David Benavidez vs. Kyrone Davis: Fight prediction, card, odds, start time, how to see

Showcase fights aren’t much bigger than David Benavidez’s “A-side” fight with Kyrone Davis, which takes place on Saturday night and airs live on Showtime at 10 p.m. ET. With a win, Benavidez could fight the biggest boxing star, qualifying Saul “Canelo” Alvarez as the undisputed middleweight potential against the undisputed champion.

Benavidez (24-0, 21 KOs) was initially lined up for a fight with Jose Uzcategui, and Benavidez would come in as a heavyweight favorite, but Uzcategui failed in a drug test and Davis received a call to join in a short time, replacing one. opponent Benavidez was expected to run with another.

Benavidez, a big, strong and heavy fighter, might have already gotten into a fight with Canelo if he had gotten out of his way. He ended in September 2018 as a WBC super-middleweight champion after his first term with a positive cocaine test. The second race of the same title ended in August 2020, when Benavidez lost weight before defending his title against Alexis Angulo. Maintaining his champion status would put Benavidez directly on the path to Canelo as the Mexican superstar was on his way to unifying four 168-pound world titles.

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Davis (16-2-1, 6 KOs) is a fighter with the quality that Benavidez has provided to handle a large part of his career easily. A major event against PBC’s Anthony Dirrell on Fox put Davis on the map a bit earlier in the year as he struggled with a draw with Dirrell. Instead of effectively building the momentum of a spectacular performance on a big stage, Davis stumbled badly against the unknown Martez McGregor in September. Davis would have lost the card fight if McGregor hadn’t gotten the point deduction that allowed Davis to come out on top with a decision victory.

Opportunity has hit Davis for the second time, achieving a second major broadcast event in 2021.

Here’s the final fight card for Saturday night along with the odds on Caesars Sportsbook.

Benavidez vs Davis card, odds

Forecast

Benavidez is a better fighter here and doesn’t take the fighter for a short time. Davis showed fine in the role of “opponent” against Dirrell. But Benavidez isn’t Dirrell and this fight isn’t likely to play as well for Davis. Especially knowing what could be in a Canelo shot, it is expected that Benavidez will come out trying to make a big statement in order to secure Canelo’s bag. Selection: David Benavidez via TKO5