Results and accents of Benavidez vs. Morrell

With the victory, Benavides retains his WBC heavyweight intermediate title and raises the WBA heavyweight title.

“This is” the world of El Montro, “Benavides said. “He called to Morel, I knew it would be difficult, so I prepared so hard for it. I am happy that we were able to give the fans a great show tonight.”

“It was a good battle,” Morel said. “This is a box, some days you win and you lose some days. Tonight it was my turn. I am young and I will continue to insist on another opportunity.”

With the two fighters promise fireworks throughout the promotion, Benavides (30-0, 24 CO) and Morel (11-1, 9 CO) supported their words from the jump, participating in a high-octan competition, which saw each fighter secure the other With the strongest competition of their careers so far. In the early struggle of the year, Frontunner included over 1000 combined strokes, thrown and ended with Benavides, who won the judges, favorably with the results of 118-108 and 115-111 twice.

After starting and forward, Benavides took a control blow from Punch, never allowed Morel to breathe with his series of Thundering Hooks and Gornichki. While the two fighters exposed similar production from thrown blows (601 for Morel against 553 for Benavides), Benavides kept a clear advantage in accuracy (40.5% vs. 27.5%) and the shots landed (224 vs. 165) according to Compubox.

“I was not surprised by anything he did because I knew he was a great fighter and that he had to prepare for everything,” Benavides said. “I knew my defense should be good. In fact, I thought he had hit once we were here.

Morel proved that his championship metal in defeat and almost returned the momentum to his advantage in the 11th round when he grabbed Benavides with a counterparty, which put him only for the second time in his career. However, Morel contacted a stroke that was thrown after the bell finished in the 11th round and deducted from Referee Thomas Taylor.

After another action collected in the 12th, the two rivals who shared heated exchanges and disputes throughout the lead to Fight Night, hugged and showed the mutual respect earned after sharing the ring.

“She was never bad blood,” Morel said. “This moment is feeling great because we were able to give all the good show. I will go back. We will watch this battle and learn from what I did not do well.

After applauding Morel’s efforts, Benavides then looked at his continuous rise at 175 pounds.

“I just want to be the best of my era,” Benavides said. “Whoever I have to fight after that I will be ready for them. I want to combine all four titles, so if it’s next, then it’s next.”

Esther Lynn / Prime Minister Boxing Champions