By Dan Ambrose: David Benavidez will be challenging WBC super middleweight champion Anthony Dirrell for his title in August or September, according to ESPN. Yildirim lost his last fight to Dirrell by a 10 round technical decision on February 23 in Minesota. It’s a good deal for Yildirim if he’s confident he can beat Benavidez, who will likely be the favorite against Dirrell. Benavidez held the WBC super middleweight title last year, and he was posed to defend it against #1 ranked Dirrell at the time. “I saw Anthony Dirrell with the WBC belt.

Source: News 24 March 26, 2019 13:18 UTC