![]() “Speaking for the fans too, they would love to see me against all the big guys because as you can see, I love throwing punches. “I want all the big guys,” Benavidez added. I hope the fans got a good show tonight.” It was a little later than I wanted but a stoppage is still a stoppage. There were a lot of times I thought Ellis was going to quit but he didn’t. I threw a lot of combinations, punches in bunches. ![]() “I rate my performance pretty good but I know I could have done better,” said Benavidez, who extended his perfect record to 24-0. The 24-year-old star held a significant lead on all three scorecards (99-91, 98-92 x2) at the time of the stoppage. On March 13, 2021, Benavidez delivered an eleventh-round TKO over veteran Ronald Ellis in a WBC super middleweight title eliminator live on SHOWTIME from Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut.īenavidez (24-0, 21 KOs) flashed brilliant hand speed, accuracy and power as he dominated Ellis (18-2-2, 12 KOs) of Lynn, Mass., over 11 rounds before referee Johnny Callas finally waved off the fight at 2:03 of the penultimate round. “My main objective was to win the fight.” I’ll have another opportunity at a belt sometime in the future. I still had a good fighter in front of me. Just because this was my first time missing weight in eight years as a professional, it’s not like I missed weight hundreds of times. “It was a mistake on my part,” Benavidez said of missing weight. It didn't, however, stop him from dominating Angulo, putting on offensive display that ended when Angulo's corner mercifully halted the action after the 10th round. However, Benavidez failed to make the 168-pound limit, coming in at 170.8 pounds which forced him to relinquish his title. Angulo: Aug(Courtesy of SHOWTIME Sports) A LESSON LEARNEDīenavidez was to make the first defense of his title versus hard-hitting Roamer Alexis Angulo on Saturday, August 15, in the main event of a PBC on SHOWTIME Championship Boxing card at Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Connecticut. 20 saw Benavidez rise up the rankings with five knockout victories, including triumphs over then unbeaten Francy Ntetu and veteran contenders Rogelio Medina and Denis Douglin.īenavidez vs. ![]() In 2015 David signed with Sampson Boxing, and continued his winning streak, improving his record to 15-0. His second professional bout, this time in Tijuana, would have the same result. It was a short bout, with David making quick work of his opponent, and scoring a first round knockout. David would make his professional debut in Rocky Point, Mexico, in August of 2013. Ready to come into his own, sixteen year-old David and his father, Jose Benavidez, Sr. These fans bought tickets to see David compete as an amateur on the Celebrity Theatre stage in Phoenix, just by virtue of his being Junior’s brother. fought as a professional, garnering the attention of media outlets worldwide, and building a following of loyal fans. He watched as his brother, Jose Benavidez, Jr. Standing over 6’ tall at 15 years of age, it was difficult to find opponents that were able and, moreover, willing to step into the ring with the gifted boxer. Finding fights in the amateur ranks had been a struggle. While his ten and eleven-year-old friends spent hours defeating video game foes, David honed his skills as a young boxer, defeating different types of rivals in the ring.Īt fifteen years of age, while his classmates were pursuing girls and parties, David was traveling the country, sparring with the likes of Gennady “GGG” Golovkin, Kelly Pavlik, Peter “Kid Chocolate” Quillin, Lateef “Power” Kayode and other world class fighters.ĭavid held his own with these fighters, and when he turned sixteen, a decision was to be made - continue to fight as an amateur or make his professional debut in Mexico. While most two and three year olds toiled at playgrounds, David was learning how to throw jabs, with his older brother Jose. Sacrifice and dedication…two elements of boxing that David “El Bandera Roja” Benavidez knows all too well. and older brother of sisters Isabella and Daisy. He is the younger brother of welterweight contender Jose Benavidez Jr. Mexican-American David Benavidez was born in Phoenix, AZ, to parents Jose (Father) and Michelle. I never let my appearance phase me cause I knew I had the heart of a championĪ post shared by David Benavidez on at 9:12pm PDT A FIGHTING FAMILY At 15 I was that fatboy always going toe to toe with world champions in sparring who ever it was it didn't matter super middle weight, light heavy weight ,cruiser weight, and heavy weight iI was in there with all of them.
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