David Benavidez took a huge leap toward superstardom Saturday night, defeating Demetrius Andrade via sixth-round TKO at Michelob ULTRA Arena in Las Vegas. Benavidez retained the WBC super middleweight championship and remained undefeated.
Andrade’s corner stopped the bout at the end of the sixth after Benavidez dominated him for three consecutive rounds. Benavidez scored a knockdown in the fourth round, which proved to be the beginning of the end for Andrade.