The headline fight of Ring IV: Night of the Champions ended in the most expected fashion. Over seven rounds, David Benavidez dismantled Anthony Yarde and retained his titles. Still soaking in the dominant performance he delivered against the English light heavyweight, he sensed – perhaps the crowd wanted even more. So he dropped a bombshell: “ I got some news for you guys. May 2nd, me versus Zurdo Ramirez. I’m going up to cruiserweight to challenge for his title.” The announcement sent shockwaves through the boxing world.

If not all, most expected him to stay put and pursue the highly anticipated matchups against Dmitry Bivol or Artur Beterbiev. But as it appears, David Benavidez has plans of his own, and a shot at Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez ‘s unified cruiserweight title could be

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