David Benavidez has no shortage of HUGE fights on his radar. In an exclusive interview with BoxingScene, Jose Benavidez Sr. makes it clear that David still wants the biggest names at 175lbs including Dmitry Bivol and Artur Beterbiev. Benavidez has previously said those are two fights he wants to make as he pursues more titles and major challenges. But there’s another name that could make things very interesting: Andy Ruiz Jr. Jose discusses the possibility of an all-Mexican showdown between Benavidez and the former heavyweight champion, along with David’s plans across multiple divisions. And with a potential Jai Opetaia showdown also building after the pair came face-to-face following Opetaia’s latest victory, Benavidez has some massive options ahead.
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LAS VEGAS – The building basically was empty when it happened, but Floyd Schofield scored a spectacular knockout on the Gervonta Davis-Ryan Garcia undercard Saturday afternoon.
The 20-year-old lightweight prospect knocked out Jesus Valentin Leon in the second round of their scheduled 10-round, 135-pound bout at T-Mobile Arena. A right hand by Schofield sent Leon to the canvas face first and immediately ended their fight.
Referee Allen Huggins stopped the action at 1:51 of the second round.
Leon eventually rolled over on his back. The Mexican veteran remained down for a couple minutes as a doctor examined him, but he was able to walk out of the ring on his own.
Schofield, of Austin Texas, improved to 14-0 and produced his 11th knockout. The 23-year-old Valentin (23-2-2, 19 KOs) suffered the second knockout defeat of his six-year professional career.
In the following fight, one of Davis’ stablemates, Lorezno Simpson, easily out-boxed Pachino Hill on his way to winning their six-round middleweight match by unanimous decision.
Simpson (13-0, 7 KOs), a southpaw from Baltimore, consistently landed straight left hands on Hill, who took Simpson’s shots well, yet couldn’t mount offense consistently enough to make their bout competitive.
The 23-year-old Simpson won by the same score, 60-54, according to judges Cory Santos and David Sutherland. Judge Lisa Giampa credited Hill for winning one round (59-55).
Hill (8-2-1, 6 KOs), of Davenport, Iowa, never appeared hurt, but he held Simpson several times during the sixth round.
Keith Idec is a senior writer/columnist for BoxingScene.com. He can be reached on Twitter @Idecboxing.
