Benavidez vs Gvozdyk

Who won Benavidez vs Gvozdyk?

David Benavidez beat Oleksandr Gvozdyk by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, June 15th, 2024, at MGM Grand, Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 117-110, 119-109, 116-112 in favor of winner David Benavidez.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 175 pounds (12.5 stone or 79.4 kg).

This contest was for the WBC light heavyweight championship of the world.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis beating Frank Martin for the WBA Super World Lightweight championship. Also on the undercard Carlos Adames beat Terrell Gausha for the WBC World Middleweight belt, Gary Antuanne Russell was overcome by Alberto Puello for the WBC Interim World Super Lightweight title, Mark Magsayo was victorious over Eduardo Ramirez for the WBC World Super Featherweight championship, Elijah Garcia lost to Kyrone Davis, and Justin Viloria defeated Angel Antonio Contreras.

Benavidez vs Gvozdyk stats

David Benavidez stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 28 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

Oleksandr Gvozdyk made his way to the ring with a record of 20 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws.

David Benavidez was the younger man by 10 years, at 27 years old.

Gvozdyk had a height advantage of 1 inch over Benavidez. Despite this, both fighters had equal reach.

Both David Benavidez and Oleksandr Gvozdyk fought out of an orthodox stance.

Benavidez was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 7 more fights, and made his debut in 2013, 7 months earlier than Gvozdyk, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 24 more professional rounds, totaling 148 compared to Gvozdyk's 124.

Oleksandr Gvozdyk was ranked number 2 by the WBC in the 175lb division.

Benavidez vs Gvozdyk 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 won against Demetrius Andrade on November 25, 2023, by technical knockout in the 6th round in their WBC Interim World Super Middleweight championship fight at Michelob ULTRA Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against Caleb Plant on March 25, 2023, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Super Middleweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten David Lemieux on May 21, 2022, by technical knockout in the 3rd round in their WBC Interim World Super Middleweight championship fight at Gila River Arena, Glendale.

Before that, he had defeated Kyrone Davis on November 13, 2021, by technical knockout in the 7th round at Footprint Center, Arizona.

He had won against Ronald Ellis on March 13, 2021, by technical knockout in the 11th round at Mohegan Sun Casino, Connecticut.

Gvozdyk had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Isaac Rodrigues on September 30, 2023, by knockout in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Ricards Bolotniks on May 6, 2023, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Estadio Akron, Zapopan, Mexico.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Josue Obando on February 11, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 6 round contest at The Derby Room Pomona at Fairplex, Pomona, United States.

Before that, he had been beaten by Artur Beterbiev on October 18, 2019, by technical knockout in the 10th round in their WBC World Light heavyweight and IBF World Light Heavyweight championship fight at Liacouras Center, Philadelphia.

He had won against Doudou Ngumbu on March 30, 2019, by technical knockout in the 5th round in their WBC World Light heavyweight championship fight at 2300 Arena, Pennsylvania.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, David Benavidez had been fighting more than Oleksandr Gvozdyk.

Going into this contest, David Benavidez had last fought 6 months and 21 days ago, while Oleksandr Gvozdyk's last outing had been 8 months and 16 days ago.

Benavidez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 2 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 7 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 39 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.8 rounds on average.

Gvozdyk's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 2 months and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 15 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 Gvozdyk start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:30 PM EST / 7:30 PM PST at MGM Grand, Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, United States, which was around 3:30 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Benavidez vs Gvozdyk?

Benavidez vs Gvozdyk was broadcast on Amazon Prime PPV in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Benavidez vs Gvozdyk?

David Benavidez was a 4/25 (-630) favorite going into the contest, while Oleksandr Gvozdyk made his way into the ring at 4/1 (+400) with oddsmakers.