The Romanian boxer Ronald \u2018The Thrill\u2019 Gavril has lost on points to David Benavidez in a WBC super-middle weight game held in the American city of Las Vegas. Benavidez, 20, won by split decision; two referees declared him winner, whereas only one voted for the Romanian challenger. The WBC title was up for grabs after Badou Jack, Gavril\u2019s colleague at Mayweather Promotions, had moved on to a superior category. David Benavidez, who obtained his 19th win out of the 19 games he played in professional competitions, has thus become the youngest super-middle weight champion as well as the world\u2019s youngest boxing champion.
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Gavril put on a more incisive show in the match\u2019s first round but the following couple of rounds belonged to Benavidez. The Romanian boxer managed a come back to own another couple of rounds while Benavidez proved more incisive in rounds 10 and 11. Benavidez\u2019s domination continued in the game\u2019s last round when the Romanian surprised him with a crisp left punch, knocking him to the mat. The match resumed after Benavidez was counted.<\/p>\n
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Ronald Gavril was born in Bacau, eastern Romania, on July 10th 1986. He is currently boxing in the super-middle weight category and was Romania\u2019s champion in amateur competitions in 2009 and 2010. He reaped a bronze medal at the European Championships in Cagliari in 2005 and turned professional in 2011. The game against Benavidez became Gavril\u2019s second defeat in professional boxing competitions where he has so far obtained 18 wins out of which 14 through KO. The defeat has blown Gavril\u2019s chances of becoming the fifth Romanian boxing champion in professional circuits after Mihai Leu, Leonard Doroftei, Lucian Bute and Adrian Diaconu. <\/p>\n
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