Exciting contender Jose Benavidez Jr, plus top prospect Curmel Moton round out Benavidez-Morrell undercard
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) faces Venezuela’s Leonardo Padilla (24-6-1, 17 KOs) in an eight-round affair, and 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.
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Jose Benavidez Jr. vs Danny Rosenberger
Phoenix’s Jose 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.
Curmel Moton vs Frank Zaldivar
Fighting out of the Mayweather Promotions stable, Curmel 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.