{"id":18702,"date":"2019-07-31T18:50:40","date_gmt":"2019-07-31T18:50:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/?p=18702"},"modified":"2019-07-31T18:50:40","modified_gmt":"2019-07-31T18:50:40","slug":"emblematic-challenge-for-red-flag","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/en\/emblematic-challenge-for-red-flag\/","title":{"rendered":"Emblematic challenge for &#8220;Red Flag&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Emblematic challenge for &#8220;Red Flag&#8221;<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>On September 28 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California, WBC super middleweight champion \u00a0Anthony &#8220;The Dog&#8221; Dirrell (33-1-1, 24 KOs) will fight undefeated Mexican former world champion, David &#8221; Red Flag \u201dBenavidez (21-0, 18 knockouts).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Dirrell comes from conquering the super middle title by defeating Turkish Avni Yildirim by a technical decision, in a fight in Minnesota.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Benavidez, who already held the WBC crown, reappeared after more than a year of inactivity defeating J\u2019Leon Love by KO.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This match will be part of the unification clash between the 140-pound champions, Shawn Porter and Errol Spence Jr.<\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"pvc_stats_18702\" class=\"pvc_stats all  \" data-element-id=\"18702\" style=\"\"><i class=\"pvc-stats-icon medium\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-prefix=\"far\" data-icon=\"chart-bar\" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" class=\"svg-inline--fa fa-chart-bar fa-w-16 fa-2x\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M396.8 352h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V108.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v230.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm-192 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V140.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v198.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm96 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V204.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v134.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zM496 400H48V80c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16H16C7.16 64 0 71.16 0 80v336c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h464c8.84 0 16-7.16 16-16v-16c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16zm-387.2-48h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8v-70.4c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v70.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8z\" class=\"\"><\/path><\/svg><\/i> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Loading\" src=\"https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/page-views-count\/ajax-loader-2x.gif\" border=0 \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Emblematic challenge for &#8220;Red Flag&#8221; 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