David Benavidez

Quick Facts

Full Name	David Benavidez
Occupation	Boxer
Date Of Birth	Dec 17, 1996(1996-12-17)
Age	28
Birthplace	Phoenix
Country	United States
Birth City	Arizona
Horoscope	Sagittarius

David Benavidez Biography

David Benavidez is one of the most popular and richest Boxer who was born on December 17, 1996 in Phoenix, Arizona, United States. American professional fighter who rose up the ranks to become the best in his field when he was awarded his WBC Super Middleweight championship in September of 2017. In his first 21 professional wins 18 of them were knockouts.

He was as an undercard fighter in the He fought on the undercard of the Victor Ortiz vs. Andre Berto bout in April 2016. vs. Andre Berto fight in April of 2016.

David Benavidez (born 17 December 1996) is an American professional boxer. He is a two-time super middleweight world champion, having held the WBC super middleweight title since September 2019, and previously from 2017 to 2018. Currently Dating entrepreneur Karina Silva From Seattle WA, and are expecting their first child coming September 2020.

Benavidez would next take part on the undercard of the welterweight world title bout Keith Thurman vs. Shawn Porter, which was rescheduled to take place on June 25 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, against Francy Ntetu (16-0, 3 KOs) in an 8-round bout. In an entertaining fight, where both boxers traded, Benavidez won the fight via round 7 TKO. Benavidez seemed to get the better of the trades with Ntetu resorting to clinching by the end of round 2. After 1 minute and 30 seconds of round 7, the crowd booed as referee Shada Murdaugh stopped the fight due to the amount of punishment Ntetu had taken. It was noted that Barry Jordan, a NYSAC doctor had taken a look at Ntetu and likely would have played a role. Benavidez led 58-56, 58-56 and 59-55 on the judges scorecards at the time of stoppage. Jordon later explained that it was upon his recommendation that the bout be stopped as Ntetu had taken a lot of punishment, mostly to the eye. In July 2015, PBC announced Benavidez would next fight on ESPN against contender Denis Douglin (20-4, 13 KOs) in his first 10-round bout on August 5 at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Benavidez was taken to the tenth round, however avoided hearing the final bell after stopping Douglin 35 seconds into the round. Benavidez simply broke down Douglin over the course of the fight. The referee stopped the fight as Douglin had taken punishment against the ropes.

He was taught how to box through his dad Jose. His brother, who is who is also named Jose is a professional boxer.

David Benavidez Net Worth

David Benavidez is one of the richest Boxer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, David Benavidez 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He began boxing at the age of three years old. He also held an amateur record that was 15-0.

At the age of 20, he became oldest world champion ever in the history of super middleweights.

According to sources in Mexico on May 17, 2018 a deal was close to being reached for Benavidez to defend his WBC title against Russian boxer Matt Korobov (28-1, 14 KOs) on the Mikey Garcia vs. Robert Easter Jr. lightweight unification undercard on July 28 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. On May 23, Top Rank’s Bob Arum revealed he has signed Benavidez to his stable, giving him a signing bonus of $250,000. Sampson Lewkowicz filed a lawsuit. According to Lewkowicz, Benavidez signed an extension with his company in November 2017, which extended his contract until 2021. By June 13, the suit was settled and Benavidez returned the signing bonus to Top Rank. On June 21, it was reported a deal had been reached for Benavidez to defend his WBC title against mandatory challenger Anthony Dirrell (32-1-1, 24 KOs). The fight was ordered by the WBC on May 21 and scheduled purse bids were due on June 22. A deal was reached on June 21. The fight was reported to take place on the same card as Shawn Porter vs. Danny García on Showtime on September 8.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

David Benavidez height 6 ft 2 in David weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is David Benavidez Dating?

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Following his draw against James DeGale, Badou Jack vacated his WBC super middleweight title in order to fight at light heavyweight. The WBC ordered a match between Callum Smith and Anthony Dirrell, with the winner taking the vacant world title. With Smith taking part in WBSS, he was replaced through Benavidez. The bout was scheduled for September 2017. However, on August 5, the WBC announced Dirrell was out due to injury. Instead, Benavidez would face Romanian contender Ronald Gavril (18-1, 14 KOs) on September 8 for the world title at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Nevada. Benavidez defeated Gavril after 12 rounds by split decision. Two judges scored the fight 117-111, 116-111 for Benavidez, whilst the third scored it 116-111 for Gavril. However, Gavril proved to be Benavidez’s toughest test so far, with most rounds being closely contested. Benavidez seemed to struggle with conditioning and was knocked down in the final round. Speaking on his record-breaking win, Benavidez said, “It feels amazing to win this title. It’s everything I’ve dreamed about since I was a little kid. It’s everything I’ve dedicated myself to and I’ve worked hard for. It finally paid off.” According to CompuBox stats, Benavidez landed 222 of 863 punches thrown (26%) and Gavril landed 162 of his 817 thrown (20%).

Facts & Trivia

David Ranked on the list of most popular Boxer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. David Benavidez celebrates birthday on December 17 of every year.

On September 18, 2018, it was reported that Benavidez had tested positive for cocaine from a urine sample collected on August 27 by the Voluntary Anti- Doping Agency (VADA). He was eventually stripped of his title and received a four months-long suspension through February 2019 by the WBC. On 19 December 2018, it was announced that he would be returning to the ring on March 16.

Top Facts about David Benavidez

1. David Benavidez is a two-time WBC super middleweight champion.
2. He was born on December 17, 1996 in Phoenix, Arizona.
3. Benavidez has a professional record of 24 wins and 0 losses.
4. He has knocked out 21 of his opponents.
5. Benavidez stands at 6 feet and 2 inches tall.
6. His reach is measured at an impressive 77 inches.
7. In August 2017, he became the youngest super middleweight champion ever at age 20.
8. Benavidez’s father Jose is also his trainer and former boxer.
9. He turned pro in August 2013 after winning numerous amateur titles.
10. As of June 2021, he is ranked as the #1 super middleweight by BoxRec.com

What is David Benavidez ethnicity?

Early life and amateur career David was born to a Mexican father and an Ecuadorian mother , his older brother, José Benavidez Jr. is also a professional boxer. Both brothers are trained by their father.

What is David Benavidez record?

David Benavidez’s record currently stands at 26 wins, 0 loses and 0 draws. He is currently undefeated in a total of 26 contests. Of those 26 wins he has stopped 23 of his opponents, so his current knock-out ratio is 88%. He’s boxed a total of 118 rounds, meaning his professional fights last 4.5 rounds on average.

Did David Benavidez win his last fight?

David Benavidez remains undefeated with dominant third-round TKO of David Lemieux. David Benavidez entered his fight with David Lemieux on Saturday night as a heavy favorite to win the WBC interim championship and put himself in line as a mandatory challenger to undisputed 168-pound champion Canelo Alvarez.

How tall is Benavidez?

6′ 1″

How old is Canelo?

31 years (July 18, 1990)