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David Benavidez reacts to Canelo’s presence during Zurdo Ramirez fight
David Benavidez believes that Canelo Alvarez will come to see how he will perform in Saturday’s match against Zurdo Ramirez.
Canelo has long been accused of avoiding a fight with Benavidez and has consistently distanced himself from a potential fight with him.
Alvarez is set to presence on Saturday at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas to support stablemate Jaime Munguia, who will face WBA super middleweight champion Armando Resendiz on the fight card.
Benavidez, however, believes the Mexican champion will actually come to see how he will do in his cruiserweight debut against Zurdo.
“It’s a large event,” the 29-year-old told reporters on Wednesday.
“You can judge the scale of the event because Canelo wasn’t even at Jaime Munguia’s last fight.
– He says yes [coming] for Munguia.
“He won’t come to see Munguia, he will come to see me up close.
“I don’t know if it’s about looking forward to the next fight, but you can see how everything turned out.
“I went to his fights, now he comes to my fights.
“I don’t need to say anything more.”
This will be the first time in six years that Alvarez has not fought on the Cinco De Mayo weekend, and his return from his loss to Terence Crawford will likely take place on September 12 in Riyad.
The 35-year-old was sidelined after elbow surgery.
Benavidez challenges Zurdo for his unified WBA and WBO cruiserweight world titles, live on DAZN and Amazon Prime pay-per-view.
“The Mexican Monster” remains the WBC delicate heavyweight champion and defended his title for the first time with a seventh round stoppage over Anthony Yard in November in Riyad.
The Arizona native will become a three-division world champion if he defeats Ramirez, but he later vowed to return to delicate heavyweight to face Dmitry Bivol in an undisputed title bout.
“My plan wasn’t just to abandon the delicate heavyweight division,” he further said Ariel Helwani show.
“My plan was this [to] come up, win two titles, come back and make this fight with me and Bivol even bigger.
“My dream is to become unified champion.
“It would be wise for me to go back downstairs.”
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Adam Azim returns to action next month.
Azim will face Canadian Steve Claggett live at the OVO Arena in Wembley BBC TwoBOXXER announced on Wednesday.
The undefeated super lightweight was forced to withdraw from his scheduled January fight with Gustavo Lemos due to an injury.
Instead, “The Assassin” will face 50-fight veteran Claggett, who unsuccessfully fought Teofimo Lopez for his then-WBO super lightweight title in 2024.
“This is another substantial step forward for me on my path to the world title,” said the 24-year-old.
“I’m thrilled to have the opportunity to appear live on the BBC in front of a huge audience.
“I have always wanted to take part in entertaining fights, and on May 30 I intend to provide fans with an unforgettable evening.
“Steve Claggett is a tough, experienced fighter, he gave Teofimo Lopez his toughest fight and that’s the challenge I want.
“I’m ready to put on a great performance and show everyone why I’m destined to be at the top.”
Azim defeated Kurt Scoby in the last round to win the WBO Intercontinental super lightweight title in November.
Claggett is two wins in a row since losing to Lopez in his native Canada.
“I’ve worked my whole life to get this opportunity,” said the 36-year-old.
“I’m grateful and excited to come to the UK to fight Adam Azim.
“I know Adam is a good youthful boxer and I will be preparing to fight to be the best version of him this evening.
“I put in strenuous work, I’m already in great shape and I’m ready for the fight tonight.
“I’ll be ready to show the British fans what I’m about.”
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BOXXER Founder and CEO Ben Shalom said: “This is a really crucial fight for Adam Azim as he gets closer to winning the world title.
“Steve Claggett is a proven, world-class operator who will bring out the best in him.
“Fighting on free-to-air TV on the BBC gives Adam a huge platform.
“Millions of fans across the UK will be able to watch him in action and this is exactly the type of fight that will showcase his talent and take him to the next level.”
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Skye Nicolson came close to winning the world featherweight title with a dominant points win over Mariah Turner in Melbourne on Wednesday.
