David Benavidez Conversation With Dan Rafael 4 21 26 | Fight Freaks Unite Podcast

David Benavidez Conversation With Dan Rafael 4 21 26 | Fight Freaks Unite Podcast

From Big Fight Weekend Boxing Podcast by tj

April 21, 2026 · 13 min

About this episode

David Benavidez discusses his move to cruiserweight and potential future fights in this interview with Dan Rafael.

WBC light heavyweight champion David Benavidez moves up to cruiserweight to challenge WBO/WBA champion Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez on May 2nd at T-Mobile Arena in the "Cinco de Mayo" main event on "PBC on Prime" PPV and DAZN PPV. But, before we get to fight week David joins our insider Dan Rafael with more on why he's choosing to move up? Does he legitimately believe that he will be able to move back down to light heavyweight to potentiallly fight an undisputed bout with Russian Dmitry Bivol? He's always candid and willing to answer the questions and we have more with David Benavidez on this "Fight Freaks Unite Podcast" conversation. And make sure to follow/subscribe on Apple/Spreaker/Spotify, etc.!

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Host: Dan Rafael

Guest: David Benavidez

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Organizations: WBC, WBO, WBA, PBC, DAZN

Places: T-Mobile Arena

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