David Morrell: record, next fight and profile →
WBA "regular" super middleweight champion David Morrell Jr. (9-0, 8 KOs) has issued another bold callout to undefeated WBC interim-champ, David Benavidez (27-0, 23 KOs).
By Lyle Fitzsimmons - It’s good to be Canelo Alvarez. Still. Not only does the cinnamon-haired Mexican star have a trophy room full of title belts and all the financial bells and whistles that come with it, he’s got a certain amount of career control, too. As a four-belt champ at 168 pounds with a long-time claim to the sport's undisputed pay-per-view title, he has the unique ability to dictate nearly every detail from opponent to location to TV provider.
WBA "regular" super middleweight champion David Morrell has no doubt that Mexican superstar Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez will defeat John Ryder. Canelo will defend the undisputed super middleweight crown against Ryder on Saturday night in Mexico.
At the age of 25 and with only nine pro bouts underneath his belt, David Morrell Jr., at least traditionally, would have a long way to go before reaching the mountaintop. But, thanks to his amateur pedigree, coupled with his eye-catching skills, the 25-year-old has emerged as one of the bright stars in the super middleweight division.
By Lyle Fitzsimmons - Now that was a weekend, eh? Though only the latter’s main pay-per-view event moved the needle on a mainstream basis, the fight cards staged in Wales and Las Vegas provided a full Saturday’s worth of compelling violence. The Tuesday morning crew got together in the aftermath to pore through the notebook scribbles and compile them into a mildly coherent collection of early-week conclusions, etc.
WBA "regular" super middleweight regular champion, David Morrell Jr. (9-0, 8 KOs) has expressed his desire to fight WBC interim-world champion David Benavidez (27-0, 23 KOs) in his next fight.`
The 25-year-old Cuban phenom made quick work of the usually durable Falcao, who had never been stopped and hadn’t been knocked down since 2018. After wobbling him early, Morrell scored his first knockdown with a right hook that forced Falcao to hold onto the ropes, prompting referee Celestino Ruiz to rule the knockdown.
Morrell, Falcao Fight Photos Gallery - T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas - For the WBA "regular" super middleweight title, David Morrell (9-0, 8 KOs) destroyed 2012 Olympic bronze medal winner Yamaguchi Falcao (24-2-1, 10 KOs) in the first round. (photos by Esther Lin and Ryan Hafey)
LAS VEGAS – David Morrell Jr. capitalized on the exposure he received Saturday night. The unbeaten Cuban super middleweight blew out late replacement Yamaguchi Falcao in Showtime Pay-Per-View’s co-feature before Gervonta Davis fought Ryan Garcia in the main event at T-Mobile Arena. Morrell knocked Falcao stiff with a vicious right hook in the first round of a scheduled 12-round fight for Morrell’s secondary WBA super middleweight title.
David Morrell Jr. couldn’t get the discouraging consequences of his most recent victory out of his mind. The opponent he had just brutally beaten, Aidos Yerbossynuly, was hospitalized at Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis after suffering severe brain trauma during their one-sided fight November 5 at The Armory. The super