Nicolson (16-1, 3 KO) defended her interim WBC featherweight crown, winning every round against Turner (12-2, 6 KO) at The Melbourne Pavilion.
Nicolson’s excellent boxing skills were on display from the first round, keeping her opponent at bay from her probing jab.
The 30-year-old southpaw, who won the interim belt in December with a unanimous decision victory over Yuliahn Luna Avila, bloodied Turner’s nose in the third round after a series of successful left hands.
The former featherweight world champion rocked her opponent with a straight left hand in the sixth gesture, but the “Golden Girl” responded with a left hook of her own, sending Nicolson falling to the ropes.
Nicolson returned to boxing backwards in the seventh round and circumscribed her opponent’s success.
Turner’s nose remained bloody over the last few rounds, and the 31-year-old was unable to make up the loss.
The Novel Zealander’s suffering deepened in the final round when she was deducted a point for using her head.
Three scores of 90-89 confirmed the victory of Nicolson, who announced a fight with the undisputed super bantamweight champion, Ellie Scotney after the fight.
@skyebnic CALLING for the undisputed super bantamweight champion @elliescotney_ after defeating Mariah Turner: “Ellie Scotney, you have all the belts. I’m next in line. Let’s make it happen for the fans.”#NicolsonTurner pic.twitter.com/rK89Em3PXG
— Professional boxing fans (@ProBoxingFans) April 29, 2026
“I want to be the undisputed world champion,” Nicolson said.
“Ellie Scotney, you have all the belts.
“I’m next in line.
“Let’s do it for the fans.”
Teremon is attacked by Tupou
Teremoana Teremoana defeated Bowie Tupou in the first round, remaining excellent in the heavyweight division.
Teremoana (11-0, 11 KO) landed a brutal uppercut that knocked Tupou’s (29-8, 20 KO) head back, and another right hand sent him to the canvas.
Wylie stops Zalewski
Jake Wylie survived a major scare before stopping Miles Zalewski in the second round of their lightweight fight.
Zalewski (12-4, 10 KO), after an almost three-year break, looked like he was in trouble in the first round, knocked down by a series of shots.
What a round it was
#NicolsonTurner | Live now on DAZN
pic.twitter.com/LSEhqyqTs4
— DAZN Boxing (@DAZNBoxing) April 29, 2026
The Novel Zealander fired back in the second round, knocking Wyllie (19-2-1, 17 KO) to his feet with a robust attack.
However, there was no fairy-tale comeback for the 36-year-old, who was weakened later in the round and another attack resulted in the referee’s intervention.
Hussain pushes past Hunt
Benjamin Hussain came off the deck and passed Andrew Hunt by split decision.
Hunt (11-1-1, 6 KO) stopped Hussain (14-2, 8 KO) in the third round, but “The Hype Beast” rallied in a pulsating fight to capture the vacant IBF Inter-Continental super welterweight title with two scores of 95-94 to overturn the 95-94 score in Hunt’s favor.
HUT FLOORING HUSSAIN!
#NicolsonTurner | Live now on DAZN
— DAZN Boxing (@DAZNBoxing) April 29, 2026
Undercard remaining
In the lightweight division, Jesse Bolt (4-0, 4 KO) knocked out Faavesi Isaako (3-6, 2 KO) in the second round.
Chloe Chaos (7-2-2, 3 KO) and Arlene Blencowe (5-6-1, 2 KO) drew a split decision in the super welterweight division, and Omar El-Abdallah (5-0, 4 KO) defeated Alivereti Dodomo (7-9, 6 KO) in a super middleweight fight.
BLUE BLOCK ENDS IT!
Jesse Bolt with a stunning KO in the second round! #NicolsonTurner | Live now on DAZN
— DAZN Boxing (@DAZNBoxing) April 29, 2026
Super lightweight prospect Jonte Metaxas (3-0, 1 KO) remained undefeated with a unanimous decision victory over Troy Toleafoa (0-2).
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