WBC interim light heavyweight champion David Benavidez initiated an altercation with David Morrell during their face-off today, shoving him in their media workout in Miami ahead of their fight on February 1st on PBC on Prime Video PPV.
Benavidez seemed agitated about Morrell not wanting to shake his hand and then trash-talking him during their face-off. He then put down his WBC belt and pushed Morrell hard. From there, Morrell hurled his WBA ‘regular’ belt at Benavidez, coming close to hitting him.
The female announcer seemed uncomfortable with the trash-talking between the two fighters and appeared to be trying to settle them down rather than just letting them promote their contest.
Morrell looked angry at being shoved and wanted to get at Benavidez to land some blows on him. It’s a good thing that they were separated because someone could have gotten hurt. It’s too close to the fight for either of them to get injured….
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