David Benavidez Record
David Benavidez (The Mexican Monster) is a 28-year-old American professional boxer. He is the reigning WBC light-heavyweight world champion. 11 years, 8 months, and 15 days into his career, Benavidez remains undefeated with a record of 30-0, which includes 24 wins via KO—1 in a world-title bout.
Boxing Career
David Benavidez was born in Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. on December 17, 1996. He made his professional debut at the age of 16 years on August 17, 2013 against Erasmo Mendoza. Benavidez defeated Mendoza via 1st round KO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Benavidez became a world champion at the age of 20 after 18 professional fights. He challenged Ronald Gavril for the vacant WBC super-middleweight title and defeated Gavril via 12-round split decision, winning his first world title.
Benavidez' latest fight was a unanimous decision victory over David Morrell Jr. at age 28, on February 1, 2025.
Some of David Benavidez' best fights so far have been against Demetrius Andrade, David Morrell Jr., Roamer Alexis Angulo, Oleksandr Gvozdyk, Caleb Plant, David Lemieux, and Ronald Gavril. For a top-10 list of Benavidez' best performances, refer to "Best fights of David Benavidez".
Fight Record
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
30 | Feb 01, 2025 | 28 | 
David Morrell Jr. 27 11-0 | win | UD 12 |
29 | Jun 15, 2024 | 27 | 
Oleksandr Gvozdyk 37 20-1 | win | UD 12 |
28 | Nov 25, 2023 | 26 | 
Demetrius Andrade 35 32-0 | win | RTD 6 |
27 | Mar 25, 2023 | 26 | 
Caleb Plant 30 22-1 | win | UD 12 |
26 | May 21, 2022 | 25 | 
David Lemieux 33 43-4 | win | TKO 3 |
25 | Nov 13, 2021 | 24 | 
Kyrone Davis 27 16-2-1 | win | TKO 7 |
24 | Mar 13, 2021 | 24 | 
Ronald Ellis 31 18-1-2 | win | TKO 11 |
23 | Aug 15, 2020 | 23 | 
Roamer Alexis Angulo 36 26-1 | win | RTD 10 |
22 | Sep 28, 2019 | 22 | 
Anthony Dirrell 34 33-1-1 | win | TKO 9 |
21 | Mar 16, 2019 | 22 | 
J'Leon Love 31 24-2-1 | win | TKO 2 |
20 | Feb 17, 2018 | 21 | 
Ronald Gavril 31 18-2 | win | UD 12 |
19 | Sep 08, 2017 | 20 |
Ronald Gavril 31 18-1 | win | SD 12 |
18 | May 20, 2017 | 20 | 
Rogelio Medina 28 37-7 | win | TKO 8 |
17 | Jan 28, 2017 | 20 |  Sherali Mamajonov | win | KO 2 |
16 | Aug 05, 2016 | 19 | Denis Douglin | win | TKO 10 |
15 | Jun 25, 2016 | 19 | Francy Ntetu | win | TKO 7 |
14 | Apr 30, 2016 | 19 | Phillip Jackson Benson | win | KO 2 |
13 | Jan 19, 2016 | 19 | Kevin Cobbs | win | TKO 2 |
12 | Nov 14, 2015 | 18 | Felipe Romero | win | TKO 1 |
11 | Sep 05, 2015 | 18 | Alberto Gutiérrez | win | TKO 1 |
10 | May 15, 2015 | 18 | Ricardo Campillo | win | TKO 2 |
9 | Apr 25, 2015 | 18 | Rollin Williams | win | TKO 1 |
8 | Dec 20, 2014 | 18 | Azamat Umarzoda | win | UD 6 |
7 | Oct 11, 2014 | 17 | Juan Hernández | win | TKO 1 |
6 | Aug 23, 2014 | 17 | Jairo Dolores | win | TKO 1 |
5 | May 24, 2014 | 17 | Erick Revueltas | win | KO 4 |
4 | Apr 11, 2014 | 17 | Arturo Martínez | win | TKO 1 |
3 | Jan 31, 2014 | 17 | Omar Aispuro | win | TKO 1 |
2 | Dec 04, 2013 | 16 | Édgar Gálvan | win | KO 1 |
1 | Aug 17, 2013 | 16 | Erasmo Mendoza | win | KO 1 |