José Benavidez Jr. was born in Panorama City, California, U.S. on May 15, 1992. He made his professional debut at the age of 17 years on January 16, 2010 against Steven Cox. Benavidez Jr. defeated Cox via 1st round TKO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Benavidez Jr. got his first shot at a world title at the age of 26 after 27 professional fights. On October 13, 2018 Benavidez Jr. challenged Terence Crawford's WBO welterweight title but lost via 12th round TKO. He is yet to get another shot at a world title.
Benavidez Jr.'s latest fight was a unanimous decision loss to Jermall Charlo at age 31, on November 25, 2023.
Some of José Benavidez Jr.'s best fights so far have been against Francisco Emanuel Torres. For a complete list of Benavidez Jr.'s best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of José Benavidez Jr".
Benavidez Jr. has 3 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "José Benavidez Jr Losses".
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
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32 | Nov 25, 2023 | 31 |
Jermall Charlo 33 32-0 | loss | UD 10 |
31 | Aug 12, 2023 | 31 | Sladan Janjanin | win | TKO 5 |
30 | Jul 30, 2022 | 30 |
Danny Garcia 34 36-3 | loss | MD 12 |
29 | Nov 13, 2021 | 29 |
Francisco Emanuel Torres 32 17-3 | draw | MD 10 |
28 | Oct 13, 2018 | 26 |
Terence Crawford 31 33-0 | loss | TKO 12 |
27 | Jun 09, 2018 | 26 | Frank Rojas | win | KO 1 |
26 | Feb 03, 2018 | 25 | Matthew Strode | win | TKO 8 |
25 | Jul 23, 2016 | 24 | Francisco Santana | win | UD 10 |
24 | Dec 12, 2015 | 23 | Sidney Siqueira | win | UD 10 |
23 | May 15, 2015 | 23 | Jorge Páez Jr. | win | TKO 12 |
22 | Dec 13, 2014 | 22 | Mauricio Herrera | win | UD 12 |
21 | Jul 26, 2014 | 22 | Henry Aurad | win | TKO 1 |
20 | May 17, 2014 | 22 | Angel Hernandez | win | UD 6 |
19 | Mar 29, 2014 | 21 | Prince Doku Jr. | win | UD 6 |
18 | Nov 16, 2013 | 21 | Abraham Álvarez | win | TKO 1 |
17 | Oct 13, 2012 | 20 | Pavel Míranda | win | UD 8 |
16 | Jul 21, 2011 | 19 | Javier Loya | win | TKO 1 |
15 | May 26, 2011 | 19 | Josh Sosa | win | UD 6 |
14 | Nov 12, 2011 | 19 | Samuel Santana | win | UD 6 |
13 | Sep 17, 2011 | 19 | Dedrick Bell | win | KO 1 |
12 | Jun 11, 2011 | 19 | Corey Alarcon | win | TKO 1 |
11 | May 07, 2011 | 18 | James Hope | win | TKO 1 |
10 | Jan 22, 2011 | 18 | Fernando Rodríguez | win | UD 6 |
9 | Nov 13, 2010 | 18 | Winston Mathis | win | TKO 2 |
8 | Sep 11, 2010 | 18 | Manuel Delcid | win | TKO 2 |
7 | Jun 26, 2010 | 18 | Josh Beeman | win | TKO 1 |
6 | May 29, 2010 | 18 | Ronnie Peterson | win | TKO 1 |
5 | May 08, 2010 | 17 | Arnoldo Pacheco | win | TKO 1 |
4 | Apr 10, 2010 | 17 | Scott Paul | win | TKO 1 |
3 | Mar 12, 2010 | 17 | Bobby Hill | win | TKO 2 |
2 | Feb 14, 2010 | 17 | John Michael Vega | win | TKO 1 |
1 | Jan 16, 2010 | 17 | Steven Cox | win | TKO 1 |