David Banavidez responded to Instagram tonight to be crowned the new WBC Light Heavyweight Champion by the Sanction Body after Dmitri Biblical chose to evacuate the title, rather than complying to defend the WBC’s order to defend against him.
Benavidez (30-0, 24 food) admitted that it wasn’t the “Ideal way” For him to make the WBC 175-Pond title, but he still intends to make the ‘best fights’ for the fans. He gave no hits who it would be, but there are several good options among the contenders.
Avoid “The Monster”?
Fans on social media believe overwhelmingly Benavidez held Benavidez out of fear that he had lost to him and hampered his big payday for a trilogy match against Artur. This is the one that Turki wants. If Biblical told Turki that he wanted to fight Benavidez first, he would probably have agreed. Fear may have received the best of Dmitri. If he thought he could win, he would have liked to have fought the battle with Benavidez, just as he did when he fought against the unknown Malik Zinad.
Banavidez is a high-risk opponent for Biblical, and his team may have seen his pressure style as too dangerous for them. To lose badly to ‘the Mexican monster’, Biblical marketability would have done harm to a trilogy match with better Biev. He couldn’t afford to make it happen. We do not know if Turki would pull out the mat under Biblical if he was beaten by benavidez and changed his mind to put the trilogy together.
David may just have to take one battle before the winner or the loser of the BiVol- Against Artur Betterbiev trilogy competition seems to try to regain the WBC belt to become an undisputed champion. It is difficult to predict what Biblical (34) and Betterbiev will do, because both have so far earned a lot of money in their two battles.
The third will increase their bank accounts even more to where they do not need extra finances. Both get pretty old. So we will have to see if they want to regain the WBC belt of benavidez.
‘Just got the news that Biblical decided to vacate his title instead of fighting me. It makes me the WBC world champion at lightweight. It is not the ideal way for me to become a world champion, but I am now the WBC lightweight champion of the world, and I am planning to have the best fights, ‘says David Benavidez on InstagramRespond to upgrading the WBC lightweight champion for the WBC lights, after Dmitri Bivol evacuated its belt.
Last updated on 04/08/2025
