David Morrell (11-1, 9 costs) says he feels he made the mistake of starting his boom in the fight by waiting relentlessly on Saturday night until the last three rounds around David Benavidez (30-0, 24 COs) attack in their main liner in Las Vegas.
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Late boom
Morrell struggled badly on the judges’ scorecards and fought like a man owned from the tenth round, eliminating the exhausted ‘the Mexican monster’ benavidez in the T-Mobile Arena.
Morrell knocked down Benavidez in the 11th and had him eat shots in the 12th. Morrell strengthened a bit at the end of the 11th when he hit Benavidez after the bell sounded, but he wanted to finish him.
Benavidez wrapped up nicely, and he had nothing on his shots. He hit like a middleweight, and it is clear that he did not go well to the 175 pound division. He is forced to win his fights by volume, and it is a difficult way to do it in this weight class, because he will take punishment as he did tonight.
The way Benavidez watched tonight, he will not beat undisputed light heavyweight champion Artur Betterur if that is who he has to face next. Betterbiev hit too hard and will counteract him on the inside.
Morrell’s regret
“We prepared well, but it didn’t go as expected. The only thing is to learn from it, get on and be better next time, ”David Morrell told the media Press conference after battle After his loss of David Banavidez Saturday night.
“It was one of my mistakes where I might be a little too late. I got going in the last three rounds. Maybe I should have done it earlier, ”Morrell said of the mistakes he made in the fight.
“It was something that certainly played a role in the outcome of the fight,” Morrell said when asked if his lack of experience injured him in this match against Benavidez.
“I would say that it played a role in the fight, but I am proud of my husband. It was his 12th battle. This is something we take away from, and the next time we go on, ”says coach Ronnie Shields about his fighter, Morrell.
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