
David Benavidez showcased his boxing prowess by unifying the light heavyweight championship in a commanding fashion against challenger David Morrell. Benavidez secured a unanimous decision victory to retain his interim WBC belt and claim the WBA title.
The judges scored the fight decisively, with two judges scoring it 115-111 and one judge scoring it 118-108 in favor of Benavidez. The Mexican Monster, as Benavidez is known, demonstrated his dominance by controlling nearly every round of the fight, except for the third and 11th rounds.