Davis Replaces Former Champion Jose Uzcátegui in Main Event
PHOENIX(Октомври 28, 2021) – Unbeaten two-time world championDavid “El Bandera Roja” Benavídezwill make his homecoming return to Phoenix against 168-pound contenderKyrone Davis in a 10-round match that headlines live on SHOWTIME Saturday, Ноември 13 in a Premier Boxing Champions event from Footprint Center.
Benavídez was originally scheduled to face former world champion Jose Uzcátegui, who was forced to withdraw due to a failed pre-fight drug test.
телевизията на SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP Бокс започва в 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT and will feature the much-awaited return of longtime contenderJosé Benavídez, the older brother of David Benavídez, facing Argentina’sFrancisco Emanuel Torres in the 10-round super welterweight co-main event
Билети за събитието на живо, which is promoted by Sampson Boxing and TGB Promotions, are on sale now and are available for purchase throughTicketmaster.com.
Still just 24-years-old, Benavídez (24-0, 21 Нокаута) enters this fight having knocked out his last four opponents, including a September 2019 knockout of two-time super middleweight champion Anthony Dirrell. Benavídez is trained by his father José Sr., заедно с брат си и бивш претендент за титлата, Хосе младши. В 2017, той стана най-младият шампион в суперсредна категория в историята на бокса, като победи Роналд Гаврил на SHOWTIME 20 възраст. Представлявайки родния му Финикс, Аризона., and returning to fight there for the first time since 2015 ноември 13, Бенавидес премина от 15-годишно чудо спаринг с Генадий Головкин и Питър Кулин, на претендент за световна титла с поредица от 10 нокаут от 2015 през 2017, including a highlight-reel knockout of Rogelio Medina with a seven-punch combination that earned him his first title opportunity.
A native of Monmouth, N.J., Davis(16-2-1, 6 KO) most recently won an exciting September clash against Martez McGregor, triumphing by decision after eight action-packed rounds. Davis had previously been impressive against the toughest test of his career, as he fought two-time super middleweight champion Anthony Dirrell to a split-draw in February. It was the 26-year-old’s debut at super middleweight, after beginning his career at middleweight. Davis had won five of his six previous outings heading into the Dirrell clash. He is trained by renowned coach Stephen Edwards in Philadelphia, alongside former unified world champion Julian Wiliams.
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