Benavidez vs Gavril

Who won Benavidez vs Gavril?

David Benavidez beat Ronald Gavril by split decision in their 12 round contest on Friday, September 8th, 2017, at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Nevada.

The scorecards were announced as 116-111, 117-111, 116-111 in favor of winner David Benavidez.

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).

This contest was for the WBC super middleweight championship of the world.

Benavidez vs Gavril stats

Back in September 2017, David Benavidez stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 18 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

Ronald Gavril made his way to the ring with a record of 18 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws.

David Benavidez was the younger man by 10 years, at 21 years old.

Gavril had a height advantage of 1 inch over Benavidez. Despite this, he had a 4-inch reach advantage.

Both David Benavidez and Ronald Gavril fought out of an orthodox stance.

Benavidez was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2013, 1 year and 8 months later than Gavril, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 4 fewer professional rounds, totaling 148 compared to Gavril's 152.

David Benavidez went into the fight ranked number 4 by the WBC at super middleweight.

Ronald Gavril was ranked number 6 by the WBC in the 168lb division.

Benavidez vs Gavril form

Benavidez remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 5 of his recent opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Rogelio Medina on May 20, 2017, by knockout in the 8th round at Laredo Energy Arena, Laredo, United States.

Prior to that, he had beaten Sherali Mamajonov on January 28, 2017, by knockout in the 2nd round at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had won against Denis Douglin on August 5, 2016, by technical knockout in the 10th round at 2300 Arena, Philadelphia.

Before that, he had beaten Francy Ntetu on June 25, 2016, by technical knockout in the 7th round at Barclays Center, New York.

He had defeated Phillip Jackson Benson on April 30, 2016, by knockout in the 2nd round at StubHub Center, Carson.

Activity check

Benavidez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 4 months and 9 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 3 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 29 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.8 rounds on average.

What time did Benavidez vs Gavril start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 3:00 AM UTC at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Nevada, Afghanistan, which was 11:00 PM EST or 8:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 4:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Benavidez vs Gavril?

The fight was broadcast in the United States by ShowTime.

What were the odds on Benavidez vs Gavril?

David Benavidez was a 1/20 (-2000) favorite going into the contest, while Ronald Gavril made his way into the ring at 8/1 (+800) with oddsmakers.