David Benavidez’s has shared his thoughts on Canelo Alvarez’s decision to not watch him as he knocked out Gilberto Ramirez on this past weekend’s big Cinco De Mayo card.
Benavidez dismantled ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez inside six rounds to capture the unified WBO and WBA cruiserweight world titles and become a three-division world champion.
In attendance was fierce rival Canelo, who has headlined on Cinco De Mayo for the past five years, but the 35-year-old opted to exit the arena before Benavidez’s performance of the year candidate.
Speaking on The Ariel Helwani Show, Benavidez said it was a ‘shame’ Canelo did not stick around, believing that he may have ‘scared him away’.
“It was a shame that Canelo wasn’t able to watch that fight there because I think I might have scared him away. I am a bad dude, man. I’m a bad mother****a.”
Alvarez has maintained that he has no interest in fighting Benavidez, and instead, he was sat ringside watching former opponent Jaime Munguia, who recently signed with Team Canelo and Eddy Reynoso and claimed the WBA super-middleweight world title in the co-main event.
Continuing, Benavidez admitted that he has lost faith in his clash with Canelo ever taking place, despite calling his foe out in the post-fight interview.
“I don’t think that fight is ever going to happen, to be honest with you.”
Canelo is expected to return from injury in September and take on WBC super-middleweight champion Christian Mbilli, with plans to reclaim the spot as the Cinco De Mayo headliner in 2027 and to do so as a reigning world champion.