Benavidez screams and shoves Morell into a heated confrontation

Birthday boy David Benavidez shoved WBA ‘regular’ champion David Morrell during their bout today, leading to a near-brawl during their media training to promote their February 1 headliner.

“The Mexican Monster” Benavidez was preparing for the fight and was lucky that Morell did not hit him with his belt when he threw it at him. Morel threw it like a baseball pitcher.

Benavidez loses control

When the two champions met, words were exchanged, and without warning, Benavidez pushed Cuban Morel (11-0, 9 KO) across the room. Morell reacted by throwing his WBA belt at Benavidez, narrowly wounding him to the head. The two teams immediately converged to prevent fists.

It looked as if Benavidez was preparing for a fight, perhaps angry at Morell’s trash talk, as he was letting the Mexican monster get to him during the confrontation. Morell likely reminded Benavidez that he had avoided him for two years and wanted no part in his fight.

Morrell poses a major threat to Benavidez’s future dreams in the fight winner of the Arur Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol 2 rematch on February 22. There is a lot of money For Benavidez or Morel to make the fight the winner of that contest.

So, it’s understandable why Benavidez’s case is over. He literally cannot afford to lose this fight against Cuban Morel. If Benavidez, 28, is eliminated by KO artist Morell, he will have a long way to go back to the top. It won’t be easy next time.

“I’m so excited. It’s the biggest fight of my life, and I’m in the best shape of my life physically and emotionally,” David Benavidez said. Combat Center TVin response to his altercation with David Morrell during their confrontation during media training.

“It’s 100%, and I’m going to go out there and get the win by knockout. It was my birthday today, so I didn’t want to get too aggressive. I tried to shake his head, but he kept moving his mouth. “I won’t let anyone disrespect me.” This way,” Benavidez continued, talking about Morell.

“I don’t know who this guy thinks he is. He thinks he’s the toughest guy on the planet. I’m going to beat him. There’s nothing else left for him to say. He’s a great fighter, yes, but I’m going to make all these great fighters look mediocre.”

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