Here is a list of Benavidez's best fights.
On February 17, 2018 David Benavidez met Ronald Gavril in a super-middleweight (WBC) world-title defense fight. Benavidez was 21 years old and with a record of 20-0 (17), and Gavril was 31 years old and with a record of 18-2 (14). Benavidez won the fight via 12-round unanimous decision and successfully defended his title.
On March 25, 2023 David Benavidez met Caleb Plant in a super-middleweight (WBC) world-title defense fight. Benavidez was 26 years old and with a record of 27-0 (23), and Plant was 30 years old and with a record of 22-1 (13). Benavidez won the fight via 12-round unanimous decision and successfully defended his title.
On February 1, 2025 David Benavidez faced off against David Morrell Jr. in a light-heavyweight bout at age 28. He was coming in with a record of 30-0 (24), and Morrell Jr. was 27 years old and with a record of 11-0 (9). Benavidez won the fight via 12-round unanimous decision.
On June 15, 2024 David Benavidez faced off against Oleksandr Gvozdyk in a light-heavyweight bout at age 27. He was coming in with a record of 29-0 (24), and Gvozdyk was 37 years old and with a record of 20-1 (16). Benavidez won the fight via 12-round unanimous decision.
On September 28, 2019 David Benavidez fought Anthony Dirrell in a super-middleweight world-title fight for Dirrell's WBC title. Benavidez was 22 years old and with a record of 22-0 (19), and Dirrell was 34 years old and with a record of 33-1-1 (24). Benavidez stopped Anthony Dirrell via 9th-round TKO and is crowned the new super-middleweight world champion.
On September 8, 2017 David Benavidez fought Ronald Gavril in a super-middleweight world-title fight for the WBC title. Benavidez was 20 years old and with a record of 19-0 (17), and Gavril was 31 years old and with a record of 18-1 (14). Benavidez won the fight via 12-round split decision and is crowned the new super-middleweight world champion.
On November 25, 2023 David Benavidez met Demetrius Andrade in a super-middleweight (WBC) world-title defense fight. Benavidez was 26 years old and with a record of 28-0 (24), and Andrade was 35 years old and with a record of 32-0 (19). Benavidez stopped Demetrius Andrade via 6th-round retirement and successfully defended his title.
On May 21, 2022 David Benavidez fought David Lemieux in a super-middleweight world-title fight for the WBC title. Benavidez was 25 years old and with a record of 26-0 (23), and Lemieux was 33 years old and with a record of 43-4 (36). Benavidez stopped David Lemieux via 3rd-round TKO and is crowned the new super-middleweight world champion.
On May 20, 2017 David Benavidez faced off against Rogelio Medina at age 20. He was coming in with a record of 18-0 (17), and Medina was 28 years old and with a record of 37-7 (31). Benavidez stopped Rogelio Medina via TKO.
On August 15, 2020 David Benavidez faced off against Roamer Alexis Angulo at age 23. He was coming in with a record of 23-0 (20), and Angulo was 36 years old and with a record of 26-1 (22). Benavidez stopped Roamer Alexis Angulo via retirement.
