David Benavidez stops Zurdo Ramirez to grab titles up at Cruiserweight.

David Benavidez delivered a shining performance last night at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, moving up in weight to arrest the WBA and WBO cruiserweight championships from fellow Mexican Gilberto Zurdo Ramirez. With the victory, Benavidez claimed titles in a third division and solidified his status as one of boxing’s elite.  From the opener, the size difference between the two became evident, Benavidez spent the majority of the round gauging distance and made the initial breakthrough with a crisp combination towards the closing seconds. Ramirez responded in the second by pressing forward and trying to work on the inside, but Benavidez maintained control, creating space and finishing strong once again.Ramirez continued applying pressure in the third and found some success at close range, yet Benavidez consistently had the final say, unleashing quick combinations late in the round. The fourth proved pivotal, as Benavidez’s accuracy and volume began to take a toll. In the closing second, he dropped Ramirez, whose face was already showing signs of damage. Although Ramirez came out aggressively in the fifth, staying close and attempting to disrupt Benavidez’s rhythm, the challenger’s output and precision proved too much. By the sixth round, swelling around Ramirez’s eye had worsened. Benavidez capitalized, landing another decisive combination that sent the champion to the canvas for a second time. Referee Thomas Taylor completed the count at 2:59 of the round, bringing the bout to an end. With the win, Benavidez improves to 32-0 with 26 knockouts and adds another chapter to his unbeaten run. Ramirez, now 48-2 with 30 KOs put up a brave showing but was no match for the self proclaimed Mexican monster but was in no way disgraced in defeat. 

Undefeated Teremoana Teremoana, racks up his 11th stoppage win over overmatched Tupoe in Flemington.

Friday night at the Melbourne Pavillion in Flemington Australia, undefeated heavyweight prospect Teremoana Teremoana 10-0 (10 Ko’s) dispatched tough but faded former contender Bowie Tupoe 29-7 (20 Ko’s) in the opener of a scheduled 8 rounder. Tupoe hasn’t had a significant win in 7 years since he stopped Roger Izonritei in 2019, despite having faced quality opposition like Joseph Parker, Bryant Jennings and Malik Scott over a decade ago. Teremoana found his range early, finding the 287 pound Tupoe a stationary target. Half was into the session Tupoe was stunned by a quick right hand, as he backed into the ropes Teremoana landed a lethal uppercut followed by a straight right that left the 43 year old Tupoe sagging to the canvas. Referee Ignatius Missailidis called a halt immediately at 1:14 of the round, giving Teremoana his 9th first round knockout in 11 starts. The height and dimensions of the mammoth Teremoana, paired with the speed and killer instinct will make him hard to subdue until he stepped into higher level competition. This fight was a chief support to the Skye Nicholson v Mariah Turner show, promoted by Eddie Hearns Matchroomin association with Sam Labrunas SLB Fight night Promotions, broadcast exclusively on DAZN Globally. 

Ramirez and Benavidez make weight in Las Vegas.

Gilberto Ramirez 200lbs vs David Benavidez 196.8lbs
WBO and WBA Cruiserweight World Championships.

Armando Resendiz 167lbs vs Jaime Munguia 167.4lbs

WBA World Super Middleweight Championship 

Oscar Duarte 139.8lbs vs Angel Fierro 143.4lbs
WBC Silver and NABO Super Lightweight Championships.

Jorge Chavez 122lbs vs Jose Tito Sanchez 121.2lbs
WBA Continental Super Bantamweight Championship 

Isaac Lucero 155.6lbs vs Ismael Flores 155.2lbs
Daniel Blancas 166.8lbs vs Raul Salomon 167.4lbs

Juan Carrillo 177.4lbs  vs Juan Delgado 177.6lbs

Dylan Capetillo 136.2lbs vs James Pierce 134.8lbs

The Event is hosted by The  T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Under the auspices of the Nevada Athletic Commission
The Event is Promoted by Tom Brown (TGB Promotions)

Oscar De La Hoya (Golden Boy Promotions)

Sampson Lewkowicz (Sampson Boxing)

The evenings bouts were arranged by Matchmakers, Tom Brown, Whitfield Haydon, Javier Razo and Joseph Rotonda

Broadcast by Amazon Prime Video and DAZN PPV Globally.