the Canelo-Crawford fight even if Crawford loses one or both of his fights this year.
As for Canelo, he will win the undisputed 168 pound title against undefeated #1 WBO Jaime Munguia (43-0, 34 KOs) on May 4th at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Amazon Prime Video and DAZN PPV. He is preparing for a title defense match that is at risk. Vegas.
Canelo, 33, will have a tough time fighting Munguia, a talented 27-year-old with a Bivol-esque fight style with combination punches and superior power.
what you actually get
In the end, Your Excellency's big plan may not work out, but assuming David defeats Oleksandr Gvozdyk in a WBC light heavyweight title eliminator on June 15th in Gervonta, Benavidez will face the winner of the Beterbiev vs. Bivol fight. That's going to happen. Davis vs. Frank Martin undercard match for his Amazon Prime Video PPV in Houston.
Benavidez may lose to Gvozdyk, but even if he wins, he will likely fight the winner of Beterbiev vs. Bivol.
