David Benavidez vs. David Lemieux | Showtime - May 21, 2022

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David Benavidez vs. David Lemieux next Saturday, May 21 on Showtime

David Benavidez and David Lemieux headline next Saturday night on Showtime on May 21st in a battle for the interim WBC super-middleweight title. The event begins at 10:00 p.m. ET.

Benavidez (25-0, 22 KOs) vs. Lemieux (43-4, 36 KOs) will be fighting at the Gila Rivera Arena in Glendale, Arizona. The winner will be in a position to potentially face undisputed champion Canelo Alvarez next year.

Of course, with Canelo, there are no guarantees. If he wants to fight the winner of the Benavidez vs. Lemieux, he will. Benavidez has a better chance of getting a fight against Jermall Charlo in 2023 rather than Canelo.

If Benavidez can beat Charlo, it will help his chances of eventually getting a fight against Canelo if he doesn’t retire after his rematch with Dmitry Bivol.

Lemieux, 33, has done an excellent job of turning his career around with five consecutive victories.

His career was seen as finished following a one-sided 12-round unanimous decision to Billy Joe Saunders in 2017, but he’s turned things around with wins over some decent competition.

“David Lemieux, he’s not old at all; he’s 32-years-old, he’s been there for a long time and has a lot of experience,” said David Benavidez to The Good Fight with Kate Abdo.

“The thing with fighters when they get to the end of their careers, the last thing that goes is power,” Benavidez continued. “So, I can’t sit there and tell you that he can’t hurt me, and can’t do none of this.

“We both have a chin and we both can get hurt. That’s why I was in training camp for so long, and that’s why I got to stay here. I’m like, ‘Man, I got to be ready.’ This is another title and another opportunity.

“I know he’s motivated because it’s another title for him if he wins, so this is a big opportunity for both of us,” Benavidez said about him and Lemieux.

“I said the other day, once you’ve been in training camp for three months, it feels like purgatory. The days keep repeating over and over again. I’m not really sick of training. The only thing that sucks is I’m away from my son and my wife.

“Like I said, this is a big opportunity, and I’m doing this for my wife and my son. I feel like they’ve got their good abilities and are different fighters,” said Benavidez when asked who is better between Caleb Plant and Jermall Charlo.

“Plant is more of a boxer, and Charlo is more of a brawler, a puncher. I can’t really tell you who is the harder or better fighter. They’re both top-level fighters. At this level, you’ve got to be ready because there are no easy fights no more.

“They’re both good fighters; they’re both good champions. The more dangerous guy is Charlo because he has more knockout power. The thing about Caleb Plant is he doesn’t have knockout power, but he can box around you.

“The thing about it is if a person doesn’t have knockout power, they’re more susceptible to getting knocked out themselves because they can’t hurt their opponent.

“I think so, yeah,” said Benavidez when asked if Charlo is the more dangerous fight than Plant. “The only reason why I’d move to 175 is if I can’t get the fights with Caleb Plant, Canelo, or Charlo.

“Maybe in the next two years,” said Benavidez when asked when he would move up to 175 and give up on the idea of fighting at 168 if he fails to get a fight with Plant, Canelo, or Charlo.

“I don’t see why it wouldn’t be possible to make these fights happen in two years because if you really look at it, Charlo is closer to the end of his career than he is in his prime.

“So who is he fighting? He talks about he’s making so much money this and that. He would make ten times more money fighting me than the guy [Maciej Sulecki] than he’s fighting now.

“No disrespect to the Polish guy he’s fighting, but I really don’t know who he is. He’s never been a world champion. That’s not going to be a pay-per-view fight. Me and him [Charlo] could potentially be a pay-per-view fight.

“Caleb Plant, he’s coming off of a loss. He says he wants to fight Canelo again, but he’s not going to get to Canelo again if he doesn’t fight me. So we all kind of need each other.

“I’ve been saying this for a while. A lot of these fighters are so arrogant that we all need each other. I need them to get to the next level, and they need me to get to the next level,” said Benavidez.

