David Benavidez easily makes weight, set for Showtime main event
This will be his first appearance since coming in heavy against Roamer Alexis Angulo
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Opponent Ronald Ellis, who had some scale issues of his own last year when he attempted to move to middleweight, came in at the same weight. Top lightweight contender Isaac Cruz (134 lbs.) and late-notice foe Matias Romero (134.8 lbs.) had no issues, and neither did openers Jamontay Clark (154.6 lbs.) and Terrell Gausha (154.4 lbs.).
Benavidez (23-0, 20 KO) infamously came in well over the limit for a planned WBC title defense against Roamer Alexis Angulo in August 2020, becoming one of very few modern boxers to lose the same belt twice for different out-of-ring reasons. He’s still likely bound for light heavyweight sooner rather than later, but for now, he remains a genuine super middleweight.
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David Benavidez returns to the ring to face Canelo sparring partner, Ron Ellis. Photo Credit: CBS Sports
The Mohegan Sun Casino in Uncasville, Connecticut is the venue this Saturday night in the USA, as a former world champion makes his first appearance of 2021.
Top of the bill is David Benavidez (23-0, KO20), who would still be WBC Super Middleweight champion had he not lost his belt on the scales in his last outing in August 2020.
The 24-year-old is back in action at the same weight this weekend, in a gentle 12 round attraction against Ronald Ellis (18-1-2, KO12).
The bigger aim for Arizona’s Benavidez is the big fish of the division, but with current WBC and WBA (Super) champion, Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez otherwise engaged with Billy Joe Saunders, and IBF champion, Caleb Plant, seemingly plotting his own course towards the Mexican, Benavidez will have to bide his time for the superfights that he craves.