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Benavidez vs. Morrell Full Undercard Announcment PhilBoxing.com Tue, 28 Jan 2025  Exciting Contender Jose Benavidez Jr., Top Prospect Curmel Moton & Bevy of Rising Young Talent Round Out Benavidez vs. Morrell Undercard Saturday, February 1 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas Light Heavyweight Stars David Benavidez & David Morrell Jr. Headline Loaded PBC Pay-Per-View Event on Prime Video Beginning at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT LAS VEGAS – January 27, 2025 – An exciting lineup featuring all-action contenders, top prospects and rising talent will round out a loaded event headlined by the showdown between light heavyweight stars David “El Monstro” Benavidez and David Morrell Jr. taking place Saturday, February 1 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The Interim WBC Light Heavyweight Champion Benavidez and the WBA Light Heavyweight Champion Morrell will meet in the main event of a four-fight PBC Pay-Per-View event on Prime Video beginning at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT. Preceding the pay-per-view, Prime Video will stream a two-fight prelims card at 6:00 p.m. ET/3:00 p.m. PT that will be available via free access to all fans, regardless of Prime membership or purchase of the PPV card. Highlighting the non-televised action will be exciting contender Jose Benavidez Jr. in an eight-round middleweight tilt against Danny Rosenberger, and Mayweather Promotions’ top prospect Curmel Moton in an eight-round lightweight matchup battling Frank Zaldivar. The undercard will also include a battle of unbeatens as rising prospect Daniel Blancas (11-0, 5 KOs) duels California’s Juan Barajas (11-0-2, 7 KOs) in an eight-round fight, undefeated super featherweight Kaipo Gallegos (7-0-1, 6 KOs) facing Venezuela’s Leonardo Padilla (24-6-1, 17 KOs) in an eight-round affair, unbeaten super middleweight John Easter (7-0, 7 KOs) in a six-round bout against Joseph Aguilar (6-2-1, 3 KOs) and San Antonio’s Gabriela Tellez (3-0, 1 KO) looking to remain undefeated against fellow unbeaten Abril Anguiano (4-0, 2 KOs) in their six-round featherweight matchup. Tickets for the live event are on sale now through AXS.com. In addition to the PPV being available for purchase on Prime Video in the US, UK, and now Canada — regardless of Prime membership — fans will also be able to continue to access the telecast through traditional cable and satellite outlets as well as PPV.com. Phoenix’s Benavídez (28-3-1, 19 KOs) is the older brother of headliner David Benavídez and is trained by his father Jose Sr. A long-established contender who was a highly decorated amateur, Benavídez moved up to super welterweight after dropping a 2018 world title challenge to Terence Crawford, concluding a long run at 147 pounds. He moved up to 154 pounds in July 2022, battling two-division champion Danny Garcia for 12 rounds before losing by a close majority decision. Benavídez made his 160 pound debut in August of 2023, blasting out veteran Sladan Janjanin in round five before dropping a November challenge to two-division champion Jermall Charlo. He’ll be challenged by Youngstown, Ohio’s Rosenberger (20-9-4, 10 KOs), who enters this bout on an impressive 14-fight winning streak. The 34-year-old put together a big 2024 campaign, winning four fights including most recently earning a decision victory over Gabriel Escalante in August. Fighting out of the Mayweather Promotions stable, Moton (6-0, 5 KOs) grabbed the boxing world’s attention last March with a dominant eight-round unanimous decision victory over the previously unbeaten Anthony Cuba, going toe-to-toe and controlling the action throughout a scintillating bout. The 18-year-old was born in Salt Lake City, Utah and now trains and resides in Las Vegas, fighting out of the famed Mayweather Boxing Club. Moton has added three more KO’s since the Cuba fight, including most recently stopping Hilario Martinez Moreno in the first round in October. He will take on the 28-year-old Zalvidar (5-1, 3 KOs), who will look to bounce back from a decision loss in his last fight against Yosdiel Napoles in August. Originally from Santiago de Cuba, Cuba and now fighting out of Miami, Zalvidar turned pro in 2019 following a sensational amateur career that included a triumph over Olympic gold medalist Andy Cruz. # # # ABOUT BENAVIDEZ VS. MORRELL Benavidez vs. Morrell will see Interim WBC Light Heavyweight Champion David “El Monstro” Benavidez and WBA Light Heavyweight Champion David Morrell Jr. meet in a battle of unbeatens that pits two of the sport’s most exciting fighters against each other in the primes of their careers headlining a PBC Pay-Per-View event on Prime Video taking place Saturday, Feb. 1 from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The co-main event will see WBC Featherweight World Champion Brandon “The Heartbreaker” Figueroa defend his title against former unified world champion Stephen Fulton Jr. in a rematch of one of 2021’s best fights. The pay-per-view will also feature Mexican star and former world champion Isaac “Pitbull” Cruz facing the hard-charging contender Angel Fierro in an all-Mexican super lightweight duel, plus rising Mexican star Jesus “Mono” Ramos Jr. battles former unified champion Jeison Rosario in a 10-round middleweight fight that opens the pay-per-view at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT. Preceding the pay-per-view, Prime Video will stream a two-fight prelims card at 6:00 p.m. ET/3:00 p.m. PT that will be available via free access to all fans, regardless of Prime membership or purchase of the PPV card. The streaming presentation will feature undefeated Argentine Olympian Mirco Cuello taking on Mexican contender Christian Olivo in a 10-round featherweight matchup, plus WBA No. 1-ranked middleweight contender Yoenli Feliciano Hernandez stepping in against all-action contender Angel Ruiz in a 10-round duel that opens up the live stream. Tickets for the live event are on sale now through AXS.com. In addition to the PPV being available for purchase on Prime Video in the US, UK, and now Canada — regardless of Prime membership — fans will also be able to continue to access the telecast through traditional cable and satellite outlets as well as PPV.com. 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