Overview
- Benavidez, who stopped Ramírez in the sixth round Saturday, captured the WBA and WBO cruiserweight belts at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
- Relentless pressure and clean combinations left Ramírez with heavy facial swelling, including a right eye that appeared shut, before he signaled he could not continue.
- This was Benavidez’s first fight at 200 pounds after title runs at super middleweight and light heavyweight, cementing his rise across three divisions.
- The Cinco de Mayo weekend main event was promoted by Premier Boxing Champions and sold on PPV via DAZN and Prime Video, with Disney+, ESPN KnockOut and Azteca 7 carrying regional coverage.
- Both fighters made weight at the official scale—Benavidez at 196.8 pounds and Ramírez at 200—on a card that also featured José Armando Reséndiz vs. Jaime Munguía for the WBA super-middleweight title.