Andy Cruz, a Cuban light weight contender, predicted that David Morrell Jr. will overcome by knockout To David Benavídez Saturday, February 1 in the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
In statements to the press prior to his fight with Omar Salcido, Cruz said that he sees his compatriot Morrell Jr. for this fight and He believes that he will give a Good show against Benavidez.
“What I can say about Morrell is that it is a typical Cuban boxer. He is always smiling and is always dancing. I see it very similar to me, always joking and always dancing. Maybe it’s even worse than me. As for its concentration for this fight, I see it very concentrated. It will be a difficult fight, but I think it will give a good show. I see it winning. I not only see it winning. I see it winning by knockout“, said.
According to experts’ forecasts, The fight will be very close and competitive. Some believe that David Benavídez -who took the personal duel – It has a slight advantage for your experiencebut others say that David Morrell Jr. can end his undefeated.
The Mexican monster will make this fight with the Cuban To defend his position as a mandatory challenger of the category, since it could face the winner of the rematch between Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol. The rivalry with Morrell was born when both belonged to the supermedian weight and now the fighters They will fix their differences in 175 pounds.
In his last fight, Benavidez won the mandatory challenging position of the World Boxing Council (CMB) by conquering the interim title of the category in a hard fight against Oleksandr Gvozdyk. Instead, Morrell He also premiered with a victory in the 175 pounds by winning by unanimous decision to Radivoje Kalajdzic for the secondary belt of the AMB.
In the co-feeling fight of this billboard, Brandon Figueroa and Stephen Fulton will have their revenge. Besides, Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz will return to action against Ángel Fierro.
David Morrell Jr., 26, is a regular champion of 175 pounds from the World Boxing Association (AMB). Cuban fighter alone He has 11 fights as a professional and has won them allnine of them by knockout.
For his part, David Benavídez, 27, became an interim monarch of semi -dompleted weight of the WBC by beating Oleksandr Gvozdyk in his debut the category. The Mexican monster It has a record of 29 wins, 24 of them by fast track and no setback In his career as a professional.
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