David Benavidez just left gold behind to chase silver. The WBC light heavyweight champion dominated Anthony Yarde last Saturday night at the ANB Arena, Riyadh, via 7th-round stoppage. After the win, people expected him to call out someone like unified light heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol or even Artur Beterbiev. And for good reason.

After all, Yarde had given a tough fight to Artur Beterbiev in their January 2023 fight. However, Benavidez had other things in mind. During the post-fight interview, ‘The Mexican Monster’ revealed he will be moving up to the cruiserweight division to face Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramírez on May 2. Despite that, Beterbiev reacted to Benavidez’s win with a proposal.

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