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I hope PBC slap this on YouTube, like they did last weekends fight.

[apollo creed]

Benavidez has a 2 decent options in his stable like Charlito and Plant but I doubt they would want to fight Bena.

[KiwiRider]

Good grief, the undercard for this is absolute garbage.
And I thought it might have been watchable if there was at least two half decent fights on the card.
Well, pretty sure I've got better things to do than watch a bunch of knock overs

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Press Release | Undercard Information

Rising Dominican prospect Luis “The Twist” Nunez will battle fellow unbeaten Jonathan Fierro in the 10-round featherweight telecast opener live on SHOWTIME Saturday, May 21 from Gila River Arena in Glendale, Ariz. headlining a Premier Boxing Champions event.

The SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® telecast is headlined by unbeaten two-time world champion and Arizona-native David “El Bandera Roja” Benavídez returning to fight in his home state for the second-straight bout as he takes on former world champion David Lemieux for the vacant Interim WBC Super Middleweight Title. The telecast begins at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT and also features hard-hitting Cuban prospect Yoelvis Gómez taking on Mexico’s Jorge Cota in the 10-round super welterweight co-main event.

The non-televised undercard will see former world champion “Vicious” Victor Ortiz (32-7-3, 25 KOs) in a 10-round super welterweight attraction against Todd Manuel (20-19-1, 6 KOs) and Mayweather Promotions’ rising unbeaten super lightweight contender Richardson Hitchins (13-0, 5 KOs) in a 10-round bout against Mexico’s Angel Rodriguez (12-10-3, 5 KOs).

A trio of Arizona-based prospects will also compete on the undercard, as super featherweight and Mesa-native Jesus Abel Ibarra (13-0, 6 KOs) steps in for a six-round contest against Mexico’s Moises Flores (25-6-1, 17 KOs), Glendale’s own Elijah Garcia (10-0, 9 KOs) competes in a six-round middleweight affair battling California’s Rowdy Montgomery (7-3-1, 5 KOs), while Mesa’s Micky Scala (5-0, 3 KOs), an intriguing prospect in the Mayweather Promotions stable, enters the ring facing Iowa’s Mike Plazola (2-1, 1 KO) for six rounds of super welterweight action.

Rounding out the lineup is welterweight Estevan Villalobos (15-1-1, 11 KOs) going up against Houston’s Christon Edwards (13-3, 6 KOs) in an eight-round bout, lightweight prospect Julio Hernandez (1-0, 1 KO) in a four-round duel, and the pro debut of Chavon Stillwell taking on Brent Oren (4-8, 1 KO) for a six-round super middleweight showdown.

After piling up an 85-5 amateur record, Núñez (16-0, 12 KOs) turned pro in 2018 and racked up knockouts in eight of his first nine outings. Fighting out of Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic, Núñez made his U.S. debut in September 2021 by winning a unanimous decision over the previously unbeaten Jayvon Garnett on SHOBOX: The New Generation®. The 22-year-old followed up that performance by taking down another undefeated fighter, as he stopped Carlos Arrieta in the 10th round of their January showdown, also on SHOBOX®.

“Not many fighters get the opportunities that have been given to me,” said Núñez. “I feel blessed and grateful to be in this position. It was a great honor to fight on SHOWTIME in my last fight and I’m thankful to my whole team for being put on this platform. I’m going to make the most of this chance that I have. The best is yet to come!”

The 18-year-old Fierro (13-0, 12 KOs) made his U.S. debut in Arizona last November, as he stopped Victor Ruiz in the first round. A native of Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, Fierro most recently knocked out the previously unbeaten Daniel Bailey in March. A pro since late 2019, Fierro scored knockouts in his first seven fights before winning an eight-round unanimous decision in April 2021.

“First of all I want to thank everyone that has made this great opportunity possible for me,” said Fierro. “This is a dream come true and I can’t wait to get in the ring. I am training extremely hard to be at my best and show everyone what I’m capable of. Luis Núñez is a great fighter, but come May 21, he will know what it is to fight a true Mexican style warrior.”

