Mauricio Sulaiman, president of the World Boxing Council (WBC), said when the American David Benavidez will become the mandatory challenger for the undisputed Mexican super middleweight champion Saul Alvarez.
“As for this fight, we are not promoters. The situation now is that the promoters have a free hand. Benavidez is going to defend his interim title, and Canelo will defend his belts. I understand that everyone wants to see this fight.
Canelo became the undisputed world champion. This took him a whole year. He then received permission to fight Bivol. Alvarez then defeated Golovkin and then faced John Ryder, who was the mandatory challenger for the WBO belt. There was also a fight with Charlo. At this time, Benavidez received the opportunity to win the interim title, which he did. This all settles the situation with the mandatory bidder.
Of course, there is a lot of hype around this topic and we understand everything. We are trying to find a way out of the situation and have the best fights, and we are working on this fight. Benavidez will become the mandatory challenger in March next year,” Suleiman said.
