On February 17, 2018, David Benavidez (19-0, 17 KOs), the super-middleweight WBC champion, defends his title against Romanian challenger, Ronald Gavril (18-2, 14 KOs).
David Benavidez is coming in to the fight on a 19-fight win streak with a 89% KO rate; his last fight was a split decision win over Gavril, 5 months and 9 days ago. Ronald Gavril is on a 1-fight losing streak with a 70% KO rate, with his last fight being a split decision loss to Benavidez, 5 months and 9 days ago.
This should be a confident win for David Benavidez at 99-1 winning odds. Ronald Gavril really doesn't have much to present against Benavidez.
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.