On November 25, 2023, a 26-year-old David Benavidez (27-0, 23 KOs) and a 35-year-old Demetrius Andrade (32-0, 19 KOs) met in the ring in a super-middleweight bout.
Benavidez came in to the fight on a 27-fight win streak with a 85% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 8 months. Andrade was on a 32-fight win streak with a 59% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 10 months and 18 days.
David Benavidez stopped Demetrius Andrade via RTD in the 6th round. Benavidez improves his record to 28-0 (24 KOs), while Andrade adds a loss to his record at 32-1.
On September 28, 2019, a 22-year-old David Benavidez (21-0, 18 KOs) got a shot at the WBC super-middleweight title held by 34-year-old Anthony Dirrell (33-1-1, 24 KOs).
Benavidez came in to the fight on a 21-fight win streak with a 85% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 6 months and 12 days. Dirrell was on a 6-fight win streak with a 68% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 7 months and 5 days.
David Benavidez stopped the champion via TKO in the 9th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and is crowned the new WBC super-middleweight champion. Benavidez improves his record to 22-0 (19 KOs), while Dirrell adds a loss to his record at 33-2-1.
On May 21, 2022, a 25-year-old David Benavidez (25-0, 22 KOs) and a 33-year-old Canadian boxer David Lemieux (43-4, 36 KOs) met in the ring in a super-middleweight bout.
Benavidez came in to the fight on a 25-fight win streak with a 88% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 6 months and 8 days. Lemieux was on a 5-fight win streak with a 76% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 11 months and 17 days.
David Benavidez stopped David Lemieux via TKO in the 3rd round. Benavidez improves his record to 26-0 (23 KOs), while Lemieux adds a loss to his record at 43-5.
On February 17, 2018, David Benavidez and Ronald Gavril met again in an immediate rematch.
Benavidez came in to the fight on a 19-fight win streak with a 89% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 9 days. Gavril was on a -1-fight win streak with a 70% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 5 months and 9 days.
David Benavidez defeated Ronald Gavril via unanimous decision in the rematch and successfully defended his WBC super-middleweight title. Benavidez improves his record to 20-0, while Gavril adds a loss to his record at 18-3.
On September 8, 2017, 20-year-old David Benavidez (18-0, 17 KOs) and 31-year-old Ronald Gavril (18-1, 14 KOs) fought for the vacant WBC super-middleweight title.
Benavidez came in to the fight on a 18-fight win streak with a 94% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 19 days. Gavril was on a 7-fight win streak with a 73% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 4 months and 10 days.
David Benavidez defeated Ronald Gavril via split decision . Benavidez improves his record to 19-0, while Gavril adds a loss to his record at 18-2.
On March 25, 2023, a 26-year-old David Benavidez (26-0, 23 KOs) and a 30-year-old Caleb Plant (22-1, 13 KOs) met in the ring in a super-middleweight bout.
Benavidez came in to the fight on a 26-fight win streak with a 88% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 10 months and 4 days. Plant was on a 1-fight win streak with a 56% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 5 months and 10 days.
David Benavidez defeated Caleb Plant via unanimous decision in the 12-round super-middleweight fight. Benavidez improves his record to 27-0, while Plant adds a loss to his record at 22-2.
On August 15, 2020, a 23-year-old David Benavidez (22-0, 19 KOs) and a 36-year-old Colombian boxer Roamer Alexis Angulo (26-1, 22 KOs) met in the ring.
Benavidez came in to the fight on a 22-fight win streak with a 86% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 10 months and 18 days. Angulo was on a 3-fight win streak with a 81% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 6 months and 16 days.
David Benavidez stopped Roamer Alexis Angulo via RTD in the 10th round. Benavidez improves his record to 23-0 (20 KOs), while Angulo adds a loss to his record at 26-2.
On June 15, 2024, a 27-year-old David Benavidez (28-0, 24 KOs) and a 37-year-old Ukrainian boxer Oleksandr Gvozdyk (20-1, 16 KOs) met in the ring in a light-heavyweight bout.
Benavidez came in to the fight on a 28-fight win streak with a 85% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 6 months and 21 days. Gvozdyk was on a 3-fight win streak with a 76% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 8 months and 16 days.
David Benavidez defeated Oleksandr Gvozdyk via unanimous decision in the 12-round light-heavyweight fight. Benavidez improves his record to 29-0, while Gvozdyk adds a loss to his record at 20-2.
On May 20, 2017, a 20-year-old David Benavidez (17-0, 16 KOs) and a 28-year-old Mexican boxer Rogelio Medina (37-7, 31 KOs) met in the ring.
Benavidez came in to the fight on a 17-fight win streak with a 94% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 22 days. Medina was on a 1-fight win streak with a 70% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 4 months and 27 days.
David Benavidez stopped Rogelio Medina via TKO in the 8th round. Benavidez improves his record to 18-0 (17 KOs), while Medina adds a loss to his record at 37-8.
On March 16, 2019, a 22-year-old David Benavidez (20-0, 17 KOs) and a 31-year-old J'Leon Love (24-2-1, 13 KOs) met in the ring.
Benavidez came in to the fight on a 20-fight win streak with a 85% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 year and 27 days. Love was on a -1-fight win streak with a 48% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 7 months and 12 days.
David Benavidez stopped J'Leon Love via TKO in the 2nd round. Benavidez improves his record to 21-0 (18 KOs), while Love adds a loss to his record at 24-3-1.