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David Benavidez vs David Morrell fight card, featuring Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz
Saturday’s principal occasion between David Benavidez and David Morrell pits two of the sunshine heavyweight division’s prime fighters towards one another, however the undercard has an opportunity to convey equally as a lot spectacle to the ring because the headliner.
The co-main occasion will see a rematch between WBC featherweight champion and Stephen Fulton, who handed Figueroa his lone profession loss in a extremely aggressive unified title struggle in 2021.
Isaac “Pitbull” Cruz additionally returns to the ring for his first struggle since falling to Jose Valenzuela final August, whereas the pay-per-view opener sees Jesus Ramos Jr. tackle former world champion Jeison Rosario.
Here is every part it’s essential know concerning the Benavidez vs. Morrell struggle card.
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David Benavidez vs David Morrell struggle card
- David Benavidez (29-0, 24 KOs) vs. David Morrell (11-0, 9 KOs); Interim WBC, WBA “Common” gentle heavyweight titles
- Brandon Figueroa (25-1-1, 19 KOs) vs. Stephen Fulton (22-1, 8 KOs); WBC featherweight title
- Isaac Cruz (26-3-1, 18 KOs) vs. Angel Fierro (23-2-2, 18 KOs)
- Jesus Ramos Jr. (21-0, 17 KOs) vs. Jeison Rosario (24-4-2, 18 KOs)
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Brandon Figueroa vs Stephen Fulton struggle
The chief assist to Benavidez vs. Morrell will see Stephen Fulton problem for his first world title at featherweight, taking up a person he’s acquainted with in Brandon Figueroa.
The 2 squared off in a extremely entertaining unified title struggle at junior featherweight in 2021, which noticed Fulton fight Figueroa’s all motion offense with a fantastic show of technical boxing, that led him to a majority determination victory.
Figueroa then moved as much as the featherweight division, the place he is since collected three wins and alongside the way in which, the interim WBC title. Final October he was elevated to champion standing with Rey Vargas being named “champion in recess.”
Fulton stayed at junior featherweight and shortly after took on pound-for-pound nice Naoya Inoue in Japan, struggling his first profession defeat after being stopped within the eighth spherical. He got here again final September, preventing at featherweight, and gained a break up determination over Carlos Castro to arrange the Figueroa rematch.
Anticipated begin time: approx. 9 p.m. CT
Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz vs Angel Fierro struggle
“Pitbull” Cruz seems to get again to successful methods as he takes on the seasoned Angel Fierro.
Cruz final fought in August on the Terence Crawford vs. Israil Madrimov undercard, defending the WBA junior welterweight title towards Jose Valenzuela. In that struggle Cruz suffered his third profession defeat, falling by break up determination after the bigger Valenzuela expertly countered his stress all through.
Cruz was in talks to probably face Ryan Garcia in Might, however opted towards that bout having already scheduled Saturday’s struggle towards Fierro.
Fierro, who’s spent the vast majority of his profession preventing in Mexico, fought twice in 2024, struggling a unanimous determination defeat in Puerto Rico earlier than returning to attain a fifth-round knockout in his hometown of Tijuana in November.
Anticipated begin time: approx. 8 p.m. CT
Jesus Ramos Jr. vs Jeison Rosario struggle
Jesus Ramos Jr. continues down the comeback path towards former world champion Jeison Rosario in Saturday’s opening bout.
In recent times Ramos Jr. has risen from prime prospect to contender standing, however hit a pace bump in his growth when he suffered his first profession defeat to long-rated contender Erickson Lubin in 2023. The defeat to Lubin proved to be controversial, with many believing Ramos Jr. had carried out sufficient to win a good determination, solely to have all three judges rating in favor of Lubin.
He returned final Might to select up a knockout victory and now seems to proceed again down the trail towards a world title towards Rosario in his first struggle at middleweight.
Rosario fought as soon as in 2024, taking up former world champion Jarrett Hurd and incomes a break up determination draw.
Anticipated begin time: approx. 7:15 p.m. CT
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David Benavidez vs David Morrell struggle time, the right way to watch
Saturday’s 4 struggle pay-per-view, headlined by David Benavidez vs. David Morrell, may be bought for $79.95 by means of Prime Video. The pay-per-view will kick off at 7 p.m. (CT), whereas the principle occasion ring walks are anticipated at roughly 10 p.m. (CT).
- PPV begin: 7 p.m. CT
- Benavidez vs. Morrell ring walks: approx. 10 p.m. CT
- The best way to watch: Prime Video PPV
- PPV value: $79.95
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Harrison Campbell covers boxing for The Tennessean and highschool sports activities for The Each day Herald. E-mail him at [email protected] and observe him on Twitter @hccamp.
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