A heavyweight fight took place at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas (USA) between the WBA and WBO belt holder, Mexican Gilberto Ramirez (48 wins, 30 of them by knockout, 2 losses), who had previously lost only to Dmitry Bivol, and the division's debutant (up to 90.7 kg), the undefeated world light heavyweight champion, American David Benavides (32 wins, 26 of them by knockout).
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Despite his opponent's size advantage, 29-year-old Benavides (it was he who inflicted the second defeat in his professional career on Ukrainian Oleksandr Gvozdyk) was faster, smarter and more accurate than the Mexican champion and in the 4th round sent 34-year-old Ramirez to the first knockdown in his career.
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Realizing that he was going to lose, the champion from Mexico went all-in, but in the 6th three-minute period, he ran into another powerful attack from the American, “taking a knee” and refusing to continue the fight.
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The victory by technical knockout earned David Benavides the WBA and WBO heavyweight belts and the title of world champion in his third division (he previously won titles in the light middleweight and light heavyweight divisions).
According to the final Compubox statistics, Benavides landed 151 accurate punches (to his opponent's 89), outscoring his opponent in jabs (25 to 14), and especially in power punches (137 to 64).
By the way, immediately after his triumph, the champion from the United States challenged the legendary Mexican Saul “Canelo” Alvarez to a fight.
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“I want to give the fans what they want to see. I saw Canelo in the hall. Hey, let me ask the fans: do you want to see Canelo vs. Benavides? That's it, that's enough,” said David Benavides . “It means we can't leave this fight unmade. You know? Whatever it is, I respect Canelo – he's a great champion, but so am I, so let's do it.”
Previously, “FACTS” reported that David Benavides, in a bloody fight between former world champions, defeated a boxer who had survived two family tragedies.
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