Demetrius Andrade says it’s too early for David Morrell to face an experienced professional like David Benavidez in their fight on February 1st at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
Many people echo Andrade’s view about Morrell’s lack of experience, but they could be wrong. Morrell has more power, speed, mobility, and technical skills than Benavidez.
WBA ‘regular’ light heavyweight champion Morrell 11-0, 9 KOs) is a five-year professional from Cuba who hasn’t been in the pro ranks long enough to build the kind of resume Benavidez has during his long career.
The former two-division world champion Andrade shared the ring with Benavidez last year, losing by a sixth-round knockout on November 25th. He looked too small and too old against Benavidez, who resembled a cruiserweight after rehydrating for the fight.
Andrade had been fighting at 160 until moving up to 168 early last year against journeyman Demond Nicholson on…
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