SCHEDULE: DAVID BENAVIDEZ BATTLES CALEB PLANT; JOSE RAMIREZ RETURNS AGAINST RICHARD COMMEY & MORE

By: Jay Calderon‍

On Thursday at the Cabaret Du Casino in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and live on ESPN, Super Middleweight contender Christian Mbilli will take on Carlos Gongora in something of a WBC title eliminator.

The hard-hitting Mbilli has a record of 23-0 with 20KOs, and last competed in December of last year when decisioned Vaughn Alexander over ten frames. Gongora, 21-1 with 16 stoppages, last fought in August of last year, when he stopped Oscar Riojas in four rounds.
Next, on Friday, at the University of Bolton Stadium, and live on Channel 5, Light-Heavyweight contenders Lyndon Arthur Braian Suarez with a fringe portion of the title at 175 pounds on the line.

Arthur, 21-1 with 15KOs, last fought in December of last year when he stopped Joel McIntyre in the second round of action. Arthur has gone 2-0 since a knockout loss to Anthony Yarde back in 2021.

Suarez is 18-1 with 17KOs, and has stopped nine of his last ten opponents. Though, it should be noted the one fighter he didn't stop, Albert Ramirez, actually stopped Suarez in a single round. Regardless, Suarez last competed in January, stopping Mauricio Caceda in three.

Then, on Saturday at the Save Mart Center in Fresno, California, and live on ESPN, former Jr. Welterweight titlist Jose Ramirez will battle former Lightweight titlist Richard Commey.
Ramirez, 27-1 with 17KOs, has been rather inactive as of late, having only fought once a year since 2020. In his most recent outing, Ramirez outworked Jose Pedraza back in March of last year.

Commey is 30-4-1 with 27KOs, and has had a rough run of results as of late. Commey has gone 2-2-1 in his last five outings, with his last bout taking place in August of last year. In that bout, Commey settled for a draw with Jose Pedraza after ten evenly-contested rounds.

You can check out my prediction for Jose Ramirez vs. Richard Commey by clicking here.

Also on Saturday, in a battle of former Super Middleweight titlists, David Benavidez will take on Caleb Plant at the MGM grand in Las Vegas, Nevada, and live on Showtime pay-per-view.

Benavidez is undefeated as a pro, having gone 26-0 with 23 KOs in the paid ranks. In his last encounter, Benavidez made quick work of David Lemieux, stopping the Canadian in the third frame.

Plant, 22-1 with 13 stoppages, last competed in October of last year. In the contest, Plant stopped Anthony Dirrell in the ninth frame in a Knockout of the Year contender.

You can check out my prediction for David Benavidez vs. Caleb Plant by clicking here. 

Finally, in Manchester at the Manchester Arena, and live on Sky Sports, Cruiserweight titlist Lawrence Okolie will make his return to the ring against mandatory challenger David Light.
Okolie, 18-0 with 14KOs, was mostly inactive all of last year. However, he did manage a decision win over Michal Cieslak in February.

Light is undefeated in 20 outings and has registered 12 stoppages along the way. In his most recent success, Light earned a split decision nod over Brandon Glanton in December.

To check out the rest of the schedule, including betting odds, click here.

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