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Ellis was ranked #8 by the WBC at super middleweight. Two years later, on May 21, 2022, he defeated David Lemieux and became the WBC Interim Super Middleweight champion. .w-100 { Well, David Benavidez biography would be incomplete without talking about his personal life. David Benavidez will meet Caleb Plant in a pay-per-view battle of former titleholders on March 25 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, it was announced Wednesday. Even without endorsements and bonuses, his career as a boxer must have netted him approximately $5 million. Its everything Ive dedicated myself to and Ive worked hard for. But Benavidez went right to work dishing out more and more punishment as Lemieuxs corner stepped in and signaled surrender to referee Harvey Dock, who waved off the fight with 1:31 remaining in the third round. After 1 minute and 30 seconds of round 7, the crowd booed as referee Shada Murdaugh stopped the fight due to the amount of punishment Ntetu had taken. Round 2 of 6, Apr The atmosphere here is amazing. However, after stepping into the ring with Ronald Gavril in 2017, he found a fixed home as he won his first-ever WBC championship at super-middleweight. Despite the pre-fight animosity between the two fighters, Benavidez gave credit to Plant, stating in his post-fight interview: "I wanna shout out Caleb Plant. He's a one trick type of pony. After three non-title fights, Benavidez faced David Lemieux for the vacant WBC interim super middleweight title. You must enter the promo code XB100 to claim. Speaking on his record-breaking win, Benavidez said, It feels amazing to win this title. Hipdromo Caliente, Arena Tecate, Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico, DavidBenavidez WINS against ArturoMartinez by TKO in (Erik . [51], On January 25, 2023, it was announced that Benavidez would be making the first defense of his WBC interim super middleweight title against former IBF world champion, Caleb Plant. his speed and sheer toughness. Know all about Kamalani Dung. Laredo Energy Arena, Laredo, Texas, DavidBenavidez WINS against RogelioMedina by KO in The American has made over $5 million from his boxing career, excluding his endorsements and bonus earnings. Benavidez (25-0, 22 KOs) is hoping to manufacture more of a push this Saturday in Glendale, Arizona, when he faces former middleweight champion David Lemieux (Showtime, 10 p.m. Benavidez led 5856, 5856 and 5955 on the judges scorecards at the time of stoppage. [13][14] In July 2015, PBC announced Benavidez would next fight on ESPN against contender Denis Douglin (20-4, 13 KOs) in his first 10-round bout on August 5 at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. There were a lot of times I thought Ellis was going to quit but he didnt. The referee stopped the fight as Douglin had taken punishment against the ropes. Round 12 of 12, Sep [CDATA[/* >