David Benavidez gets his shot at reclaiming a championship belt on May 21 when the Phoenix native faces David Lemieux at 168 pounds for the WBC Super Middleweight Interim Title.
The struggle was produced official in an announcement Tuesday from Showtime and Premier Boxing Champions. It will acquire place at a Phoenix metro spot arena to be established, with Footprint Heart presently web hosting an Arizona Rattlers video game on Could 21.
Gila River Arena has very little scheduled for that day at current, internet hosting an ice demonstrate the preceding evening.
Benavidez, undefeated at 25- with 22 knockouts, will deal with Lemieux, a 33-12 months-old Montreal native who is 43-4 with 36 knockouts. Fight admirers can hope a center-of-the-ring slugfest amongst two fighters who like to trade blows and are not likely to operate.
When past the city saw the 25-12 months-aged Benavidez — now based mostly in Seattle — he was element of the major party at Footprint Middle on Nov. 13, 2021, where he stopped Kyrone Davis in the seventh spherical. Benavidez is a two-time belt holder at 168 kilos but had these titles stripped for issues that took area outside the house of the ring.
The winner of the Benavidez-Lemieux struggle presumably will take a different phase towards a matchup with Canelo Alvarez, the star of the division and undisputed super middleweight winner.
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