Spence vs. Porter PPV Card Media Call Roundup: Anthony Dirrell, Mario Barrios, David Benavidez
WBC super middleweight champion Anthony Dirrell, junior welterweight contender Mario Barrios and former world champion David Benavidez talk to the media before their respective pay-per-view fights on September 28.
The three fighters participated in a media conference call that Figthful participated in and discussed a number of topics, including their title bouts on the Errol Spence Jr. vs. Shawn Porter main card.
Below is a thread of highlights from that call compiled by Fightful lead boxing reporter Carlos Toro:
On the Errol Spence Jr. vs. Shawn Porter PPV card conference call set to begin any moment. On the call today is WBC super middleweight champion Anthony Dirrell, David Benavidez and Mario Barrios, all who are competing on the September 28 PPV event from the Staples Center.
— Carlos Toro (@CarlosToro360) September 16, 2019
Tom Brown of TGB Promotions on the call. Brown describes the undercard “spectacular” and runs down the event, which he says several fights could steal the show #SpencePorter
— Carlos Toro (@CarlosToro360) September 16, 2019
David Benavidez tells me that he’s grown from the positive drug test result from a year ago and that he is a better fighter now with a stronger fighter IQ. #SpencePorter
— Carlos Toro (@CarlosToro360) September 16, 2019
As far as a prediction goes, David Benavidez said he’s going to come in and knock Anthony Dirrell out and re-capture the WBC super middleweight title #SpencePorter.
— Carlos Toro (@CarlosToro360) September 16, 2019
David Benavidez says he is very confident in knocking out Anthony Dirrell. Benavidez counters Dirrell’s comments about Benavidez’s lack of experience by saying that he’s been a pro for several years despite being 22 years old #SpencePorter #DirrellBenavidez
— Carlos Toro (@CarlosToro360) September 16, 2019
Mario Barrios said he doesn’t expect nerves to play a role in his upcoming fight against Batyr Akhmedov. #SpencePorter
— Carlos Toro (@CarlosToro360) September 16, 2019
Assessing Batyr Akhmedov, Mario Barrios says he has plenty of experience from the amateurs but the pro boxing game is different. Barrios said he’s not overlooking Akhmedov, however. #SpencePorter
— Carlos Toro (@CarlosToro360) September 16, 2019
Mario Barrios tells me the plan is to still eventually move up to welterweight, but that time isn’t now. Barrios said he is still making weight at junior welter comfortably. #SpencePorter
— Carlos Toro (@CarlosToro360) September 16, 2019
Mario Barrios ends his portion of the conference call and now WBC super middleweight champion Anthony Dirrell is on the call. He is defending his title against David Benavidez on the #SpencePorter PPV co-main event.
— Carlos Toro (@CarlosToro360) September 16, 2019
Anthony Dirrell calls David Benavidez a “good fighter, tough kid” but is not sure if this is the toughest fight of his career. #SpencePorter
— Carlos Toro (@CarlosToro360) September 16, 2019
WBC super middleweight champion Anthony Dirrell tells me that he doesn’t know how truly strong David Benavidez is considering all his knockout wins came against people Benavidez is supposed to knock out, according to Dirrell #SpencePorter #DirrellBenavidez
— Carlos Toro (@CarlosToro360) September 16, 2019
Anthony Dirrell ends the call by saying the fans will win by tuning into the #SpencePorter PPV card.
— Carlos Toro (@CarlosToro360) September 16, 2019
Fightful will have live coverage of Spence vs. Porter on September 28 from the Staples Center in Los Angeles.
