At 20 years, 9 months old, David Benavidez became boxing’s youngest world champion – and the youngest ever in the super middleweight division – with a split decision victory over Ronald Gavril on Friday night on an exciting night of 168-pound action on SHOWTIME BOXING: SPECIAL EDITION from The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino. » Read Full Article
Weights: Benavidez 167.5, Gavril 166.75
- Leave a CommentAll six super middleweight boxers made weight on Thursday, one day before a stacked tripleheader tomorrow/Friday, Sept. » Read Full Article
David Benavidez and Ronald Gavril talk this Friday’s fight
- Leave a CommentFight Week is here for the six boxers competing in this Friday’s SHOWTIME BOXING: SPECIAL EDITION telecast, headlined by unbeaten rising star David Benavidez and contender Ronald Gavril who will battle for the vacant WBC Super Middleweight World Championship live on SHOWTIME (10:05 p.m. » Read Full Article
David Benavidez vs. Ronald Gavril on Showtime on 9/8
- Leave a CommentUnbeaten rising star David Benavidez and powerful contender Ronald Gavril will battle for the vacant WBC Super Middleweight World Championship on Friday, Sept. » Read Full Article
WBC 168 Title Fallout: Dirrell-Benavidez in the works?
- Leave a CommentAccording to Boxrec, WBC #1 and #2 Anthony Dirrell and Callum Smith are scheduled to meet Sept. » Read Full Article
David Benavidez Does Admirable Job Behind Fox Sports 1 Mic for Brandon Rios’ Comeback Victory Last Sunday
- Leave a CommentPhoenix, Arizona-based super middleweight phenom David “El Bandera Roja” Benavidez spent some time behind the microphone last Sunday, while waiting eagerly for his potentially record-breaking world championship challenge. » Read Full Article
Saturday’s PBC Fights Deliver Network’s Most- Watched PBC Show To Date
- Leave a CommentSaturday’s exciting Premier Boxing Champions on FS1 featuring unbeaten rising super middleweight contender David Benavidez knocking out former title challenger Rogelio “Porky” Medina in the eighth round averaged 364,000 viewers for the show, according to Nielsen Media Research. » Read Full Article
David Benavidez Knocks Out Porky Medina
- Leave a CommentUnbeaten rising contender David Benavidez (18-0, 17 KOs) of Phoenix, Ariz. » Read Full Article
David Benavidez faces Rogelio Medina on 5/20 on PBC on FS1
- Leave a CommentUnbeaten rising contender David Benavidez (17-0, 16 KOs) will meet exciting former title challenger Rogelio “Porky” Medina (37-7, 31 KOs) in a super middleweight world title eliminator that headlines a special Saturday night edition of Premier Boxing Champions on FS1 and FOX Deportes May 20 from Laredo Energy Arena in Laredo, Texas. » Read Full Article
Sampson Lewkowicz Issues Challenge to World’s Super Top Super Middleweights
- Leave a CommentPromoter Sampson Lewkowicz is issuing a challenge to the world’s top super middleweights: Help his fighter, David “El Bandera Roja/Red Flag” Benavidez, become the youngest 168-lb champion in boxing history by fighting him. » Read Full Article
