Benavidez vs Douglin FULL FIGHT: August 5, 2016 PBC on ESPN

(August 5, 2016) David Benavidez went deeper into a fight than he had ever been before the 19yearold power puncher earned a 10thround TKO of southpaw Denis Douglin in a 168pound bout at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia. Douglin (205, 13 KOs) was able to smother the 6foot2 Phoenix native for much of the fight despite giving away six inches in height, but Benavidez (160, 15 KOs) finally broke through with a knockdown in Round 9 before gaining the stoppage in the final frame. I knew it was going to be a tough fight. I knew he wasn t going to go out without a fight, said Benavidez, who is trained by his father, Jose Benavidez Sr. I came in here and started slower than I usually do, just using my jab a little bit more. I hurt him a lot of times, but I kept my cool. I knew I was going to get him out of here sooner or later, and that s exactly what I did tonight. Benavidezs length and power really began to take their toll on Douglin in the ninth, when the teen landed a left uppercut to begin a fourpu