David Benavidez (30-0, 24 KOs) overwhelmed David Morrell Jr. (11-1, 9 KOs) with high volume punching output toward a unanimous decision victory at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, and live on pay-per-view, Saturday night. Judges scored it 115-111, 115-111 and 118-108 all in Benavidez's favor.
With the victory, Benavidez becomes a unified interim WBC and WBA "Regular" light heavyweight world champion, and the mandatory challenger to the winner of the February 22 rematch between undisputed 175-pound ruler Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol.
Here are round-by-round updates and highlights from Benavidez vs. Morrell.