Mike Coppinger
David Benavidez defeated David Morrell by a unanimous decision in the main event of the boxing card at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday evening.
Benavidez has retained his light heavyweight WBC title and won the lightweight WBA Morrella weight belt. Artur Beterbiev He is the undisputed champion at 175 pounds.
Benavidez lobbyed for the fight with the master of super medium -sized weight Canelo Alvarez For years, but after many attempts, Benavidez raised his weight. In his first fight in a lightweight heavy weight, he defeated Oleksandra Gvozdyk by a unanimous decision.
After a successful amateur career, Morrell became a professional in August 2019. After shooting nine knockouts in his first 10 fights, Morrell went with Radivoje Kalajdzic at Terenca Crawford vs. Israil Madrimov Undercard in August. Morrell defended the WBA belt six times before he lost to Benavidez.
