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 19-year-old power puncher earned a 10th-round TKO of southpaw Denis Douglin in a 168-pound bout at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia. Douglin (20-5, 13 KOs) was able to smother the 6-foot-2 Phoenix native for much of the fight despite giving away six inches in height, but Benavidez (16-0, 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.” Benavidez’s length and power really began to take their toll on Douglin in the ninth, when the teen landed a left uppercut to begin a four-pu