Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-02-17, pretty good fight between David Benavidez and Ronald Gavril 2: it gets three stars.The undefeated Wbc super-Mw champion David Benavidez entered this fight with a perfect boxing record of 19-0-0 (17 KOs=89%) and he is ranked as the No.16 super middleweight in the world. He fought three times last year winning over Sherali Mamajonov, Rogelio Medina (Benavidez vs Medina) and Ronald Gavril via split decision (their first bout, David Benavidez vs Ronald Gavril I).
His opponent, Ronald Gavril, has a record of 18-2-0 (14 KOs=78%) and he entered as the No.27 in the same weight class. Before losing to Benavidez, between 2016 and 2017, he had beat Juan Camilo Novoa, Christopher Brooker and Decarlo Perez. Benavidez vs Gavril 2 is valid for the WBC World super middleweight title (Benavidez’s first defense); undercard of Danny Garcia vs Brandon Rios. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Date: 2018-02-17
Where: Mandalay Bay Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Division: super middleweight (168 lbs, 76.2 kg)
Title: WBC World super middleweight title
Benavidez’s next fight: David Benavidez vs J’Leon Love
Benavidez vs Gavril 2 full fight video:
Official video
Official highlights
This was a GREAT fight. Benavidez is on course to be a superstar in the sport and seems like a great kid. I’m an old timer and I always try and compare the current fighters to the fighters I liked when I was younger and David reminds me of Tommy Hearns especially the way he whips his right hand at opponents. I’d like to see him unify the belts and then move up. He can’t move down because he’s tall and is still filling out or I’d love for him to fight GGG or Canelo because I think he can hang with the both of them even at this early stage. Boxrec has him ranked as the #10 Super Middle which is ridiculous as I think he would crush numbers 1-9 on that list. This young man has a very bright future, I’m a huge fan of him now after seeing his last 5 fights.
I like him a lot too! He’s a very talented young fighter indeed but I think he needs to work a little bit on his physical conditioning, needs more stamina. Still, he’s the best SMW right now with Ramirez.