Tooled by David Benavidez (30-0, 24 ko) boasted to the media that he “hit more strongly” than David Morrel (11-1, 9) after defeating him in the fight by a unanimous decision in 12 rounds in the fight much closer than the results that they became judges in Nevada on Saturday night.
Next appearances, relatively unmarked Morrell definitely affects Benavidez. It was a close struggle that could have been a draw, but the judges gave him a ‘Mexican monster’ results of 115-111, 115-111 and 118-108.
The judge interrupted Morrell’s momentum when he was punished for hitting him after the bell to finish the 11th round. Morrell injured Benavidez and tried to finish it. We will never know what happened, but the time of that deduction was bad.
Benavidez fought as always, throwing a lot of impacts and using the rate of work as his defense to surpass his opponent. The Cuban Morrell was more focused on the landing of a hard shooting than Benavidez’s approach to spraying.
After the fight, Benavidez said that he wanted the winner of Arthur Beterbieva against Dmitry Bivol 2 to come to the US to defend himself from him. It is unclear if he expects to happen. That would be surprising if that happened. Benavidez must have a problem with the ego if he really thinks that the winner of the fight Beterbiev-Bivol 2 would volunteer to fight him in the US
Benavidez’s claim
“I know how to make a fight in 12 rounds. He struck stronger than anyone I faced, but I was stronger. I showed at which level I was,” Benavidez said after winning against Morrel. “I was a bigger and stronger and better dancer. I immediately took control of the fight. I can attack every corner of the body.
“This is” Monster’s world. “
Benavidez does not hit more than Morrella, nor kicks Puncher stronger than Yoenli Hernandez, who fought on the substrate.
