José Luis Benavidez Jr. (born May 15, 1992) is an American
professional boxer, currently fighting at
welterweight
Welterweight is a weight class in combat sports. Originally the term "welterweight" was used only in boxing, but other combat sports like Muay Thai, taekwondo, and mixed martial arts also use it for their own weight division system to classify the ...
. He is the son of boxing trainer José Benavidez Sr. of
Arcelia
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, Guerrero, Mexico.
Early life
Benavidez was born in
Panorama City,
California
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. His younger brother
David Benavidez is also a professional boxer. In August 2016 he was shot in Phoenix while walking his cat.
Amateur career
Benavidez Jr. was an eleven time national champion, which include the
Silver Gloves twice, qualifying for the Junior Olympics and earning a spot on the U.S. National Team, en route to a gaudy 120-5 amateur record. Benavidez is also the
2009 National Golden Gloves Champion in the light welterweight division, making him the youngest ever
Golden Gloves Champion at only sixteen years old. He then reached the USA Boxing National Championship's title fight in Denver by beating the
2010 National Golden Gloves Champion Gary Allen Russell
Gary Allen Russell III (born February 4, 1993, in Washington, D.C.) is an American amateur boxer and the brother of the WBC featherweight champion Gary Russell, Jr.
Amateur career
Russell won the 2010 National Golden Gloves at Light Welte ...
. He would lose the final on points 11-9 to
Frankie Gómez.
Professional career
Benavidez Jr vs. Crawford
On 13 october, 2018, Benavidez Jr fought the unbeaten
Terence Crawford for his WBO welterweight title, in what was the first title of fight of his career. Benavidez Jr put up a good fight, but was ultimately overmatched by Crawford and lost the bout via TKO in the final round.
Benavidez Jr vs. Torres
In his next bout, Benavidez Jr fought Francisco Emanuel Torres. The bout ended in a majority draw, with one judge seeing Benavidez Jr as the winner, scoring it 96-94, while the other two scored it 95-95.
Benavidez Jr vs. Garcia
In his next bout, Benavidez Jr fought former champion and WBC #5 super welterweight
Danny Garcia. Garcia beat Jose Benavidez by majority decision, with the scorecards announced as 116-112, 117-111, 114-114 in favor of Garcia.
Professional boxing record
See also
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List of boxing families
This is a list of boxing families with two or more notable boxers. Many families have had multiple members become famous in the sport of boxing, with some having held multiple world titles. While this does not have extensive details, their highes ...
References
External links
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Jose Benavidez Jr - Profile, News Archive & Current Rankingsa
Box.Live
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1992 births
Living people
American male boxers
Boxers from Arizona
Boxers from Los Angeles
People from Panorama City, Los Angeles
American boxers of Mexican descent
Light-welterweight boxers
National Golden Gloves champions