David “El Monstruo” Benavídez lived up to his nickname and billings as perhaps the sport’s most destructive offensive weapon as he defended his Interim WBC Super Middleweight Title and blitzed former two-division champion Demetrius “Boo Boo” Andrade with a stoppage after the sixth round in the SHOWTIME PPV main event Saturday night headlining a Premier Boxing Champions event from Michelob ULTRA Arena at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas.
The ending came after Andrade’s trainer wouldn’t allow their charge to leave the corner to start the seventh round after Benavidez, fighting his first southpaw in seven years, bloodied and pounded Andrade in perhaps the signature performance of his career. Benavídez (28-0, 24 KOs) remained undefeated as Andrade (32-1, 19 KOs) suffered his first loss.
“I think I just solidified myself as a dominant force here,” Benavídez said. “I just reminded everyone who the real champion at 168 is. Who wants to see me versus Canelo? I’m going to be super middleweight champion of the world, three-time world champion. Now just give me the fight that we all want to see. Who wants to see Benavídez versus Canelo?”
Benavídez punctuated his performance with an embrace of Mike Tyson outside the ring following the stoppage. Tyson famously dubbed Benavídez the “Mexican Monster.”
“I just told Mike Tyson that I love him and thank you so much for the motivation he’s given me,” Benavídez said. “It’s not every day a boxing legend like Mike Tyson gives people nicknames, so I just want to live up to my name.
“Everybody says I’m not this, I’m not that, I’m flat-footed, I have no defense. This guy probably applied one of the best defenses. He’s really good offensively. He could barely even hit me, so I think that says a lot on its own. I just have to keep beating who they put in front of me. I’m the best. I’m going to be the best. I’m going to be a legend by the time I’m done, so whoever you keep putting in front of me, I’ll keep knocking them down.
“Let’s give the people what they want to see. They want to see Benavídez versus Canelo.”
Just as he did against Caleb Plant in March, Benavídez grew stronger and more dangerous as the fight wore on. After Andrade held his own in the opening rounds, Benavídez broke down his 35-year-old opponent with breathtaking efficiently. A looping right hand from Benavídez to the side of the head dropped Andrade for the third time in his career with seconds left in the fourth round. Andrade crumpled to the canvas and rose on shaky legs to survive the round.
Benavídez hurt Andrade again with a left to start the fifth round as he continued to walk Andrade down and land hard punches. Andrade’s right eye started to close midway through the frame as Benavídez teed off on his 35-year-old opponent with a right uppercut and an assortment of short, stinging punches. Andrade took a stand with a minute left in the sixth, uncorking a right uppercut but Benavidez hurt Andrade, a former 2008 U.S. Olympian, with left that had him stumbling across the ring.
It was a far cry from the start of the fight when Andrade was able to smother Benavídez’s punches, darting in and out and winging shots from odd angles that found their mark. Andrade looked sensational in the first two rounds, while Benavídez bided his time, carefully picking his shots. Andrade started to slow down in the third, allowing Benavídez to unload his brand of destructive, compact punches before the knockdown turned the tide in Benavídez’s favor.
“I’ll be back – back to the drawing board,” Andrade said. “I moved up in weight classes. I’ll work on my body a little more and I’ll be right back at it. I thought overall I did everything I needed to do to get the bigger man off me. David’s definitely a hell of a fighter. Nobody was even willing to get in the ring with him. I tried to become a three-division world champion. That’s not far-fetched. David was the man tonight. Benavídez is the bigger man.”
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26 Comments
Canelo
Remember we he wanted canelo 😂
Wehehhehehe bakit tenigil dapat hinayaan lng para malamn kung saan galing ni Andrade….wala palang binatbat
This is Benavides sharpest performance. He also showed a spectacular defense as well. Everyone was saying that he don’t have defense but he proved a lot wrong. If Canelo doesn’t fight Benavides now, Im afraid he will just get better and better.
This Benavides has only a punchers chance to beat canelo, your blind if u say otherwise
The best match for David is Dmitry Bivol 😮
Then… u want to fight CANELO?…..
Benavidez is beatable….just don’t throw unnecessary punches. Benavidez has master the hurt of only throwing punches that count which helps him save his energy through out the rounds. You notice all of his opponents would throw so many shots just to tire out…none of the shots ever hurt him. Then Benavidez just hammers away at his opponents once they are tired.
Dont stand in front of him. In and out on body shots.
Loooool canelo gets one hook on Benavides and it’s goodnight
Canelo scare david benavides
Not ready for canelo, don't care what anybody thinks😂
Bivol outboxed canelo 100%, but that's a different level of fighter. Benavidez is slow, leaves himself open and wouldn't do well against canelo. I'd put money on it
DB been making noise in the ring and calling Canelo out. Canelo been quiet as a mouse 🤣 pretending he don’t know DB. Canelo won’t even say his name.
David benavides best of the best.. hancurkan semua lawan mu berikut nya.!!👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
I say it first benevidez stops canelo.He has that natural strength.
canelo needs to fight this man. i need to see canelo genuinely challenged.
That didn't look like Andrade at all, the gatekeepers want beniavidez and canelo that's why baby
Now I understand what Canelo meant.
BooBoo a horrible fighter
Even Plant fought a better fight than BooBoo
Canelo watched this and said it's a good think I don't fight Mexicans
Andrade is enough gas early in that fight
Bivol haber que tal
Trae muy baja su guardia y pueden pegarle ya paso una vez ya lo tiraron
I don’t see him beating Canelo
people were actually saying that andrade was above plant. Well nobody saying it now. When Plant was hurt he fought through. Andrade just quit.
Canelo don't want any parts of this man
Benavidez no le gana a Canela y mucho menos con esa mala defensa que tiene, el único que puedo darle su pela a la canela es Dimitri Bivol mas nadie