On November 25, 2023, a 31-year-old José Benavidez Jr. (28-2-1, 19 KOs) and a 33-year-old Jermall Charlo (32-0, 22 KOs) met in the ring in a middleweight bout.
Benavidez Jr. came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 61% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 13 days. Charlo was on a 32-fight win streak with a 68% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 2 years, 5 months, and 6 days.
Jermall Charlo defeated Jose Benavidez Jr. via unanimous decision in the 10-round middleweight fight. Charlo improves his record to 33-0, while Benavidez Jr. adds a loss to his record at 28-3-1.
On July 30, 2022, a 30-year-old José Benavidez Jr. (27-1-1, 18 KOs) and a 34-year-old Danny Garcia (36-3, 21 KOs) met in the ring.
Benavidez Jr. came in to the fight after a draw in his last fight with a 62% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 8 months and 17 days. Garcia was on a -1-fight win streak with a 53% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 1 year, 7 months, and 25 days.
Danny Garcia defeated José Benavidez Jr. via majority decision in the 12-round welterweight fight. Garcia improves his record to 37-3, while Benavidez Jr. adds a loss to his record at 27-2-1.
On October 13, 2018, a 26-year-old José Benavidez Jr. (27-0, 18 KOs) got a shot at the welterweight WBO title held by 31-year-old Terence Crawford (33-0, 24 KOs).
Benavidez Jr. came in to the fight on a 27-fight win streak with a 66% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 4 days. Crawford was on a 33-fight win streak with a 72% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 4 months and 4 days.
Terence Crawford stopped José Benavidez Jr. via TKO in the final round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBO welterweight title. Crawford improves his record to 34-0 (25 KOs), while Benavidez Jr. adds a loss to his record at 27-1.