Undercard
In a pair of 10-round bouts between 168-pound rivals, J’Leon Love (23-1, 13 KOs) takes on Abraham Han (26-3, 16 KOs), and Caleb Plant (15-0, 10 KOs) battles Andrew Hernandez (19-6-1, 9 KOs).
- Love vs Han
- Plant vs Hernandez
FRI, SEP 08, 2017 10pm Eastern Time / 10pm Pacific Time Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas
David Benavidez scores a split decision victory over Ronald Gavril after 12 action-packed rounds claiming the vacant WBC 168-pound title.
Fight HighlightsIn a pair of 10-round bouts between 168-pound rivals, J’Leon Love (23-1, 13 KOs) takes on Abraham Han (26-3, 16 KOs), and Caleb Plant (15-0, 10 KOs) battles Andrew Hernandez (19-6-1, 9 KOs).
David Benavidez heard the bell ending Friday’s crowd-pleasing, Fight of the Year caliber 168-pound battle, and a short time later, a hat was literally tossed into the ring on behalf of his opponent, Ronald Gavril.
In the past two decades, Sampson Lewkowicz has introduced two once-in-a-lifetime talents to the greater boxing world. Friday night, David Benavidez proved he could become the third.
David Benavidez wasn’t even born when Darrin Van Horn, at 22, became the youngest boxer in history to win a 168-pound title in May 1991. But tomorrow night, the 20-year-old Benavidez has an opportunity to make history himself in the Fight Capital of the World.