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Benavidez Drops to Light-Heavyweight, Targets Bivol After Ramirez Fight

5/1/2026

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David Benavidez will fight Gilberto Ramirez on Saturday and says he will drop to light-heavyweight to pursue a bout with Dmitry Bivol.
The bout streams on Amazon Prime Video and DAZN for $79.99, with DAZN’s plan costing $44.99 in the U.S.
Benavidez says he will stay at 175 lb until he defeats Bivol and Beterbiev and wins a third-division title, noting Bivol’s third fight with Artur Beterbiev could delay their bout.

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David Benavidez will fight Gilberto Ramirez on Saturday and says he will drop to light-heavyweight to pursue a bout with Dmitry Bivol.
The bout streams on Amazon Prime Video and DAZN for $79.99, with DAZN’s plan costing $44.99 in the U.S.
Benavidez says he will stay at 175 lb until he defeats Bivol and Beterbiev and wins a third-division title, noting Bivol’s third fight with Artur Beterbiev could delay their bout.