David Benavidez and David Morrell put on a show today, delivering a thrilling battle that will be remembered as one of the year’s most exciting slugfests. Both fighters gave it their all, but in the end, there could only be one winner. Despite Morrell’s impressive performance, Benavidez walked away with the unanimous decision victory.
The judges scored the fight as follows: Tim Cheatham 118-108, Patricia Morse Jarman 115-111, and Steve Weisfeld 115-111, all in favor of Benavidez. Now, the big question remains: who will ‘The Mexican Monster’ face next? Could a fight with Canelo Alvarez be on the horizon? Well, fight fans, there’s some exciting news regarding Benavidez’s next potential bout, as The Ring Magazine has provided an update.
Earlier yesterday, The Ring Magazine wrote on X, “The Ring has learned that Turki Alalshikh wants to match the winner of the Artur Beterbiev vs Dmitry Bivol rematch with the winner of tonight’s fight between David Benavidez and David Morrell. Alalshikh will invite Benavidez/Morrell to be ringside for the rematch on Feb 22nd.”
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