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פניקס, Arizona-based super middleweight phenom David “הדגל האדום” Benavidez spent some time behind the microphone last Sunday, while waiting eagerly for his potentially record-breaking world championship challenge.
Undefeated Benavidez (18-0, 17 קוס) did an admirable job serving as a Fox Sports 1 guest commentator for former champion Brand Rios’ exciting comeback victory over Aaron Herrera at the Pioneer Event Center in Lancaster, קליפורניה.
Benavidez is coming off a star-making eight-punch combination KO 8 of fellow contender “Porky” Medina at the Laredo Energy Arena in Laredo, טקסס.
The 20-year-old now waits for word on who he will face for the WBC Championship in his try to become the youngest super middleweight world champion in boxing history. Darrin Van Horn, מי שהיה 22 שנים, 8 months and 11 days old when he beat Lindell Holmes for the IBF super middleweight championship on May 18, 1991.
בינתיים, highlights of Benavidez’s sensational victory over Medina continue to rack up views on YouTube. (לחץ כאן). At last count, the victory had garnered nearly 350,000 נופים. On the Premier Boxing Champions Facebook page, a similar video has 1.1 million viewers and on other pages, על 3.8 מיליון. “David is a talent at everything he does,” said his promoter, סמפסון לבקוביץ. “Thank you to the PBC and Fox Sports for allowing him to reach a dream and work as a commentator while he awaits his ultimate dream: to become the youngest champion in history at 168 קילו.” |
