Can light heavyweight David Benavidez remain undefeated? The Phoenix native is slight favorite against David Morrell Saturday in boxing from Las Vegas.

David Benavidez slugged his way past David Morrell Jr. in an electric bout to retain his WBC interim light heavyweight belt and win the WBA secondary title.

The rivalry between David Benavidez and David Morrell was heated and passionate before they entered the ring, and that tension continued between the two light heavyweight contenders during their fight Saturday night.

David Benavidez vs David Morrell turned out to be a slugfest as both fighters delivered in the highly-anticipated light heavyweight clash. Benavidez showed off

David Benavidez defeated David Morrell by unanimous decision on Saturday to secure his place as mandatory challenger to the winner of Beterbiev vs Bivol.

David Benavidez unified the light heavyweight championship by earning a unanimous decision over challenger David Morrell to keep his interim WBC belt and win the WBA title

David Benavidez earned arguably the most impressive win of his career when he defeated the previously undefeated David Morrell by unanimous decision on Saturday

That was exactly the case when David Benavidez and David Morrell faced off in Las Vegas, battering one another for twelve rounds. Titans clashed as Sin City hosted a massive boxing event featuring two true superstars.