Benavides defeated David Morrell on points last weekend to become the mandatory challenger on the WBA and WBC lines.
"I would choose Dmitry, he beat Canelo. With a win over him I would prove that I am stronger than Canelo. I know Dmitry well, I sparred with him. We had great sparring sessions. So I would prefer to meet him," Benavides said in an interview with Ariel Helwani.
Recall that the absolute world champion in light heavyweight Artur Beterbiev will give a rematch Dmitry Bivol on February 22 in Saudi Arabia.