China News Service, September 5th, "This is my return after being away from the ring for more than a year. I've been looking forward to this moment for too long." Xu Can, a Chinese professional boxer known as the "monster", said this, his eyes twinkling with righteousness. desire to fight.

　　On October 7th, former WBA featherweight world champion Xu Can will return to the ring to face Mexican star Brandon Benitez.

The match will be held in Tampa, Florida, USA, and the two will have a 10-round bout at featherweight 126 pounds.

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　　Xu Can's last fight dates back to August 1, 2021. He fought hard for 12 rounds with Englishman Leigh Wood. In the end, he lost by TKO and lost the world champion gold belt.

　　In the year that he lost the "halo" of the boxing champion, Xu Can slowed down the frequency of updating social media and gradually faded out of the field of vision of sports fans.

"I let myself be silent for a while. I watched the video repeatedly, reflected on my inadequacies, and adjusted my mentality after the defeat." He said.

　　In fact, Xu Can originally planned to return on May 20 this year, but because of a rib injury, the game had to be postponed.

In early August, Xu Can had a video call with legendary boxing champion Roy Jones Jr.

During the call, the latter asked Xu Can if he was willing to fight Leigh Wood again.

The picture shows Xu Can preparing for the battle.

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　　Xu Can firmly replied that the existence of Wood is the biggest motivation for him to choose to stick to it, and he hopes to complete his revenge one day.

And now, he hopes to beat Benitez in the best possible way.

　　It is reported that the 24-year-old Brandon Benitez, nicknamed "The Lion Cub", currently has a professional record of 18 wins and 2 losses, and KO opponents in 7 games.

"I'm very excited to play against Xu Can, and I can't wait to compete with the former world champion," Benitez said.

　　After being silent for more than a year, Xu Can, 28, is eager to make a comeback.

Shocking the world champion is still his primary and only goal, and the match with Benitez is the first step to regain lost ground.

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