Benavidez Vs Gvozdyk for WBC interim light heavyweight title

Unfurling David “Red Flag” Benavidez (28-0-0, 24 Ko’s) and Ukrainian Oleksandr Gvozdyk (20-1-0, 16 Ko’s) who clash for the WBC interim light heavyweight title, on June 15 at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas.

Benavidez comes into this fight, after successfully defending his WBC interim super middleweight title with a TKO over Demetrius Andrade last November.

While Gvozdyk, who was already world champion at 175 pounds, has  notched three important victories in 2023, since he was defeated by current champion Artur Beterbiev in 2019.

Both fighters had their first face to face, in which they were respectful, for the official presentation of the fight.