<p><a href="https://bolavip.com/en/sports/boxing-canelo-alvarez-and-his-road-to-glory-on-2022-20211216-0019.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Canelo Alvarez</strong></a> will likely fight on May 2022 against Congolese <strong>Ilunga Makabu</strong> for the <strong>WBC World Cruiserweight Championship</strong>, what would be his fifth divisionconquered in <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/boxing-t152899" target="_blank" rel="noopener">boxing</a>, but his next opponent on the <strong>Super middleweight</strong> category, the one he cleaned up on 2021, must be one step closer from him.</p>
<p>WBC has ordered a clash between <strong>David Benavidez</strong> and <strong>David Lemieux</strong> for the World Super middleweight interim title.Furthermore the fact of winning a (minor) title, the reward that will get the victorof fight is the presumable chance to challenge Alvarez for the major belt of the division.</p>
<p>With <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/sports/how-much-money-will-canelo-alvarez-earn-for-his-fight-against-caleb-plant-20211103-0018.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mexican Pound for Pound king</a> focused on making history as the sixth boxer to be a 5 division World Champion, it was natural, and fair, that the organization leaded by <strong>Mauricio Sulaiman</strong> let Benavidez and Lemieux fight for the chance of sharing the ring with Canelo.</p>
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<h2>Who is contending to be Canelo’s next rivalin the Super middleweight division?</h2>
<p>The fight for a ticket to challenge Alvarez will be starred by David Benavidez and David Lemieux. The official date and venue for the clash is not announced yet, but according to <em>ESPN’S</em> reporter <em>Mike Coppinger</em>, it could probably happen at Phoenix, Arizona, on the 2022 spring.</p>
<p>Benavidez, 25years, 25-0-0 (22 KOs), is a Mexican-American former Super middleweight Champion of the World. In fact, <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/sports/top-25-most-impressive-boxing-records-20210616-0014.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">he has held and lost that honour twice</a>, but never in the ring. The first time, in 2017, he was stripped due to a positive test for cocaine; the second one, he lost the battle against the scale on August 2020. He is the number one contender in the WBC ranking.</p>
<p>Lemieux (Montreal, Canada, 1988) was also a Champion in the past: he conquered the IBF World Middleweight title on 2015, but lost it inmediately against <strong>Gennadiy Golovkin</strong>. He has jumped into the Super middleweight category on 2019. Ever since, he has held and won 3 fights against minor rivals.</p>
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