Benavidez vs Andrade HIGHLIGHTS: November 25, 2023 | PBC on Showtime PPV
David “El Monstruo” Benavídez lived up to his nickname and billings as perhaps the sport’s most destructive offensive weapon as he defended his Interim WBC Super Middleweight Title and blitzed former two-division champion Demetrius “Boo Boo” Andrade with a stoppage after the sixth round in the SHOWTIME PPV main event Saturday night headlining a Premier Boxing Champions event from Michelob ULTRA Arena at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas.
The ending came after Andrade’s trainer wouldn’t allow their charge to leave the corner to start the seventh round after Benavidez, fighting his first southpaw in seven years, bloodied and pounded Andrade in perhaps the signature performance of his career. Benavídez (28-0, 24 KOs) remained undefeated as Andrade (32-1, 19 KOs) suffered his first loss.
“I think I just solidified myself as a dominant force here,” Benavídez said. “I just reminded everyone who the real champion at 168 is. Who wants to see me versus Canelo? I’m going to be super middleweight champion of the world, three-time world champion. Now just give me the fight that we all want to see. Who wants to see Benavídez versus Canelo?”
Benavídez punctuated his performance with an embrace of Mike Tyson outside the ring following the stoppage. Tyson famously dubbed Benavídez the “Mexican Monster.”
“I just told Mike Tyson that I love him and thank you so much for the motivation he’s given me,” Benavídez said. “It’s not every day a boxing legend like Mike Tyson gives people nicknames, so I just want to live up to my name.
“Everybody says I’m not this, I’m not that, I’m flat-footed, I have no defense. This guy probably applied one of the best defenses. He’s really good offensively. He could barely even hit me, so I think that says a lot on its own. I just have to keep beating who they put in front of me. I’m the best. I’m going to be the best. I’m going to be a legend by the time I’m done, so whoever you keep putting in front of me, I’ll keep knocking them down.
“Let’s give the people what they want to see. They want to see Benavídez versus Canelo.”
Just as he did against Caleb Plant in March, Benavídez grew stronger and more dangerous as the fight wore on. After Andrade held his own in the opening rounds, Benavídez broke down his 35-year-old opponent with breathtaking efficiently. A looping right hand from Benavídez to the side of the head dropped Andrade for the third time in his career with seconds left in the fourth round. Andrade crumpled to the canvas and rose on shaky legs to survive the round.
Benavídez hurt Andrade again with a left to start the fifth round as he continued to walk Andrade down and land hard punches. Andrade’s right eye started to close midway through the frame as Benavídez teed off on his 35-year-old opponent with a right uppercut and an assortment of short, stinging punches. Andrade took a stand with a minute left in the sixth, uncorking a right uppercut but Benavidez hurt Andrade, a former 2008 U.S. Olympian, with left that had him stumbling across the ring.
It was a far cry from the start of the fight when Andrade was able to smother Benavídez’s punches, darting in and out and winging shots from odd angles that found their mark. Andrade looked sensational in the first two rounds, while Benavídez bided his time, carefully picking his shots. Andrade started to slow down in the third, allowing Benavídez to unload his brand of destructive, compact punches before the knockdown turned the tide in Benavídez’s favor.
“I’ll be back – back to the drawing board,” Andrade said. “I moved up in weight classes. I’ll work on my body a little more and I’ll be right back at it. I thought overall I did everything I needed to do to get the bigger man off me. David’s definitely a hell of a fighter. Nobody was even willing to get in the ring with him. I tried to become a three-division world champion. That’s not far-fetched. David was the man tonight. Benavídez is the bigger man.”
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Benavidez didn’t like being called “el monstro” 😂😂😂😂
Benavidez the African assassin is better 🤣
@TambvgFLOYD the mexican slaya and TANK the Mexican chin breaker🥱
I wouldn’t fight him for a million dollars.
@J. C. N I would lol, just fake a knockout or wont even need to fake it just make it quick
@Tambvgwhy do you have to take it there? When it’s all said and done blacks and browns have both been oppressed shouldn’t we stand together? Both them dudes fought got paid for it and showed each other respect by hugging each other as you saw it… and you’re here being racist for no reason matter of fact for free…
This was a great card. I can’t believe how tough and resilient Matias is.
Boxing is a very harmfull sport. Your brain worth preserving.
A dangerous fight for EVERYONE at 140….
I knew Matthias was just gonna let that guy punch his self out but I didn’t expect him to make the guy quit
Matias is an absolute machine. One of faves rn.
that fight was a bum bash, matias pulled it off but he not on a elite level lol
Andrade’s corner man made the right decision. That man showed professionalism and truly has his fighter’s health as top priority. Class act!
You can see Andrade saying no mas at the end of the six round. Stop lying. He quit!
@IHTSLhe ain’t say nothing
@D WRECK I like both fighters but DA clearly said “stop it” @2:13
👍💯
@IHTSL So, the corner man talking to the referee is a figment of our imagination?
Its heart warming to see excellent sportsmanship and respect from both fighters after a good fight , in my opinion thats the true definition of the sport of boxing.
Loved. The respect and sportsmanship both show.
Benavidez is truly a monster!, he’s a juggernaut that can’t be stopped, he’s definitely going to clear out the division…big shout out to Bobo Andrade for showing heart ✌
The scariest thing about this is DA looked so good and came to fight David just ran through him he is serious trouble for anyone
Yeah your right the first 2 rounds I thought david was going to lose the fight I thought benavidez had lost to much weight and looked alot slower then andrade
Run. Canelo run😁
He has no power and chin was always suspect
It was obvious ..he was much bigger than andrade i think that is hes only good weapon in this division …hes size advantage
@kingdrosilva94 there if flaws to his style but until someone can do something about it it’s hard to judge
Shoutout to these two for actually fighting in the ring and bringing us fans a good fight
yh..unlike shakur..just a waste of money to pay for watching
@Gil SoftCoderwe get it you hate shakur
@Gil SoftCoderwasn’t his fight free ? 😂
@Darryl Teel it was free and still not worth it 😂
Wow BooBoo actually told them to stop it in the corner . That’s insane
I didn’t notice that until I played it back, that is crazy. Yes he had heart but he clearly made a business decision on that stool
6 more rounds to go. The 6th ended absolutely badly for Andrade. He knew David wasn’t slowing down. And knew he was running out of fuel and couldn’t find the answer. Only smart move left to make, unfortunately
Respect to Andrade.. his heart was on display last night. Salute to Benavidez 🥊 Great performance 🥊
ya always handing out 2nd place trophies on YouTube! Respect to Andrade but not to the man who fkn beat him like a piñata? cool
How? Dude quit in his stool 😂😂 doo doo Andrade . Hype job his whole career up until the very end
Andrade quit 😂😂😂
@2Stroke Tyson I saluted Benavidez on his great performance.. much respect for the Champ Benavidez..
@Juan Lopez His corner stopped it. He didn’t quit. He was getting beat down but still didn’t quit in my eyes. Even caught Benavidez with a mean uppercut while he was still hurt
Great work by them both, Benevidez stamina and chin was just on another level, shout-out to Andre for putting up some great flurry of punches. Great fight