Gervonta Davis knocks out Frank Martin; Benavidez tops Gvozdyk in unanimous decision

Post-fight quotes from David Benavidez

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From Premier Boxing Champions, some comments from Phoenix's David Benavidez after his win over Oleksandr Gvozdyk (translated from Spanish):(

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"I went up a division and I won every round, dominating an ex-world champion who was also an Olympian," Benavidez said. "I hurt him a couple of times, but I didn't throw as many combinations because my hand started to hurt in the third round. I had torn my right ligament four weeks ago, and I hurt my left hand during my training camp. I'm proud of myself, despite a cut three weeks ago I stayed with it to give the fans who came to see me a good fight.

I'm excited for what is to come in this (light heavyweight) division."()

Gervonta Davis knockouts out Frank Martin

Gervonta "Tank" Davis turned things around in his fight in the seventh round, and in the eighth finished his fight against Frank Martin with an upper-cut for a knockout. Davis held onto his WBA lightweight belt.

The upper-cut with the left hand stunned Martin, the Davis finished with another left hand to improve to 30-0.

Martin did damage early, but couldn't avoid Davis' devastating punches.( )

Phoenix's David Benavidez wins light heavyweight debut, remains undefeated

David Benavidez is the current king of boxing in Phoenix, even though he now calls Miami home and has lived in Las Vegas and Seattle over the past few years.

The 27-year-old who was born and raised in the Valley of the Sun cruised to a 12-round, unanimous decision win over Ukraine's Oleksandr Gvozdyk to capture the WBC World interim light heavyweight championship. He's 29-0 and was never seriously threatened against Gvozdyk.

Benavidez won on the scorecards, 116-112, 117-111 and 119-109. He took some shots later in the fight but got the job done effectively.( )

"I think it's a 7 out of 10. Oleksandr's a great fighter," Benavidez said in his post-fight interview, assessing his performance.

Benavidez suffered a cut over his left eye two weeks ago, and it resurfaced in the fight. But it didn't affect him.

Puro Phoeniquera!" he spoke into a microphone, giving a shoutout to his hometown.

Benavidez immediately heads to the front of the line to fight for the undisputed light heavyweight title. It could happen within a year, if he doesn't land the much-anticipated fight against Canelo Alvarez before that.( )

Eight rounds in, David Benavidez winning fight vs. Oleksandr Gvozdyk

A graphic popped up during the fight that said Benavidez has landed almost twice as many punches, percentage-wise. That's indicative of how his bout with Oleksandr Gvozdyk is going. He's defended himself well, dodged counter-punches well and keeps working the body.

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