Friday 8, September 2017
Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
commission Nevada Athletic Commission
promoter Tom Brown (TGB Promotions), Leonard Ellerbe (Mayweather Promotions), Sampson Lewkowicz (Sampson Boxing)
matchmaker John Beninati
super middleweight
David Benavidez 18 0 0
vs
Ronald Gavril 18 1 0
vacant WBC World Super Middleweight Title
super middleweight
Caleb Plant 15 0 0
vs
Alan Campa 16 3 0
super middleweight
J'Leon Love 23 1 0
vs
Abraham Han 26 3 0
light heavyweight
Peter Quillin 32 1 1
vs
Dashon Johnson
It is still early, but Benavidez looks to be the future. I can see him growing into the LHW and Cruiser divs. He certainly has experience handling the weight.
The Benavidez fight is a big deal, IMO. He is already the top p4p fighter under 21 years of age. Gavril is his highest-rated opponent thus far. With a win, Benavidez establishes himself as a possibility for future p4p king and picks-up a vacant world title at the same time, at the age of 20. A win would also move him ahead of Erickson Lubin, the p4p highest rated 21-year-old.
Ocario or Osario or something. Aka a bought jagoff. How the hell was the fight even on 2 cards when they only scored 7 rounds? 2 judges had a 10-10 round? Straight fuckery.
diddy wrote:Ocario or Osario or something. Aka a bought jagoff. How the hell was the fight even on 2 cards when they only scored 7 rounds? 2 judges had a 10-10 round? Straight fuckery.
Benavidez took control back in the 7th, but then Gavril is able to do good work again in the 8th landing several clean shots on Benavidez. Best round of the fight Gavril there in the 8th.
This is one of those fights where the commentary crew is so impressed with the heart and durability of the underdog they're acting like the fight is closer than it actually is. He's way behind.
Gavril controlled the 9th round, Benavidez was losing a large portion of the 10th, but stole it back in his favor with a flurry of big shots that appeared to hurt Gavril a little bit.
