David Benavidez Smashes Gilberto Ramirez In Record-Setting TKO Win
David Benavidez stopped Gilberto Ramirez via sixth-round TKO at T-Mobile Arena to win the WBA and WBO cruiserweight titles, becoming a three-division world champ.
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - MAY 02: David Benavidez (L) punches WBA/WBO cruiserweight champion Gilberto Ramirez during a title fight at T-Mobile Arena on May 02, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Benavidez took the titles with a sixth-round TKO. (Photo by Steve Marcus/Getty Images) Getty Images David Benavidez put on one of the most savagely brilliant performances we've seen in the ring this year.
Benavidez battered Gilberto Ramirez en route to becoming the new WBA and WBO cruiserweight champion. Benavidez's pressure and otherworldly accuracy on power punches left Ramirez's right eye terribly swollen and perhaps with a broken orbital bone. Ramirez was down in the fourth and then again in the sixth where the rugged former champion took a knee and was forced to succumb to the Monster.
This was one-way traffic but it wasn't because Ramirez wasn't trying. What Happened in the Benavidez vs. Ramirez Main Event?
Benavidez's hand speed was the story. Ramirez simply couldn't contend with The Monster's blistering combinations and power. The 25-pound jump from light heavyweight didn't slow Benavidez down at all.