Benavidez vs Medina

Who won Benavidez vs Medina?

David Benavidez beat Rogelio Medina by knockout in the 8th round on Saturday, May 20th, 2017, at Laredo Energy Arena, Laredo.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 168 pounds (12 stone or 76.2 kg).

Benavidez vs Medina stats

Back in May 2017, David Benavidez stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 17 wins, zero losses, and 0  draws, 16 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Rogelio Medina made his way to the ring with a record of 37 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, with 31 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Benavidez had a slight advantage in power over Medina, with a 94% knockout percentage compared to Medina's 84%.

David Benavidez was the younger man by 8 years, at 21 years old.

Medina had a height advantage of 9 inches over Benavidez. Despite this, he had a 3-inch reach advantage.

Both David Benavidez and Rogelio Medina fought out of an orthodox stance.

Benavidez was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 27 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2013, 6 years and 1 month later than Medina, whose first professional fight was in 2007. He had fought 43 fewer professional rounds, totaling 148 compared to Medina's 191.

David Benavidez went into the fight ranked number 4 by the WBA, and 5 by the WBC at super middleweight.

Rogelio Medina was ranked number 6 by the WBC, and 5 by the IBF in the 168lb division.

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Benavidez's last 4 fights had come over a period of 1 year and 20 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 3 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 21 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.3 rounds on average.

What time did Benavidez vs Medina start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 12:00 AM EST / 9:00 PM PST at Laredo Energy Arena, Laredo, United States, which was around 5:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Benavidez vs Medina?

Benavidez vs Medina was broadcast on Fox Sport 1 in the US.

What were the odds on Benavidez vs Medina?

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