Benavidez vs Gavril

Who won Benavidez vs Gavril?

David Benavidez beat Ronald Gavril by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, February 17th, 2018, at Las Vegas, Nevada.

The scorecards were announced as 120-108, 119-109, 120-108 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 February 2018, David Benavidez stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 19 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

Ronald Gavril made his way to the ring with a record of 18 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws.

David Benavidez was the younger man by 11 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 arguably the less experienced 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 3 more professional rounds, totaling 160 compared to Gavril's 157.

Ronald Gavril was ranked number 5 by the WBC in the 168lb division.

Benavidez vs Gavril form

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

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had beaten Ronald Gavril on September 8, 2017, by split decision in their WBC World Super Middleweight championship fight at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Nevada, Afghanistan.

Prior to that, he had beaten Rogelio Medina on May 20, 2017, by knockout in the 8th round at Laredo Energy Arena, Laredo, United States.

Going into that contest, he had won against Sherali Mamajonov on January 28, 2017, by knockout in the 2nd round at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had beaten Denis Douglin on August 5, 2016, by technical knockout in the 10th round at 2300 Arena, Philadelphia.

He had defeated Francy Ntetu on June 25, 2016, by technical knockout in the 7th round at Barclays Center, New York.

Activity check

Benavidez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 7 months and 23 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 39 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.8 rounds on average.

What time did Benavidez vs Gavril start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM EST / 6:00 PM PST at Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, which was around 2:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Benavidez vs Gavril?

Benavidez vs Gavril was broadcast on ShowTime in the US.

What were the odds on Benavidez vs Gavril?

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