WBC interim light heavyweight champion David Benavidez and WBA ‘regular’ light heavyweight champion David Morrell fight tonight in the 12-round PBC Prime Video PPV main event to attempt to earn a title shot. The event takes place at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. This fight will show whether ‘The Monster’ Benavidez (29-0, 24 KOs) is as good as he and his followers believe.
Undercard Results
– Lightweight prospect Curmel Moton (7-0, 6 KOs) overcame a rough start to come on to score a third-round technical knockout of Cuban Frank Zaldivar (5-22, 3 KOs). In the third round, Moton unloaded with a flurry of shots to get a stoppage. Referee Harvey Dock stepped in and waved it off. The time was at 1:51 of round three.
Moton, 18, got tagged a lot in the first round by choosing to trade with Zaldivar at close range. Some shots that Zaldivar landed in that round were hugely powerful, but Moton took them well. However, if this had been a bigger puncher, Moton would have been knocked out for sure tonight because he was too reckless.
At some point, Moton will need to change his style of fighting because he doesn’t possess Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis type of power. Although he looks like him, he’s more of a combination puncher, and he gets hit a lot. You put Moton in with someone like Andy Cruz or Abdullah Mason, he won’t last long.
How to Watch
The main portion of tonight’s Benavidez-Morrell card begins at 8:00 p.m. ET/5:00 p.m. PT on PBC on Prime Video PPV for $79.95.
The preliminary card will be shown for free on Premier Boxing Champions’ YouTube channel beginning at 5:30 p.m. ET/2:30 p.m. PT before the pay-per-view Prime Video portion of the event. The fights can be seen below.
In the chief support fight, WBC featherweight champion Brandon Figueroa (25-1-1, 19 KOs) defends against Stephen Fulton Jr. (22-1, 8 KOs) in a 12-round rematch of their 2021 clash.
Fulton won that fight by a closely contested, unpopular decision. His career has not gone well since, as he lost to Naoya Inoue and nearly lost to Carlos Castro.
Undercard Fights
Brandon Figueroa vs. Stephen Fulton Jr. 2
Isaac Cruz vs. Angel Fierro
Jesus Ramos Jr. vs. Jeison Rosario
Mirco Cuello vs. Christian Olivo
Yoenli Hernandez vs. Angel Ruiz Astorga
Curmel Moton vs. Frank Zaldivar
Kaipo Gallegos vs. Leonardo Padilla
Daniel Blancas vs. Juan Barajas
John Easter vs. Jesus Aguilar
Jose Benavidez Jr. vs. Danny Rosenberger
Gabriela Tellez vs. Abril Anguiano
