A look at the Benavidez pound for pound ranking after defeating Zurdo Ramirez in the big Cinco De Mayo 2026 boxing fight in Vegas.
He won the fight emphatically it must be said by round six knockout on the night.
We moved him accordingly in the Boxing News and Views’ rankings. Here’s a look at some more following the fight in terms of some facts.
- The Ring ranks Benavidez No. 7 on their P4P list. Shocking stuff from them.
- Post-fight headlines: Benavidez “cemented his status as one of the best pound-for-pound boxers”.
- SI.com: “If David Benavidez was not already a top-five pound-for-pound boxer, he made that case almost undeniable”.
- Win puts him “firmly among the cruiserweight elite”.
- Fans online now argue top-5 P4P status after 3-division champ feat.
- Masterclass vs former champ boosted his stock vs Dmitry Bivol and Canelo.
- Ring Magazine call: “Pound for Pound” branding used on event signage.
- 32-0 with 26 KOs used to argue P4P resume.
- Media consensus: “belonged at the very top level of the sport”.
- Callouts of Bivol/Canelo post-fight are P4P level fights.
Look, he was already pound for pound but to step up and knockout a much bigger foe that fast inside of six rounds deserves him to be number three in the pound for pound rankings for us.
That is the Boxing News and Views’ official pound for pound boxing rankings place currently for David Benavidez.
A Bivol fight or Jai Opetaia fight is what is being talked about next up for David Benavidez.
Who knows what fights he will be in.
