TEAM BENAVIDEZ WRITES OFF OPETAIA

“We’d Destroy Him” — Team Benavidez Dismisses Opetaia After Glanton Fight

WTF ? Surely April Fool's Day has come early !!!

David Benavidez hasn’t even fought for the cruiserweight titles yet, but his team is already talking about what comes next — and they don’t seem overly impressed with Australia’s undefeated champion Jai Opetaia.

Benavidez is preparing for a major test against Gilberto Ramirez on May 2 in a fight that could crown him unified cruiserweight champion. But while that bout remains the immediate focus, Team Benavidez is already eyeing the rest of the division.

And Jai Opetaia is THE DIVISION  !

But after watching his recent win over Brandon Glanton, Benavidez’s father and trainer José Benavidez Sr. didn’t hold back.

According to Benavidez Sr., the Australian star didn’t look nearly as dangerous as his reputation suggests.

“He looked tired in there,” Benavidez Sr. said.

"He couldn’t get Glanton out of there and didn’t make the adjustments.

With David’s pressure, experience, and power — we would stop and destroy him.”

DESTROY HIM ?

Possibly the drink talking, or tongue in cheek optimism  ?

The Benavidez move to light heavyweight has been successful yet hardly ominous, with Gvozdyk and Morrell showing him that quality bigger boys aren't so easy to push around. These were tough and hard fought battles for David Benavidez, where he possessed no observable physical ascendancy.

And yet Team Benavidez are talking it up as if they already own the cruiserweight division ?

This is Opetaia's house, one that has been built on a trail of broken bodies, enhancing  a reputation as one of the most avoided fighters in the sport.

But for now, Benavidez must first get past Ramirez. And if he succeeds, the war of words with Opetaia could quickly turn into one of boxing’s most explosive cruiserweight showdowns — potentially later this year or in early 2027.

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