David Morrell says he doesn’t care what David Benavidez will bring to their fight this Saturday evening. It is “100% confident” that he will do it “Knock it out “ In their headliners of 12 laps at the T-Mobile Arena de Las Vegas.
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Morrell (11-0, 9 KB) saw Benavidez’s past fights and studied it, knowing that he can beat him. He feels that his style is the one he can disassemble, because he fought many high pressure fighters during his years in the Cuban national team, where he was out of competition.
If Benavidez (29-0, 24 KB) loses by Ko against Morrell, it is not the end of the world for him. He is quite young at 28 to rebuild, come back and resuscitate his career at Cruiserweight. Coach Jose Benavidez Sr. already said that it was his next destination if they could not get the winner of Artur Beterbiev against Dmitry Bivol 2.
Ko Guarantee
“I don’t care what it brings in the ring. They call it the monster, but I do not worry any of this. I am ready, ”said David Morrell during today’s big arrivals in Las Vegas for his fight against David Benavidez on Saturday.
“I am 100%sure. I don’t worry what someone else says. I will have the last word on Saturday. Inside the ring, no one can stop what we are going to do, just the referee. I promise I’m here to knock him out.
“I have everything I need to win. It’s my time and my moment. 2025 is my year. This will open the door to other Cuban fighters to follow me, “said Morrell.
It would be an important setback for Benavidez and his supporters if Morrell bats him, in particular by Ko or a Cuban domination of unilateral Andy Cruz level. Stop by Morrell or a surbacker using his Cuban school would put things in perspective, showing the broad gulf of talent between him and the rather coarse style of Benavidez.
We really don’t know how good David Morrell is in the professional ranks, but if his record lover of 135-2 is any indicator, he has an excellent chance to defeat Benavidez. Interestingly, a big problem was concluded on Benavidez’s professional experience, and many fans and media members consider it an advantage.
They ignore Morrell’s stellar amateur record and the experience he has fighting the double Olympic gold medalist Julio Cesar La Cruz. The only two defeats of Morrell in amateur career came against Cesar La Cruz and Harley-David O’Reilly, whom he defeated in the revenge match.
Inevitable revenge
A victory for Morrell will potentially put him with the winner of the winner of Artur Beterbiev against Dmitry Bivol 2.
I doubt that Morrell is allowed to move on without an immediate revenge match with Benavidez because there would be too much interest in fans so that the two do not meet for a fight.
Benavidez is very popular in the United States and Mexico. It is practically an icon for many fans, and Morrell would have massive money itself to give Benavidez a chance to redeem yourself.
The “Mexican monster” means too much for Morrell to be given to the green light to move forward. This is one of those fights where Morrell is not supposed to win, and he ruins everything that is victorious.
