Unbeaten Two-Time Tremendous Middleweight World Champion David Benavídez Takes on Kyrone Davis in SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING Predominant Occasion on Telecast Starting at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT
Benavídez was initially scheduled to face former world champion Jose Uzcátegui, who was pressured to withdraw as a consequence of a failed pre-fight drug take a look at.
The SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING telecast begins at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT and can function the much-awaited return of longtime contender José Benavídez, the older brother of David Benavídez, dealing with Argentina’s Francisco Emanuel Torres within the 10-round tremendous welterweight co-main occasion
Tickets for the stay occasion, which is promoted by Sampson Boxing and TGB Promotions, are on sale now and can be found for buy by means of Ticketmaster.com.
Nonetheless simply 24-years-old, Benavídez (24-0, 21 KOs) enters this combat having knocked out his final 4 opponents, together with a September 2019 knockout of two-time tremendous middleweight champion Anthony Dirrell. Benavídez is skilled by his father José Sr., alongside his brother and former title challenger, José Jr. In 2017, he turned the youngest tremendous middleweight champion in boxing historical past by defeating Ronald Gavril on SHOWTIME at simply 20 years outdated. Representing his native Phoenix, Ariz., and returning to combat there for the primary time since 2015 on November 13, Benavídez went from a 15-year-old prodigy sparring with Gennady Golovkin and Peter Quillin, to world title contender with a 10-fight knockout streak from 2015 by means of 2017, together with a highlight-reel knockout of Rogelio Medina with a seven-punch mixture that earned him his first title alternative.
A local of Monmouth, N.J., Davis (16-2-1, 6 KO) most not too long ago gained an thrilling September conflict towards Martez McGregor, triumphing by choice after eight action-packed rounds. Davis had beforehand been spectacular towards the hardest take a look at of his profession, as he fought two-time tremendous middleweight champion Anthony Dirrell to a split-draw in February. It was the 26-year-old’s debut at tremendous middleweight, after starting his profession at middleweight. Davis had gained 5 of his six earlier outings heading into the Dirrell conflict. He’s skilled by famend coach Stephen Edwards in Philadelphia, alongside former unified world champion Julian Wiliams.
Tremendous Light-weight Contenders Rock Myrthil and Ladarius Miller Conflict in Showdown Highlighting Non-Televised Undercard This Saturday, November 13 in a Premier Boxing Champions Occasion from Footprint Heart in Phoenix
Mayweather Promotions stablemates sq. off as undefeated “Prince” Rock Myrthil and contender Ladarius “Memphis” Miller meet in an eight-round tremendous light-weight battle topping the non-televised undercard lineup on Saturday, November 13 at Footprint Heart in Phoenix in a Premier Boxing Champions occasion.
The cardboard is headlined by unbeaten, two-time Tremendous Middleweight World Champion David “El Bandera Roja” Benavídez towards prime contender Kyrone “Shut It Down” Davis, stay on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING in a telecast that begins at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT.
Tickets for the stay occasion are on sale now and can be found for buy by means of Ticketmaster.com.
Preventing out of Los Angeles, California, the 29-year-old Myrthil (17-0, 13 KOs) found boxing at age 18, after his household relocated from Haiti to america. Following a stellar newbie profession, Myrthil made his professional debut in January 2017 with a second-round TKO over Allan Varela in Tijuana, Mexico. In September 2019, he gained an eight-round unanimous choice over Jonathan Steele in Las Vegas. The efficiency caught the attention of Floyd Mayweather, who sat ringside for that bout and in the end signed Myrthil to his Mayweather Promotions outfit. Most not too long ago, Myrthil outpointed Johnny Rodriguez over eight rounds in February 2020.
Initially from Memphis, Miller (21-2, 6 KOs) now resides in Las Vegas and likewise fights out of the Mayweather Promotions steady. The 28-year-old veteran’s checklist of accomplishments contains wins over former champions Jamel Herring and Jezreel Corrales. Miller will look to get again on observe after his 12-fight win streak was snapped in his most up-to-date bout, a factors loss to unbeaten contender Michel Rivera in October 2020.
Non-televised undercard motion will even function undefeated, 18-year-old prospect Elijah Garcia (8-0, 7 KOs) taking up Todd Manuel (20-18-1, 6 KOs) in six-rounds of tremendous welterweight motion, Guadalajara, Mexico’s Jonathan Fierro (11-0, 10 KOs) in an eight-round tremendous featherweight bout, Arizona native Jesus Ibarra (11-0, 5 KOs) dealing with Hector Suarez (12-13-2, 6 KOs) in a six-round tremendous light-weight conflict, former newbie standout Micky Scala (2-0, 1 KO) versus Martez Jackson (5-5-3, 2 KOs) in a four-round tremendous welterweight match, Congo’s Farid Ngoga (4-0, 4 KOs) taking up Isaac Freeman (3-9-2, 3 KOs) in a four-round tremendous welterweight duel, and Phoenix resident Keenan Carbajal (22-2-1, 14 KOs) in an eight-round featherweight combat.
