![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() before his hometown fans at Phoenix, Arizona’s US Airway Centre. On May 15th, 2015, his 23rd birthday, Benavidez retained his crown with a 12th-round stoppage of Jorge Paez Jr. "I landed all of my combinations, my uppercuts and my body shots. “Herrera was very aggressive but I was catching him as he walked into my punches,” said Benavidez, who rose to 22-0 (15 KOs). I knew he could handle it.”īenavidez won four bouts in 2014 comprising consecutive six-round unanimous decisions over Prince Doku in March and Angel Hernandez in May, a two-knockdown, first-round TKO of Henry Auraad in July, and a unanimous decision that dethroned WBA 140-pound champ Mauricio Herrera in December. “It’s a good thing we’ve always worked on the jab. “It turns out had been fighting with an extra bone in his hand,” said Jose Sr., whose son was 18-0 (14 KOs). “Not fighting because of a broken hand was frustrating, but it turned into motivation.”īenavidez returned to defeat Sosa and Loya, re-aggravated his hand against Miranda, and took another break before his second-round TKO of Abraham Alvarez in November 2013 at a then-career-high 146 pounds. “We decided to go through with surgery and rest,” said Benavidez. But better to spend money on cars than get into drugs or bad stuff.”Ī post shared by josebenavidezjr Hunting For Titlesīenavidez went 5-0 (3 KOs) in 2011, the three stoppages being separated by six-round unanimous decisions over Fernando Rodriguez in May and Samuel Santana in June.įour more victories (two knockouts) covered 20.īenavidez had been fighting with an injured right hand first broken against Santana, after which he required surgery to remove an extra bone and repair a tendon. “I had the Maserati, and when I was 17, I had two more,” Benavidez told The Arizona Daily Star. Nicknamed “Merciless,” Benavidez turned 18 on May 15, between first-round stoppages of Arnoldo Pachecho on May 8 and Ronnie Pearson on May 29.īenavidez’s fast start was in line with his penchant for fast vehicles. His 81-second TKO of Steve Cox representing the first of nine knockouts wins over an 11-month span. Jose Jr.’s sparring sessions against champions Manny Pacquiao, Shane Mosley, Amir Khan and Timothy Bradley were a catalyst to an amateur career during where he went 120-5, earned 11 national titles, a pair of Silver Glove championships, and qualified for both the Junior Olympics and the U.S National Team.Ī 17-year-old Benavidez debuted professionally in January 2010. “Since I was six years old, I’ve been dreaming of being a world champion.” “I got my inspiration from my Dad my family,” Jose Jr. ![]() The father made mini pads for his son to punch. started doing morning road work when he was about two or three-years-old, according to Jose Sr. Still though, I think you could give that round to Benavidez as well.Īll in all, I could see the fight being scored 7-5 either way or a draw upon rewatch, super thin margins and a much closer fight than I think a lot of people had it imo.A post shared by josebenavidezjr Championship Dreams **In the 7th I thought David was winning the first half but it was still pretty close, but Caleb was able to re-establish control (for the final time) and steal the second half of the round. *In the 6th I thought Benavidez did the better work, but it was still close enough to where you could give it to plant if you wanted to. I had the fight scored 114-114 draw, here's my breakdown of the scoring: If you were able to get your hands on Benavidez v Plant, what were your scorecards upon a rewatch? Did your opinion change while scoring after the fact? ![]()
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