Benavidez and Gvozdyk will clash for interim WBC light heavyweight title

The World Boxing Council has approved the fight between American David Benavidez (28-0-0, 24 Ko’s) and Ukrainian Oleksandr Gvozdyk (20-1-0, 16 Ko’s) for the WBC interim light heavyweight title.

Benavidez comes into this fight after successfully defending his WBC interim super middleweight title by technically knocking out Demetrius Andrade in a stellar performance last November.

For his part, Gvozdyk, who was already world champion at 175 pounds, had achieved three important victories in 2023 since he was defeated by current champion Artur Beterbiev in 2019.

More information regarding this absolutely terrific fight will be released in the coming days.

We wish both warriors the Best of Luck.