Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-05-20, good fight between David Benavidez and Rogelio Medina: it gets three stars.The undefeated David Benavidez entered this fight with a perfect record of 17-0-0 (16 KOs=94%) and he is ranked as the No.29 super middleweight in the world. In his last three fights he has beat Francy Ntetu, Denis Douglin and Sherali Mamajonov.
His opponent, Rogelio Medina, has an official boxing record of 37-7-0 (31 KOs=84%) and he entered as the No.26 in the same weight class. He fought twice last year losing to James DeGale (=DeGale vs Medina) and defeating Ramon Olivas. David Benavidez vs Rogelio Medina is the final eliminator for the WBC super middleweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Date: 2017-05-20
Where: Laredo Energy Arena, Laredo, Texas, USA
Division: super middleweight (168 lbs, 76.2 kg)
Benavidez vs Medina Fight Video:
(Free embeddable video hosted on Youtube and not uploaded by AllTheBestFights)
Official video
Official highlights
A fight that really deserves to be watched. It was excellent and in my opinion one which qualifies easy for 4 starts. Medina was very brave and get in the ring with just the idea to win, never retreated. However, he was overwhelmed for a young boxer who fights like a very experienced one in spite of doing this as a professional for only 3 years.
Benavidez has all the package. Technically he is very good displaying during the whole fight punch combinations second to none. He knows how to work the body and even in the short distance (he is a tall guy) he was superb. A guy with a promising future and to be watched closely.