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An intriguing mild heavyweight showdown tops a invoice on the T-Cellular Area in Las Vegas this Saturday, as interim WBC champion, David Benavidez, and WBA ‘Common’ champion David Morrell, conflict to maintain sizzling on the tails of the main lights at 175 kilos.
Amazon Prime pay per view is the place to look at Benavidez vs Morrell.
Benavidez (29-0, 24 KOs) is a former two-time WBC champion at tremendous middleweight, dropping his title attributable to a optimistic check for cocaine in 2018, after which on the scales earlier than beating Roamer Alexis Angulo in 2020.
The Phoenix, Arizona resident would win the interim model of the belt in 2022, hammering David Lemieux in three rounds, and he defended it twice, taking a call win towards Caleb Plant earlier than forcing Demetrius Andrade to retire after six rounds of their assembly in November 2023.
Benavidez would transfer as much as mild heavyweight final June, and took the interim WBC belt at his new weight by defeating former world champion Oleksandr Gvozdyk handily on the scorecards.
Benavidez overcame Gvozdyk in his mild heavyweight debut however Morrell might be harder Picture Credit score: Esther Lin/Premier Boxing Champions
Morrell (11-0, 9 KOs) is a proficient Cuban exile, and he reigned as WBA ‘Common’ titlist at tremendous middleweight earlier than a transfer up in weight himself final August.
There, he went the gap for less than the second time as knowledgeable, extensively outscoring Radivoje Kalajdzic over twelve rounds to take the WBA ‘Common’ title.
Morrell laboured considerably towards Kalajdzic (Picture Credit score: Mark Robinson Matchroom Boxing)
Prediction: Each will hope a win right here paves the way in which to a gathering with Artur Beterbiev, Dmitri Bivol or Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez, and that may be a reasonable risk. I favour the extra skilled skilled Benavidez to take the win right here, probably by shut determination.
Figueroa and Fulton run it again
Extra world title motion is on the menu on the undercard, with Brandon Figueroa (25-1-1, 19 KOs) making the primary defence of his WBC featherweight title towards Stephen Fulton (22-1, 8 KOs) in a rematch of their 2021 assembly, gained by Fulton by way of majority determination.
After dropping to then WBO boss Fulton, together with his WBC tremendous bantamweight belt going on the similar time, Figueroa rebuilt within the weight class above, and after serving as interim WBC champion, final defending with a ninth spherical knockout of Jessie Magdaleno final Could, he was upgraded to full champion.
Fulton edged out Figueroa first time round Picture Credit score: Esther Lin/SHOWTIME
Fulton would lose his belts on the fists of the superlative Naoya Inoue in Japan in July 2023 by way of eighth spherical stoppage, and that prompted a transfer to featherweight, however his debut proved powerful, as he was dropped by Carlos Castro earlier than taking a cut up determination over ten.
Prediction: Fulton will certainly study classes from his featherweight debut, and might take the title house in a repeat win on factors.
Full undercard preview
In ten rounders, Isaac Cruz (26-3-1, 18 KOs) can rebound from defeat final day trip to take a factors win at tremendous light-weight towards Angel Fierro (23-2-2, 18 KOs), whereas at featherweight, Mirco Cuello (14-0, 11 KOs) can keep unbeaten with a stoppage win over Christian Olivo Barreda (22-1-1, 9 KOs).
Cruz can get again to profitable methods towards Fierro Picture Credit score: Ryan Hafey / Premier Boxing Champions
At tremendous welterweight, Jesus Alejandro Ramos Jr (21-1, 17 KOs) can take the scalp of former world champion Jeison Rosario (24-4-2, 18 KOs) inside the gap, and middleweight prospect Yoenli Hernandez (6-0, 6 KOs) can win early once more, this time towards Angel Ruiz Astorga (18-3-1, 13 KOs).
Former world title challenger Jose Benavidez Jr (28-3-1, 19 KOs) returns after taking 2024 off, and he ought to take his middleweight assembly with Danny Rosenberger (20-9-4, 10 KOs), who has solely been halted as soon as, on the scorecards over eight.
Will probably be a busy night time for the Benavidez household (Picture Credit score: Victor Ren – Showtime)
Additionally over eight, Kaipo Gallegos (7-0-1, 6 KOs) can cease Leonardo Padilla (24-6-1, 17 KOs) at tremendous featherweight, and at tremendous middleweight, Daniel Blancas (11-0, 5 KOs) could be a victor on factors towards Juan Barajas (11-0-2, 7 KOs).
Blue chip prospect Curmel Moton (6-0, 5 KOs) sees motion, and the proficient light-weight might have all eight rounds to get his hand raised towards Frank Zaldivar (5-1, 3 KOs).
In a six spherical assembly at tremendous middleweight, John Easter (7-0, 7 KOs) ought to win early as soon as extra towards Joseph Aguilar (6-2-1, 3 KOs).
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