David Benavidez’s promoter, Sampson Lewkowicz, says he’s up for a rematch towards David Morrell (11-1, 9 KOs) if “the individuals needs to see it” after their thrilling 12-round brawl final Saturday night time on the T-Cellular Enviornment in Las Vegas.
Benavidez’s Situation
After the battle, Benavidez’s badly swollen face appeared like that of the loser fighter, whereas Morrell appeared contemporary and unmarked. Benavidez appeared like he’d been on a battlefield and brought a variety of heavy hits from fragmentation.
One may inform that the 27-year-old Cuban southpaw Morrell’s punches had been thrown with much more zip on them than the slapping rapid-fire pictures that Benavidez threw to impress the three judges. Based mostly on Morrell’s extra highly effective punches, the battle ought to have been scored a draw. Should you’re scoring it as knowledgeable contest and never by newbie guidelines, Morrell ought to have been the winner.
Judges’ Scores & Controversy
Benavidez defeated Morrell by a 12-round unanimous determination with the scores of 115-111, 115-111, and 118-108. Nonetheless, the battle was much more aggressive than the judges’ scores would point out. Benavidez was damage on a number of events by the large punches from Morrell and dropped within the eleventh spherical.
Many questioned the referee’s determination to penalize Morrell for hitting after the bell, on condition that Benavidez had hit him after the spherical had ended. Morrell retaliated.
Lewkowicz says he’ll wait to see if the WBC mandates that the winner of the Artur Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol 2 battle this month defend towards necessary Benavidez (30-0, 24 KOs) subsequent.
If Bivol wins the rematch, a trilogy battle may occur subsequent. That would go away Benavidez needing to attend on the sidelines.
Rematch Potential
A rematch with Morrell would make sense for Benavidez relatively than him preventing one of many obscure mild heavyweight contenders that the U.S. boxing public isn’t aware of.
“I stated earlier than the battle, it will go the space. So, that is what occurred,” stated Sampson Lewkowicz to Sean Zittel in regards to the David Morrell vs. David Benavidez battle final Saturday night time going 12 rounds. “Although he [Benavide] received 9 rounds, if no more, actually, perhaps it deserves a rematch. If the individuals wish to see it, we’ll do it once more.
“I consider the individuals wish to see it [Benavidez vs. Morrell] once more. Nonetheless, generally the rematch doesn’t work so good. It occurred with Benavidez in a rematch [with the smaller, older, and weaker Ronald Gavril [on February 17, 2018].
“At this second, we’re ready for the WBC to mandate the necessary for the winner of Bivol and Beterbiev. Although he was successful many of the rounds, it was so aggressive. That is what the individuals wish to see. It’s the identical factor with ‘Pitbull’ [Cruz’s fight against Angel Fierro on the card],” stated Sampson bout the Benavidez vs. Morrell battle.
