Who will David Benavidez 🇺🇸 fight next?
Short answer
Most likely next opponent: Michał Cieślak🇵🇱 (70%, reported). Next: Jai Opetaia🇦🇺 (15%).
Confidence: Medium · Updated (UAE time)
Forecast: likely next opponents NextSmash estimate
Each percentage is the estimated chance of being David Benavidez's next opponent. These are not chances of winning.
- 70%chance next opponentDavid Benavidez beat Gilberto Ramírez on 2 May 2026 (KO, round 6). The WBC elevated Cieślak and set him as Benavidez's December defence. The winner owes Opetaia.12 Dec 2026 · Phoenix, Arizona (reported)
- 15%chance next opponentThey agreed in the ring to fight on 5 May 2027, but Benavidez has a December defence first.5 May 2027 · 5 May 2027, Las Vegas (agreed in the ring)
Field / other: 15%. This covers everyone not listed above.
- Last fight
- Win vs Gilberto Ramírez · KO, round 6 · 2 May 2026
- Confidence
- Medium (High = officially booked · Medium = credible report, sanctioning-body order, talks or a boxer's own claim · Low = model only)
- Boxing factors
- Mandatory challengers, vacated belts, rematch clauses, Riyadh Season / The Ring events, promoter and network ties, and crossover fights
- Last updated
- (UAE time)
Rankings note: belts are labelled by the body that awards them (WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO or The Ring). The order of boxers on these pages is a NextSmash list, not an official ranking.
David Benavidez: frequently asked questions
When is David Benavidez's next fight?
No fight is officially booked as of 2 Oct 2026. The leading option is Michał Cieślak (Phoenix, Arizona (reported)).
Who did David Benavidez fight last?
David Benavidez beat Gilberto Ramírez on 2 May 2026 (KO, round 6). Source: Wikipedia.
Who is David Benavidez likely to fight next?
NextSmash estimate of the next opponent: Michał Cieślak (70%), Jai Opetaia (15%), field / other 15%. These are chances of being the next opponent, not chances of winning. Updated 2 Oct 2026.
What is David Benavidez's record?
32–0 (wins–losses–draws, no-contests in brackets) after the fight on 2 May 2026, as listed on Wikipedia.
What titles does David Benavidez hold?
WBA (Super) cruiserweight, WBO cruiserweight, WBC light heavyweight. Each belt is named with the body that awards it.
Other cruiserweight boxers
- Michał Cieślak🇵🇱 · WBC cruiserweight · next: David Benavidez 70%
- Jai Opetaia🇦🇺 · The Ring cruiserweight · next: David Benavidez 15%
- Chris Billam-Smith🇬🇧 · No world title listed · next: Cheavon Clarke Booked
- Jake Paul🇺🇸 · No world title listed · next: Tommy Fury 40%
More: Cruiserweight belts and next fights · All boxing
Sources
- Wikipedia: David Benavidez · record and last fight (revision 1376973495)
- BoxingNews24: WBC elevates Cieslak, sets Benavidez defense for December 12 · 14 Sep 2026
- ABC News: Jai Opetaia defeats Noel Mikaelian to set up fight against David Benavidez · 14 Sep 2026
- Yahoo Sports: Jai Opetaia maps out path to Benavidez showdown
- Wikipedia: List of current world boxing champions (revision of 1 Oct 2026) · 1 Oct 2026
Percentages are NextSmash estimates from the reports and factors above, not facts and not betting advice. Records and last fights come from Wikipedia. We do not use BoxRec data. Anything we could not verify is left out.