“One of My Favourite Fighter Is Pacquiao”: David Benavidez Reveals the Reason Behind ‘Volume Punching Power’ Hours Ahead of Demetrius Andrade Fight

The stage is set for the highly anticipated showdown between David Benavidez and Demetrius Andrade on November 25, where they will vie for the WBC interim super middleweight world title. ‘The Mexican Monster’ hit the scales at 167 pounds, while his opponent Andrade came in at 167.5 in the Super Middleweight division.

Both fighters successfully made the weight on Friday, indicating their readiness for the upcoming battle. As the boxing world eagerly awaits this clash of titans, the stakes are higher than ever. Moreover, just before the fight, Benavidez talked about the reason behind his ‘volume punching power’.

David Benavidez reveals his inspiration for working hard

Hours before the fight, Benavidez was asked the reason behind his ‘volume punching power’ in an interview with ESNEWS. Benavidez is known for throwing a lot of punches with a barrage of combos, so the reporter was curious to know about his stamina. Benavidez simply stated that it was all because of his training.

He said, “It comes from hard work. Like I said, three months training camp, running a lot. And also just trying to push myself to do that.” Then he continued to talk about his inspiration behind all of this. He revealed, “Because one of my favorite fighters is Pacquiao and that’s the type of excitement I want to bring.”

Benavidez loved the way Pacquiao used to fight, and he wants to emulate it in his fights as well. He added, “So that’s the type of role model that I follow, so I wanna be as exciting as Pacquiao and I worked hard. I know I’m not gonna get tired, I did everything correct, so let’s go, get it now.”

So, Benavidez is ready to take on Demetrius Andrade in just some time. He seems to have prepared for his opponent quite well. At the same time, Andrade has also declared that he’ll be getting inside the ring to fight with the same vigor.

Demetrius Andrade wants to make a “statement”

Just a few hours ago, Demetrius Andrade sat down with TMZ Sports where he talked about how he’s ready to face David Benavidez. At first, he stated that it was a marquee contest and a big night for him and as well as his opponent, so he was excited to step inside the ring with him. Then he also shared how he wants to defeat Benavidez and make a stronger name for himself.

Andrade wants to use this fight to get bigger fights ahead. He said, “I’m definitely going in there to make a statement, you know. I don’t really ever be like, ‘Oh Imma knock somebody out.’ All I say is yo I’m gonna beat his a**. Like just going to beat his a**, want to do what I need to do to get the W.” Furthermore, he continued, “The W is the most important thing, so whatever that is, to make that happen, that’s what I’ll be doing. I know in this fight, there’s gonna be a lot of hard punches coming towards his way.”

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Andrade is ready to take on a massive challenge. Both fighters are quite confident about their boxing prowess and now it’ll be interesting to see who’ll be more dominating inside the ring and who will get the first loss of their career. What are your thoughts about this? Tell us in the comments section.

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