Middleweight Jose Benavidez Jr. has been added to the undercard of David Benavidez vs. David Morrell on February 1st at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The event will be shown live on PBC on Prime Video PPV.
The opponent for Benavidez Jr. (28-3-1, 19 KOs) will be announced later, but it’s likely a tune-level guy. He’s coming off a 15-month layoff since losing to Jermall Charlo by a wide 10-round unanimous decision on November 25, 2023.
The Forgotten Benavidez
The 32-year-old Benavidez Jr. has only one win in the last six years since 2018, and it’s fair to say that he’s past his prime. His last victory came against little-known Sladan Janjanin on August 12, 2023.
If they can get a halfway decent opponent for Benavidez Jr, he’ll take up the slack by creating interest in the February 1st card. His younger brother, David Benavidez, isn’t that good of a trash talker and has a bad habit of repeating himself like a broken record in one interview after the other.
Benavidez was beaten by former WBO welterweight champion Terence Crawford by a 12th-round knockout on October 13, 2018, and Danny Garcia by a 12-round majority decision on July 30, 2022.
The 14-year pro Benavidez Jr. had once been considered a promising welterweight contender, but after being shot in the leg on August 22, 2016, his career hasn’t been the same. He came back from the gunshot wound to give Crawford a tough fight, but his leg limited his effectiveness in that fight.
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