Benavidez vs. Lemieux

Benavidez: Makes Me Happy I Can Bring Out All My Fans And They All Left Happy And Excited

GLENDALE, Arizona – David Benavidez was afforded the opportunity to hear the cheers of a raucous hometown crowd for his second straight fight.

David Benavidez Holds Serve: Weekend Afterthoughts

It’s one thing to know what’s coming.  David Benavidez had every reason to think he was going to win, and win big, last Saturday. So did everyone who tuned in. There was also every reason it would be one of those nights where the foregone didn’t have...

From Fan To Foe, David Benavidez Powers Past David Lemieux

By Corey Erdman - Before David Benavidez and David Lemieux fought one another on Saturday night in Glendale, AZ, they were fans of one another. It’s an unusual circumstance in boxing, where fighters are often hesitant to admit to fondness for other c...

Trainer Explains Why He Pulled Lemieux Out From Benavidez Fight

Marc Ramsay, head trainer of David Lemieux, made what he felt was a career-saving decision to throw in the towel during the third round of his boxer's contest with David Benavidez on Saturday night in Glendale, Arizona.

Benavidez on Plant, Charlo, Morrell: Them Bitches Know What's Up - I'm Waiting For Them!

Undefeated David “El Bandera Roja” Benavidez didn’t disappoint the hometown crowd as the Phoenix native became a super middleweight champion for the third time in dramatic fashion, scoring a third-round TKO against former world champion David Lemieux...

Photos: David Benavidez Demolishes David Lemieux in Three

Benavidez, Lemieux Fight Photos Gallery - Glendale, Arizona - For the WBC's interim-super middleweight title, David Benavidez (26-0, 23 KOs) beat down and stops former beltholder David Lemieux (43-5, 36 KOs) in three rounds. (photos by Esther Lin, Ry...

David Benavidez Beats Down David Lemieux, Stops Him in Three

By Jake Donovan - GLENDALE, Arizona – David Benavidez vowed to leave the ring with a knockout and the title at stake. It was mission accomplished for Phoenix’s favorite son, who tore through Montreal’s David Lemieux en route to a third-round knockout...

David Benavidez-David Lemieux: Stats and Stakes

Sometimes, it’s better to view a fight in a vacuum. For fans waiting to see the talented David Benavidez in with bigger names, perceived bigger threats, Saturday (Showtime, 10 PM EST) might look like marking time. He’ll be heavily favored to win and...

Benavidez: My Mission Is Always To Stop My Opponents, I Go Out There To Seek And Destroy

To say that he envisions a knockout is not to say that David Benavidez is overlooking David Lemieux or any other opponent. The confidence in not allowing the fight to go to the judges is the combination of more than four months of hard work and a sty...

Lemieux: Benavidez Is A Hell Of A Fighter, But A Ring Is A Ring And I'm Here To Be Champ

GLENDALE, Arizona – In the six-plus years since he last held a title, David Lemieux was twice before within a win of landing one more major title shot yet without even a fight to show for either opportunity.

David Benavidez: Jose Valenzuela, Diego Pacheco Motivate Me Even More

GLENDALE, Arizona – David Benavidez felt a good kind of pressure after watching his stablemates in action earlier this year. The unbeaten 25-year-old was ringside as Diego Pacheco and Jose ‘Rayo’ Valenzuela took care of their respective opponents wit...

Lemieux: A Lot At Stake For Me, Really Now Or Never In Every Fight

The reality of his being his last shot at the top level is not at all lost on David Lemieux. It’s a tough way to prove his worth, as the former IBF middleweight titlist from Montreal is a heavy underdog in his upcoming crossroads clash with Phoenix’s...

The Maturation Of David Benavidez

By Jake Donovan - GLENDALE, Arizona – David Benavidez stopped and turned to make a request he normally wouldn’t make while still a full day from officially making weight. The unbeaten former two-time WBC super middleweight titlist was holding court w...

Photos: David Benavidez, David Lemieux - Ready For War in Glendale

David Benavidez, David Lemieux Weights Photos Gallery - Unbeaten two-time world champion David “El Bandera Roja” Benavídez and former world champion David Lemieux went face-to-face at the official weigh-in as they previewed their 12-round showdown fo...

David Benavidez-David Lemieux: Weigh-In Results From Glendale, Arizona

GLENDALE, Arizona – David Benavidez spent all of fight week bearing the look of a fighter who never again has to stress over making weight. The proof was in his trip to the scale, with the former two-time WBC super middleweight checking in comfortabl...