Sergio Mora is criticizing David Benavidez for potentially fighting Michal Cieslak rather than Jai Opetaia, but his argument leaves out an important part of the story. Benavidez already had opportunities to pursue Opetaia and showed little interest in making the fight.
Former champion Mora believes WBC cruiserweight titleholder Noel Mikaelian pushed Benavidez aside by landing the September 12 fight with Opetaia on the Ryan Garcia vs. Conor Benn card in Las Vegas.
“I would think if you’re David Benavidez, you’re supposed to carry yourself as the A-side. You think you’re the man. You’ve already headlined in
