| José Benavidez Jr. | |
| Realname: | José Luis Benavidez Jr. |
| Weight: | |
| Height: | 5 ft 10+1/2 in |
| Reach: | 71+1/2 in |
| Birth Date: | 15 May 1992 |
| Birth Place: | Panorama City, California, U.S. |
| Style: | Orthodox |
| Total: | 32 |
| Wins: | 28 |
| Ko: | 19 |
| Losses: | 3 |
| Draws: | 1 |
José Luis Benavidez Jr. (born May 15, 1992) is an American professional boxer who challenged for the WBA welterweight title in 2018. He is the brother of two-time WBC super middleweight champion David Benavidez. He also made his acting debut as Felix Chavez in Creed III (2023).[1]
Benavidez was born in Panorama City, California. His younger brother, David Benavidez, is also a professional boxer. In August 2016, he was shot in Phoenix while walking his dog.[2]
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,[3] en route to a gaudy 120–5 amateur record.[4] 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.[5] He then reached the USA Boxing National Championship's title fight in Denver by beating the 2010 National Golden Gloves Champion Gary Allen Russell.[6] He would lose the final on points 11–9 to Frankie Gómez.[7] [8]
On 13 October 2018, Benavidez Jr fought the unbeaten Terence Crawford for his WBO welterweight title, in what was the first title 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.[9]
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.[10]
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.[11]
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | Loss | 28–3–1 | Jermall Charlo | UD | 10 | Nov 25, 2023 | |||
| 31 | Win | 28–2–1 | Sladan Janjanin | TKO | 5 (10) | Aug 12, 2023 | |||
| 30 | Loss | 27–2–1 | Danny Garcia | 12 | Jul 30, 2022 | ||||
| 29 | Draw | 27–1–1 | Francisco Emanuel Torres | 10 | Nov 13, 2021 | ||||
| 28 | Loss | 27–1 | Terence Crawford | TKO | 12 (12), | Oct 13, 2018 | |||
| 27 | Win | 27–0 | Frank Rojas | KO | 1 (10), | Jun 9, 2018 | |||
| 26 | Win | 26–0 | Matthew Strode | TKO | 8 (8), | Feb 3, 2018 | |||
| 25 | Win | 25–0 | Francisco Santana | UD | 10 | Jul 23, 2016 | |||
| 24 | Win | 24–0 | Sidney Siqueira | UD | 10 | Dec 12, 2015 | |||
| 23 | Win | 23–0 | Jorge Páez Jr. | TKO | 12 (12), | May 15, 2015 | |||
| 22 | Win | 22–0 | Mauricio Herrera | UD | 12 | Dec 13, 2014 | |||
| 21 | Win | 21–0 | Henry Auraad | TKO | 1 (8), | Jul 26, 2014 | |||
| 20 | Win | 20–0 | Angel Hernandez | UD | 6 | May 17, 2014 | |||
| 19 | Win | 19–0 | Prince Doku Jr. | UD | 6 | Mar 29, 2014 | |||
| 18 | Win | 18–0 | Abraham Álvarez | TKO | 2 (6), | Nov 16, 2013 | |||
| 17 | Win | 17–0 | Pavel Míranda | UD | 8 | Oct 13, 2012 | |||
| 16 | Win | 16–0 | Javier Loya | TKO | 4 (1:41) | Jul 21, 2012 | |||
| 15 | Win | 15–0 | Josh Sosa | UD | 6 | May 26, 2012 | |||
| 14 | Win | 14–0 | Samuel Santana | UD | 6 | Nov 12, 2011 | |||
| 13 | Win | 13–0 | Dedrick Bell | 1 (6), | Sep 17, 2011 | ||||
| 12 | Win | 12–0 | Corey Alarcon | TKO | 4 (6), | Jun 11, 2011 | |||
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | James Hope | TKO | 5 (6), | May 7, 2011 | |||
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Fernando Rodríguez | 6 | Jan 22, 2011 | ||||
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Winston Mathis | TKO | 3 (6), | Nov 13, 2010 | |||
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Manuel Delcid | TKO | 2 (6), | Sep 11, 2010 | |||
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Josh Beeman | KO | 1 (4), | Jun 26, 2010 | |||
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Ronnie Peterson | TKO | 1 (4), | May 29, 2010 | |||
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Arnoldo Pacheco | TKO | 1 (4) | May 8, 2010 | |||
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Scott Paul | TKO | 2 (4), | Apr 10, 2010 | |||
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Bobby Hill | TKO | 3 (4), | Mar 12, 2010 | |||
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | John Michael Vega | TKO | 1 (4), | Feb 14, 2010 | |||
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Steven Cox | 1 (4), | Jan 16, 2010 |