David Benavidez (30-0, 24 KO's) showed the boxing world why he's one of the most feared pound-for-pound punchers on February 1, after he defeated David Morrell

David Benavidez is in line to face the winner of the rematch between Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol. Benavidez reaffirmed his status as one of the best 175lb fighters in the world when he defeated David Morrell by unanimous decision on Saturday, retaining his WBC interim light-heavyweight title and winning the WBA regular belt in the process.

The rivalry between David Benavidez and David Morrell was heated and passionate before they entered the ring, and that tension continued between the two light heavyweight contenders during their fight Saturday night.

On the heels of his unanimous decision win over David Morrell, David Benavidez can now set his sights on the undisputed title in the light heavyweight division. Who will that come against? Benavidez will likely get his answer on February 22 when Artur Beterbiev (21-0,

Can light heavyweight David Benavidez remain undefeated? The Phoenix native is slight favorite against David Morrell Saturday in boxing from Las Vegas.

Whenever you earn the praise of Jim Lampley, it's nothing to scoff at. Lampley, who was a legendary broadcaster for HBO Boxing and now an analyst for PPV.com, broke down David Benavidez's unanimous decision win over David Morrell on Saturday and called it the best of "The Mexican Monster's" career over wins like Caleb Plant and Demetrius Andrade.

As much as someone can in boxing — a sport that works unlike any other in terms of event-to-event and career progression — Benavidez did everything possible to land the fight