Benavidez vs Morrell

Who won Benavidez vs Morrell?

David Benavidez beat David Morrell by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, February 1st, 2025, at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 118-108, 115-111, 115-111 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 unified light heavyweight championship of the world, with the WBA, and WBC belts on the line.

Benavidez was defending his his WBC World Light heavyweight Championship for the first time. He was promoted from a secondary belt in April 2025. He has held this belt for a total of 20 days (20 days).

He was also defending WBA World Light Heavyweight Championship for the first time. He won this belt against David Morrell in February 2025. He had held this title for 2 months and 26 days.

Also on the undercard Brandon Figueroa was defeated by Stephen Fulton for the WBC World Featherweight championship, Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz beat Angel Fierro, Jesus Ramos defeated Jeison Rosario, Mirco Cuello was victorious over Christian Olivo, Yoenli Hernandez beat Angel Ruiz, Jose Benavidez defeated Danny Rosenberger, and Curmel Moton was victorious over Frank Zaldivar.

Benavidez vs Morrell stats

Back in February 2025, David Benavidez stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 29 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

David Morrell made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 11 wins and 0 draws.

David Benavidez was the older man by 1 year, at 28 years old.

Morrell had a 2-inch reach advantage.

David Benavidez fought out of the orthodox stance, while David Morrell was a southpaw.

Benavidez was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 18 more fights, and made his debut in 2013, 6 years earlier than Morrell, whose first professional fight was in 2019. He had fought 94 more professional rounds, totaling 160 compared to Morrell's 66.

Benavidez vs Morrell form

Benavidez remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had beaten Oleksandr Gvozdyk on June 15, 2024, by unanimous decision in their WBC Interim World Light heavyweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Prior to that, he had beaten 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.

Going into that contest, 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.

Before that, 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.

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

Morrell had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 4 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Radivoje Kalajdzic on August 3, 2024, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Light Heavyweight championship fight at BMO Stadium, Los Angeles, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against Sena Agbeko on December 16, 2023, by technical knockout in the 2nd round in their WBA World Super Middleweight championship fight at Armory, Minneapolis.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Yamaguchi Falcao on April 22, 2023, by knockout in the 1st round in their WBA World Super Middleweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had beaten Aidos Yerbossynuly on November 5, 2022, by knockout in the 12th round in their WBA World Super Middleweight championship fight at Armory, Minneapolis.

He had won against Kalvin Henderson on June 4, 2022, by technical knockout in the 4th round in their WBA World Super Middleweight championship fight at Armory, Minnesota.

Activity check

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

Going into this contest, David Benavidez had last fought 7 months and 17 days ago, while David Morrell's last outing had been 5 months and 29 days ago.

Benavidez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 2 months and 19 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 7 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 40 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8 rounds on average.

Morrell's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 28 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 31 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.2 rounds on average.

What time did Benavidez vs Morrell start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States, which was around 4:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Benavidez vs Morrell?

The Amazon Prime PPV show began at 8:00 PM EST / 5:00 PM PST. The Amazon Prime PPV broadcast of the card started at 1:00 AM (GTM).

What were the odds on Benavidez vs Morrell?

David Benavidez was a 2/5 (-250) favorite going into the contest, while David Morrell made his way into the ring at 7/4 (+180) with oddsmakers.