{"id":85365,"date":"2025-11-23T14:12:35","date_gmt":"2025-11-23T18:12:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/sin-categoria\/benavidez-vs-zurdo-will-the-monster-dethrone-canelo-and-dominate-boxing\/"},"modified":"2025-11-23T14:12:35","modified_gmt":"2025-11-23T18:12:35","slug":"benavidez-vs-zurdo-will-the-monster-dethrone-canelo-and-dominate-boxing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/boxing\/benavidez-vs-zurdo-will-the-monster-dethrone-canelo-and-dominate-boxing\/","title":{"rendered":"Benavidez vs. Zurdo: Will the “Monster” dethrone Canelo and dominate boxing?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Benavidez and Haney Shine in Saudi Arabia: A New Chapter in Boxing<\/h2>\n\nRiyadh, Saudi Arabia was the scene of a memorable night for boxing, where David Benavidez and Devin Haney demonstrated their worth with outstanding performances. In addition, Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez and Abdullah Mason also left their mark, solidifying their names in the current boxing scene.\n\n\n

Benavidez: The Mexican Monster is Making His Way<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/figure>\n\n\nDavid Benavidez, with a dominant display, defended his WBC and WBA “regular” super-middleweight titles against Anthony Yarde. His performance, characterized by precise combinations and constant pressure, solidifies him as one of the best pound-for-pound boxers.\n\nBenavidez’s victory, added to Canelo \u00c1lvarez’s recent defeat, opens the door for “The Mexican Monster” to become the new figure of Mexican boxing and, eventually, the face of world boxing.\n\nI have news for you. On May 2nd, I will face Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez. I will move up to cruiserweight to fight for his titles.\n\nBenavidez, with his aggressive style and willingness to face any rival, represents a new face of Mexican boxing. At 29 years old, and with a promising career, the future smiles upon him.\n\n

Devin Haney: A Champion Seeking Recognition<\/h2>\n\n\n
\"\"<\/figure>\n\n\nDevin Haney, often criticized for his conservative style, demonstrated a more aggressive side by defeating Brian Norman Jr. by unanimous decision and obtaining the WBO welterweight title.\n\nHaney, despite knocking down Norman in the second round, failed to finish the fight, which raised doubts about his ability to secure knockout victories. However, the victory allows him to silence his critics.\n\nHaney’s strategy, similar to Floyd Mayweather’s, is based on caution and efficiency. Although this allows him to achieve victories, it also raises questions about his ability to deliver exciting fights.\n\nWith the WBO belt in his possession, Haney becomes a target for other champions, promising interesting matchups in the future.\n\n

Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez: An Underrated Talent<\/h2>\n\n\n
\"\"<\/figure>\n\n\nJesse “Bam” Rodriguez unified three super flyweight world titles in a world-class performance against Fernando Martinez. Despite competing in a lower weight class, Rodriguez, 26, is a rising star.\n\nHis exciting style and constant pursuit of the knockout make him a must-see boxer. Rodr\u00edguez seeks to unify the titles before moving up in weight again.\n\n\n

Abdullah Mason: Lessons in Valor<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/figure>\n\n\nAbdullah Mason became the youngest boxing champion after defeating Sam Noakes by unanimous decision and winning the WBO lightweight title. Mason, 21 years old, proved his worth by withstanding Noakes’ attacks.\n\nThis victory will be fundamental for Mason’s development. Although he still has areas to improve in defense, his youth and his ability to learn will allow him to grow in boxing.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Benavidez and Haney Shine in Saudi Arabia: A New Chapter in Boxing Riyadh, Saudi Arabia was the scene of a memorable night for boxing, where David Benavidez and Devin Haney demonstrated their worth with outstanding performances. In addition, Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez and Abdullah Mason also left their mark, solidifying their names in the current boxing […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":85366,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[10423,5308,3623,6021],"class_list":{"0":"post-85365","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-boxing","8":"tag-abdullah-mason","9":"tag-david-benavidez","10":"tag-devin-haney","11":"tag-jesse-rodriguez"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85365","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=85365"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85365\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/85366"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=85365"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=85365"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=85365"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}