Who won Benavidez vs Davis?

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

David Benavidez stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 24 wins, zero loses and 0 draws, 21 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

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

The stats suggested Benavidez had a massive power advantage over Davis, boosting at 88% knock out percentage over Davis' 38%.

David Benavidez was the younger man by 2 years, at 26 years old.

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

Both David Benavidez & 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 15 more professional rounds, 130 to Davis' 115.

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 5 of his recent opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against David Lemieux on 21st May 2022 by technical knockout in the 3rd round in their WBC Interim World Super Middleweight championship fight at Gila River Arena, Glendale, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Kyrone Davis on 13th November 2021 by technical knockout in the 7th round at Footprint Center, Arizona.

Going into that contest, he had beat Ronald Ellis on 13th March 2021 by technical knockout in the 11th round at Mohegan Sun Casino, Connecticut.

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

He had won against Anthony Dirrell on 28th September 2019 by knockout in the 9th round in their WBC World Super Middleweight championship fight at Staples Center, LA.

Activity check

Benavidez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 6 months and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 40 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8 rounds on average.

Davis' last 2 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 15 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) favourite going into the contest, while Kyrone Davis made his way into the ring at 10/1 (+1000) with oddsmakers.