David Benavidez (30-0, 24) was born in Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. on December 17, 1996. At the age of 16 years on August 17, 2013, he made his professional boxing debut against Erasmo Mendoza, winning the fight via 1st-round KO.
On his 19th career fight at 20 years old, Benavidez became a super-middleweight world champion on September 8, 2017 after defeating Ronald Gavril via 12-round split decision to win the vacant WBC title.
Benavidez' last fight was a 12-round unanimous decision win against David Morrell Jr. at age 28 on February 1, 2025. He is currently undefeated and is on a 30-fight winning streak.
Some of David Benavidez' best fights have been against Ronald Gavril, Caleb Plant, Oleksandr Gvozdyk, David Morrell Jr., Anthony Dirrell, Demetrius Andrade and David Lemieux.
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
30  | Feb 1, 2025 28 years, 1 months 30-0 (24) | 27 years 11-0 (9) | LHW | 12 | UD | WIN |
29  | Jun 15, 2024 27 years, 5 months 29-0 (24) | 37 years, 2 months 20-1 (16) | LHW | 12 | UD | WIN |
28  | Nov 25, 2023 26 years, 11 months 28-0 (24) | 35 years, 8 months 32-0 (19) | SMD | 6 | RTD | WIN Defended WBC Interim |
27  | Mar 25, 2023 26 years, 3 months 27-0 (23) | 30 years, 8 months 22-1 (13) | SMD | 12 | UD | WIN Defended WBC Interim |
26  | May 21, 2022 25 years, 5 months 26-0 (23) | 33 years, 4 months 43-4 (36) | SMD | 3 | TKO | WIN Won WBC InterimVacant |
25  | Nov 13, 2021 24 years, 10 months 25-0 (22) | 27 years 16-2-1 (6) | 7 | TKO | WIN | |
24  | Mar 13, 2021 24 years, 2 months 24-0 (21) | 31 years, 4 months 18-1-2 (12) | 11 | TKO | WIN | |
23  | Aug 15, 2020 23 years, 7 months 23-0 (20) | 36 years, 4 months 26-1 (22) | 10 | RTD | WIN | |
22  | Sep 28, 2019 22 years, 9 months 22-0 (19) | 34 years, 11 months 33-1-1 (24) | SMD | 9 | TKO | WIN Won WBC |
21  | Mar 16, 2019 22 years, 2 months 21-0 (18) | 31 years, 5 months 24-2-1 (13) | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
20  | Feb 17, 2018 21 years, 2 months 20-0 (17) | 31 years, 7 months 18-2 (14) | SMD | 12 | UD | WIN Defended WBC |
19 | Sep 8, 2017 20 years, 8 months 19-0 (17) | 31 years, 1 months 18-1 (14) | SMD | 12 | SD | WIN Won WBC Vacant |
18  | May 20, 2017 20 years, 5 months 18-0 (17) | 28 years, 8 months 37-7 (31) | 8 | TKO | WIN | |
17 | Jan 28, 2017 20 years, 1 months 17-0 (16) | Sherali Mamajonov | 2 | KO | WIN | |
16 | Aug 5, 2016 19 years, 7 months 16-0 (15) | Denis Douglin | 10 | TKO | WIN | |
15 | Jun 25, 2016 19 years, 6 months 15-0 (14) | Francy Ntetu | 7 | TKO | WIN | |
14 | Apr 30, 2016 19 years, 4 months 14-0 (13) | Phillip Jackson Benson | 2 | KO | WIN | |
13 | Jan 19, 2016 19 years, 1 months 13-0 (12) | Kevin Cobbs | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
12 | Nov 14, 2015 18 years, 10 months 12-0 (11) | Felipe Romero | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
11 | Sep 5, 2015 18 years, 8 months 11-0 (10) | Alberto Gutiérrez | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
10 | May 15, 2015 18 years, 4 months 10-0 (9) | Ricardo Campillo | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
9 | Apr 25, 2015 18 years, 4 months 9-0 (8) | Rollin Williams | LHW | 1 | TKO | WIN |
8 | Dec 20, 2014 18 years 8-0 (7) | Azamat Umarzoda | 6 | UD | WIN | |
7 | Oct 11, 2014 17 years, 9 months 7-0 (7) | Juan Hernández | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
6 | Aug 23, 2014 17 years, 8 months 6-0 (6) | Jairo Dolores | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
5 | May 24, 2014 17 years, 5 months 5-0 (5) | Erick Revueltas | 4 | KO | WIN | |
4 | Apr 11, 2014 17 years, 3 months 4-0 (4) | Arturo MartĂnez | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
3 | Jan 31, 2014 17 years, 1 months 3-0 (3) | Omar Aispuro | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
2 | Dec 4, 2013 16 years, 11 months 2-0 (2) | Édgar Gálvan | 1 | KO | WIN | |
1 | Aug 17, 2013 16 years, 8 months 1-0 (1) | Erasmo Mendoza | 1 | KO | WIN |
