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Benavidez trounces 'Zurdo' in one-sided TKO win
Key takeaways
- LAS VEGAS -- David Benavidez turned in a star-making performance with a brutal sixth-round stoppage of Gilberto "Zurdo" Ramirez to capture the WBA and WBO cruiserweight titles Saturday night at T-Mobile Arena.
- "My combination, my punch selection is unlike anything else," Benavidez said.
- Benavidez, 29, entered the fight as ESPN's No. 5 pound-for-pound fighter but had long sought to take over the Mexican holidays from Canelo Alvarez, whom he has spent years trying to secure a fight against.
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LAS VEGAS -- David Benavidez turned in a star-making performance with a brutal sixth-round stoppage of Gilberto "Zurdo" Ramirez to capture the WBA and WBO cruiserweight titles Saturday night at T-Mobile Arena.
Benavidez (32-0, 26 KOs) moved up to cruiserweight after winning world titles at super middleweight and light heavyweight and became a three-division world champion with a violent performance that proved he was worthy of the "Mexican Monster" nickname that Mike Tyson gave him.
"My combination, my punch selection is unlike anything else," Benavidez said. "Whoever it is, man, I don't care who it is: Nobody can f--- with me."
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