David Morrell: record, next fight and profile →
WBA interim-super middleweight champion David "King'' Morrell Jr. is looking for much bigger things in 2021 after capturing his first career title last year. With only four pro fights with three knockouts on his record, Morrell is fast-tracking his career to a full championship.
The low-profile fights FOX aired Saturday night drew comparable viewership to the network’s previous boxing broadcasts during the COVID-19 pandemic. Nielsen Media Research statistics released Wednesday indicated that the four-fight telecast drew an average of 920,000 viewers. The telecast attracted a peak viewership of 1,027,000 during the main event – super middleweight David Morrell Jr.’s third-round technical knockout of overmatched Mike Gavronski at Shrine Auditorium & Expo Hall in Los Angeles.
Morrell, Gavronski Fight Photos Gallery - Interim WBA Super Middleweight Champion David O. Morrell Jr. (4-0, 3 KOs) earned a dominant knockout victory over Mike Gavronski (26-4-1, 16 KOs) in three rounds Saturday night in the main event of FOX PBC Fight Night and on FOX Deportes from the Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall in Los Angeles. (photos Sean Michael Ham)
By Jake Donovan - David Morrell will have much tougher nights in the office than this latest performance. The rising super middleweight had his way with overmatched foe Mike Gavronski, scoring an early knockdown en route to a 3rd round stoppage Saturday evening at Shrine Expo Hall in Los Angeles, California. Gavronski was floored in round one and out...
David Morrell understands the criticism and that it’s his job to prove he belongs on this stage. It’s among the many challenges that the Cuban standout is willing to embrace this early in his career. The 22-year old southpaw from Minneapolis by way of Santa Clara, Cuba claimed an interim super middleweight title in just his third pro fight. The opportunity for Morrell (3-0, 2KOs) to upgrade could come relatively early in 2021, provided all goes well this Saturday.
A main event which never had any business carrying a title at stake, is now officially a non-title fight. Confusion lingered on Christmas Day following the weigh-in results for Saturday’s Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) on Fox. In the headlining act, unbeaten David Morrell (3-0, 2KOs) faces Mike Gavronski in what is now officially a 10-round bout which will air live in primetime from Shrine Exposition Center in Los Angeles, California.
Morrell, Gavronski Weights Photos Gallery - Super Middleweight Champion David O. Morrell Jr. will face Mike Gavronski in the main event of FOX PBC Fight Night and on FOX Deportes Saturday, December 26 from Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall in Los Angeles. (photos by Sean Michael Ham)
David Morell Jr. thought he wasn't going to fight again until next year. But for several weeks he had been warned to be ready by December 26. Just after Christmas Day, the Cuban will return to the ring in Los Angeles in a Premier Boxing Champions main event on FOX.
Interim WBA Super Middleweight Champion David O. Morrell Jr. shared insights into his training camp and previewed his upcoming showdown against Mike Gavronski that headlines FOX PBC Fight Night and on FOX Deportes this Saturday, December 26 from Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall in Los Angeles.
Interim WBA Super Middleweight Champion David O. Morrell Jr. will face Mike Gavronski in the 12-round main event of FOX PBC Fight Night and on FOX Deportes Saturday, December 26 from Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall in Los Angeles.