# David Benavidez has two-fight plan before facing Oleksandr Usyk: “I’m a man of my word”

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1 outlet covering · First listed: Boxing News, Nov 10, 2026, 7:07 AM · Read it: <https://boxingnewsonline.net/news/benavidez-plan-for-two-bouts-before-usyk/>

has revealed his three-fight plan, culminating in a potential undisputed showdown with Oleksandr Usyk. First, Benavidez must dethrone WBC champion Michal Cieslak, who he will face on December 5 while also defending his WBO and WBA world cruiserweight titles. Usyk, meanwhile, is targeting a move back down to 200lbs after scoring a harder-than-expected 11th-round stoppage

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- Nov 10, 2026, 7:07 AM: [David Benavidez has two-fight plan before facing Oleksandr Usyk: “I’m a man of my word”](<https://boxingnewsonline.net/news/benavidez-plan-for-two-bouts-before-usyk/>) — Boxing News (Sports, United Kingdom)
  has revealed his three-fight plan, culminating in a potential undisputed showdown with Oleksandr Usyk. First, Benavidez must dethrone WBC champion Michal Cieslak, who he will face on December 5 while also defending his WBO and WBA world cruiserweight titles. Usyk, meanwhile, is targeting a move back down to 200lbs after scoring a harder-than-expected 11th-round stoppage