Benavidez aims to become youngest 168-pound champion in boxing history
David Benavidez wasn’t even born when Darrin Van Horn, at 22, became the youngest boxer in history to win a 168-pound title in May 1991. But tomorrow night, the 20-year-old Benavidez has an opportunity to make history himself in the Fight Capital of the World.
PBC Jabs checks in with David Benavidez ahead of Friday's trio of 168-lb bouts
On this episode of PBC Jabs, 168-pound contender Caleb Plant takes a break from training camp to visit Sunrise Children’s hospital, we preview our hard-hitting September 8th Showtime card, plus we check in with super middleweight David Benavidez ahead of his first world title fight.
The weight is over for David Benavidez
David Benavidez squinted into the mirror, rubbed his eyes, and had to look again.
The PBC Hot List
Here’s a list of some of PBC's top rising stars. Boxers on this list have been on a hot streak, like a slugger in baseball on a hitting streak or a running back in football who keeps posting 100-yard rushing games. Other than alphabetical, they’re not ranked in any particular order. We’ll leave that to you—the reader.
Young guns such as Davis, Spence packing old-school toughness in rise to top
There is a youth movement in boxing, spearheaded by a group of champions and contenders who are showing old-school grit and a willingness to go anywhere and fight anyone to get to the top.
PBC stars give thanks to dad on Father’s Day for giving them fighting chance
No two father-son relationships are the same. That holds especially true in boxing, where the relationship often includes a trainer-fighter bond, as well.
Benavidez earns first world title opportunity with spectacular KO of Medina
As predicted, David Benavidez did indeed face the toughest test of his young career Saturday night in his 168-pound title eliminator against veteran slugger Rogelio “Porky” Medina. And Benavidez didn’t just pass his test, he aced it.
Benavidez seeks to continue rapid rise toward title shot with win over Medina
After David Benavidez scored a second-round knockout in January on the Carl Frampton-Leo Santa Cruz undercard in Las Vegas, promoter Sampson Lewkowicz offered high praise.
