David Benavidez demonstrated in his one-sided victory over Caleb Plant on Saturday that he’s the most effective 168-pounder on this planet not named Canelo Alvarez.
However was that accomplishment sufficient to elevate the Honorable Point out pound-for-pounder increased on the record?
No. Right here’s why.
Plant, a wonderful boxer, arguably was the hardest opponent of Benavidez’s profession regardless that the Phoenix native is a two-time world titleholder. And whereas it took time for Benavidez to shut the space on his fleet opponent, he finally delivered a beat down.
That’s why Benavidez was named Boxing Junkie Fighter of the Month for March.
Nevertheless, Benavidez (27-0, 23 KOs) in all probability must take down an opponent on the pound-for-pound record or presumably somebody on the cusp with a view to climb into the Prime 15.
After all, he’ll ultimately get that chance if he continues to win. And primarily based on what we noticed this previous weekend, it’s wager he’ll accomplish that.
Subsequent pound-for-pounder up: No. 13 Shakur Stevenson is scheduled to Shuichiro Yoshino in a 135-pound bout on Apri 8 in Newark, New Jersey.
Right here’s what the record appears to be like like for the time being:
BOXING JUNKIEPOUND-FOR-POUND
Terence Crawford – Ordered by the WBO to defend his 147-pound title in opposition to Alexis Rocha however no settlement is in place.
Naoya Inoue – Scheduled to problem 122-pound titleholder and Honorable Point out Stephen Fulton Jr. on July 25 in Tokyo.
Oleksandr Usyk – Talks with No. 6 Tyson Fury for a heavyweight title-unification bout fell aside, leaving Usyk with no opponent in the meanwhile.
Errol Spence Jr. – Unified 147-pound titleholder reportedly set to face Keith Thurman at 154 kilos in April however no official announcement has been made.
Dmitry Bivol – Reportedly in talks to face No. 12 Artur Beterbiev in a 175-pound title-unification struggle however no settlement is in place.
Tyson Fury – Talks with No. 3 Oleksandr Usyk for a heavyweight title-unification bout fell aside, leaving Fury with no opponent in the meanwhile.
Juan Francisco Estrada – No struggle scheduled.
Canelo Alvarez– Scheduled to defend his undisputed 168-pound championship in opposition to John Ryder on Could 6 in Guadalajara, Mexico.
Jermell Charlo – Anticipated to defend his undisputed 154-pound championship in opposition to prime contender Tim Tszyu this summer season however no settlement is in place.
Gervonta Davis – Scheduled to face Ryan Garcia in a 136-pound bout on April 15 in Las Vegas.
Vasiliy Lomachenko – Scheduled to problem undisputed 135-pound champion Devin Haney on Could 20 in Las Vegas.
Artur Beterbiev – Reportedly in talks to face No. 5 Dmitry Bivol in a 175-pound title-unification struggle as early however no settlement is in place.
Shakur Stevenson – Scheduled to face Shuichiro Yoshino in a 135-pound bout on April 8 in Newark, New Jersey.
Roman Gonzalez – No struggle scheduled.
Devin Haney – Scheduled to defend his undisputed 135-pound championship in opposition to Vasiliy Lomachenko on Could 20 in Las Vegas..
Honorable point out (alphabetical order): David Benavidez (no struggle scheduled); Jermall Charlo (no struggle scheduled); Stephen Fulton Jr. (scheduled to defend his 122-pound title in opposition to No. 2 Naoya Inoue on July 25 in Tokyo); Kazuto Ioka (reportedly scheduled to problem 115-pound titleholder Joshua Franco in June in Japan however no announcement has been made); Josh Taylor (reportedly will defend his WBO 140-pound title in opposition to Teofimo Lopez on June 10 in New York however no announcement has been made).
