April 30, 2024

Benavidez brothers confirmed for Fourth Annual Box Fan Expo

By WBCboxing.com

Current WBC Super Middleweight champion David Benavidez and former WBA Lightweight champion José Benavidez Jr  confirm that they`ll  have a Meet & Greet with their fans at the Las Vegas Convention Center for the fourth Annual Box Fan Expo on Saturday September 15, 2018 from 10am to 5pm, during Mexican Independence weekend.

The Boxing Expo will also coincide with the highly anticipated rematch between Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez vs Gennady ‘GGG’ Golovkin that will take place later that evening.

David and José will appear for the first time at this year’s Expo, at the Adidas booth (www.usboxing.net) where they will be signing gloves, photos and have merchandise for fans. They`ll also have a great opportunity to take pictures with the Brothers plus meet their father and one of the best trainers in boxing, José Benavidez Sr.

David Benavidez is a Mexican-American professional boxer. He has held the WBC Super middleweight title since September 8, 2017 by defeating Ronald Gavril in Las Vegas. David also became the youngest champion in Super Middleweight history at the age of 20. Next fight for David will be against former WBC Super Middleweight champion Anthony Dirrell. This great fight that is being targeted for September 8, 2018 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. David is trained by his Father José Benavidez sr., and he’s also the brother of former World Lightweight WBA champion and current top welterweight champion José Benavidez jr.

José Luis Benavidez jr. is a Mexican-American professional boxer and the former WBA lightweight champion. He is currently undefeated with a record of 25 wins and presently competing at the welterweight division. He is the son of boxing trainer José Benavidez Sr. of Arcelia, Guerrero, Mexico, and the Brother of current WBC Super Middleweight Champion David Benavidez.

In the late summer of 2016, José was shot in the leg by an unknown assailant while walking his dog in Arizona. The severity of the injuries sustained to his leg placed doubt on his professional career. But José was determined to come back stronger than ever. After a rigorous 2 years of rehabilitation of hard work at the gym, José is back and presently a top contender in the Welterweight division.

David and José joins, Badou Jack, Mia St.John, Jessie Vargas, Erik Morales and Fernando Vargas as two more early commitments to this year’s Box Fan Expo.

Tickets to the Box Fan Expo are available online at: http://boxfanexpo.eventbrite.com/

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