The sport of boxing was the center of attention in August with a record-setting mega event that captured the imagination of the public. A trio of shows presented by Premier Boxing Champions in September will give fans more opportunities to see young boxers on the rise in the sport.
By Jeff Aranow: Undefeated 20-year-old David Benavidez (18-0, 17 KOs) is poised to win the vacant WBC super middleweight title in his fight for the belt against #6 WBC Ronald Gavril (18-1, 14 KOs) this Friday night in their match on Showtime Boxing from the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.
By Don Smith: Boxing Fans, Phoenix native son David Benavidez (18-0-17 knockouts) is dedicating his WBC Super Middleweight Title bout on Friday 9/8 at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino to the memory of his beloved uncle, 33 year old Moises Balladares who was fatally shot on Tuesday, July 25 by Avondale Arizona Police at his home in Avondale after a bizarre confrontation.
By Ian Aldous: David Benavidez (18-0) will aim to make history on Friday September 8th, when he faces Ronald Gavril (18-1), for the vacant WBC super-middleweight world championship, live on Showtime. He’ll become the youngest 168lbs world champion at just twenty years of age – if he defeats the Las Vegas – based Romanian. Earlier this week, Benavidez took some time away from training camp to talk with me over the phone about the fight and his journey to get here.
Unbeaten rising star David Benavidez and powerful contender Ronald Gavril will battle for the vacant WBC Super Middleweight World Championship on Friday, Sept. 8 live on SHOWTIME in the headlining attraction of a Premier Boxing Champions event from The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas.
Red-hot super middleweight contender David “El Bandera Roja/Red Flag” Benavidez is promising his best performance to date when he faces Ronald Gavril for the WBC Super Middleweight Championship.
By Jeff Aranow: #2 WBC Anthony Dirrell suffered an injury training for his scheduled title fight against David Benavidez (18-0, 17 KOs) for the vacant WBC super middleweight title on September 9 in Los Angeles, California. The World Boxing Council is planning on replacing the 32-year-old Dirrell (30-1-1, 24 KOs) with No.8 WBC Ronald Gavril (18-1, 14 KOs).
By Jeff Aranow: Former world 168 pound champion Anthony Dirrell (30-1-1, 24 KOs) will be fighting for his old WBC super middleweight title against unbeaten knockout artist David Benavidez (18-0, 17 KOs) on September 9 at a still to be determined venue in Los Angeles, California.
By Donavan Leonard: A full and delightful weekend of boxing this weekend. Pound-for-pound players Terrance Crawford and Naoya Inoue decimated their opponents as expected, with a handful of other bouts adding to one of the more packed weekends of quality boxing in recent years.
Unbeaten rising contender David Benavidez (18-0, 17 KOs) of Phoenix, Ariz. knocked out exciting former title challenger Rogelio “Porky” Medina (37-8, 31 KOs) from San Luis Rio, Mexico in a super middleweight world title eliminator that headlined a special Saturday night edition of Premier Boxing Champions on FS1 and FOX Deportes from Laredo Energy Arena in Laredo, Texas.