An unbeaten world champion has sent a scathing message to Mexican great Canelo Alvarez.
The 34-year-old from Guadalajara is a little under 70 fights into an exceptional professional career, which began back in 2005 when he was just 15-years-old.
He has already won world titles across four weight classes, boasting victories over the likes of Gennady Golovkin, Miguel Cotto, Sergey Kovalev and Jermell Charlo to name just a few.
Canelo currently reigns as the undisputed super-middleweight champion, with his next fight set to come against fellow pound-for-pound star Terence Crawford on Saturday September 13 at the Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.
In an interview with Seconds Out, unbeaten WBC light-heavyweight champion David Benavidez once again welcomed a showdown with Canelo, as he claims he would ‘take his belts’ should they ever end up crossing paths.
“I wouldn’t go down to 168 but it’s possible, now that all promoters are working together it’s possible, but at the end of the day it’s just like what does he want? Turki might give him what he wants you know what I mean? And then I’m gonna get what I want after I beat the s**t out of him and take his belts.”
Benavidez was elevated to WBC light-heavyweight champion earlier this year after former champion Dmitry Bivol vacated his crown to pursue a trilogy bout against Artur Beterbiev.
The 28-year-old from Phoenix is now in preparations for the first defence of his title, which is set to take place against Britain’s Anthony Yarde on Saturday November 22 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
