Benavidez vs Davis

Who won Benavidez vs Davis?

David Benavidez beat Kyrone Davis by technical knockout in the 7th round on Saturday, November 13th, 2021, at Footprint Center, Arizona.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 168 pounds (12 stone or 76.2 kg).

The undercard featured the clash of Benavidez Jr vs Torres.

Benavidez vs Davis stats

Back in November 2021, David Benavidez stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 24 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 21 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Kyrone Davis made his way to the ring with a record of 16 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw, with 6 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Benavidez had a massive power advantage over Davis, boasting a 88% knockout percentage compared to Davis' 38%.

David Benavidez was the younger man by 3 years, at 24 years old.

Benavidez had a height advantage of 3 inches over Davis. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Both David Benavidez and Kyrone Davis fought out of an orthodox stance.

Benavidez was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 5 more fights, and made his debut in 2013, 6 months earlier than Davis, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 7 more professional rounds, totaling 148 compared to Davis' 141.

David Benavidez went into the fight ranked number 1 by the WBC, and 6 by the IBF at super middleweight.

Benavidez vs Davis form

Benavidez remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Ronald Ellis on March 13, 2021, by technical knockout in the 11th round at Mohegan Sun Casino, Connecticut, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against Roamer Alexis Angulo on August 15, 2020, by technical knockout in the 10th round in their WBC World Super Middleweight championship fight at Mohegan Sun Arena, Connecticut.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Anthony Dirrell on September 28, 2019, by knockout in the 9th round in their WBC World Super Middleweight championship fight at Staples Center, LA.

Before that, he had defeated J’Leon Love on March 16, 2019, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at AT&T Stadium, Texas.

He had won against Ronald Gavril on February 17, 2018, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Super Middleweight championship fight at Las Vegas, Nevada.

Activity check

Benavidez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 8 months and 27 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 9 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 44 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.8 rounds on average.

Davis' last 2 fights had come over a period of 8 months and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 20 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10 rounds on average.

What time did Benavidez vs Davis start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:30 PM EST / 8:30 PM PST at Footprint Center, Arizona, United States, which was around 4:30 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Benavidez vs Davis?

Benavidez vs Davis was broadcast on ShowTime in the US.

What were the odds on Benavidez vs Davis?

David Benavidez was a 3/100 (-3300) favorite going into the contest, while Kyrone Davis made his way into the ring at 10/1 (+1000) with oddsmakers.