[Evander]

Odds on Benevidez are way out there, Lemieux isn't that far gone is he.

[Ruthless-RKO]

Odds on Benevidez are way out there, Lemieux isn't that far gone is he.

Typical odds.

[Evander]

Odds on Benevidez are way out there, Lemieux isn't that far gone is he.

Typical odds.

-2000 Benevidez has it changed ?

[Enlightened-One]

Odds on Benevidez are way out there, Lemieux isn't that far gone is he.

Typical odds.

According to the stats cited by Oddschecker, multiple betting websites believe Benavidez is 97.6% (1/41) certain to beat Lemieux.

The underdog only has a 9.5% chance of victory (105/11).

93% of the people that voted in the outcome prediction poll contained within this thread are favouring Benavidez to beat Lemieux.

Statistically-speaking, that's one of the biggest mismatches in recent memory that I can recall.

[goose 5]

I think the odds against Lemieux are justified-I expect him to be destroyed by Benavidez.

[Bandog]

Odds on Benevidez are way out there, Lemieux isn't that far gone is he.

Typical odds.

According to the stats cited by Oddschecker, multiple betting websites believe Benavidez is 97.6% (1/41) certain to beat Lemieux.

The underdog only has a 9.5% chance of victory (105/11).

93% of the people that voted in the outcome prediction poll contained within this thread are favouring Benavidez to beat Lemieux.

Statistically-speaking, that's one of the biggest mismatches in recent memory that I can recall.

They should make it 99.9%. No way Benevidez loses, aside from a freak injury.

[apollo creed]

What a poor fight from Bena but Lemmy has a puncher chance and Bena was dropped before by a non-puncher, less known fighter in Gavril.

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Date: Saturday May 21, 2022
Location: Gila River Arena - Glendale, AZ
TV: Showtime

Start Times
Showtime: 10 pm ET | 7 pm PT | 3 am BST (Main Card)

Promoted by: Premier Boxing Champions

Fight Card

Vacant Interim WBC Super Middleweight Championship
David Benavidez vs. David Lemieux

10 Round Super Welterweight Bout
Yoelvis Gomez vs. Jorge Cota

10 Round Super Featherweight Bout
Luis Reynaldo Nunez vs. Jonathan Javier Fierro

Non-Televised

10 Round Super Welterweight Bout
Victor Ortiz vs. Todd Manuel

10 Round Super Lightweight Bout
Richardson Hitchins vs. Angel Rodriguez

6 Round Super Featherweight Bout
Jesus Abel Ibarra vs. Moises Flores

6 Round Middleweight Bout
Elijah Lorenzo Garcia vs. Rowdy Legend Montgomery

6 Round Super Welterweight Bout
Micky Scala vs. Mike Plazola

8 Round Welterweight Bout
Estevan Villalobos vs. Christon Edwards

4 Round Lightweight Bout
Julio Hernandez vs. TBA

6 Round Super Middleweight Bout
Chavon Stillwell vs. Brent Oren

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Main card starts in 2 hours.

3 fight card

[skanksta]

Scores ?

[margaret thatcher]

ive only been watching since the 8th.........fierro is throwing nearly all his shots from too far out. nunez is better with judging distance and is scoring better

[skanksta]

96-94 x 3.

I had a round wider, scores are fine.

[margaret thatcher]

fierro mustve done better before i started watching

[margaret thatcher]

next up yoelvis gomez, only 5-0 but looks a bit of an offense beast. vs veteran fringe contender jorge cota

[skanksta]

Presumably we're all supporting YO Elvis ?
What. A. Name.

[margaret thatcher]

ya gotta root for the hunk of burning love here, always fun to have another aggressive ko man on the scene

[margaret thatcher]

dude in built too

[margaret thatcher]

those short sshorts on jorge though...

[gregregegg]

The cuban wilder looks fun as fornicate...

[margaret thatcher]

someone gonna get ktfo here.....probably cota