The Waiting Game
Two-time world super-middleweight champ David Benavidez gets his hand wrapped by his father and trainer, Jose Benavidez Sr. on media day before his fight against Kyrone Davis on November 13, 2021.
Canon EOS 7D, 1/60 sec., F/4, ISO 1600, 28mm
Fighting, Family, and Fortitude
The fighter shadow boxes in front of his wife and child to warm up before hitting the punching mitts at the Central Boxing Gym in Downtown Phoenix, AZ.
Canon EOS 7D, 1/250 sec., f/4, ISO 4000, 28mm
Where It All Began
Downtown Phoenix's Central Boxing Gym has been home to numerous boxers like Arizona's first champ, Louie Espinoza, heavyweight contender Zora Foley and most recently, David Benavidez, who won the WBC super middleweight title twice by the age of 22...the youngest champ ever for his weight class.
Canon EOS 7D, 1/160 sec., f/1.8, ISO 25, 10mm
Proud Papa
Since the start of the 21st century, Jose Benavidez Sr. has dedicated his life to training his sons, David, and Jose Jr., to be elite boxers at the Central Boxing Gym in Phoenix.
Canon EOS 7D, 1/80 sec., f/4, iso 1250, 28mm
The Corner
Members of Benavidez's corner look on as their fighter practices his footwork at media day before his showdown against Kyrone Davis at the Footprint Center on Nov.13, 2023.
Canon EOS 7D, 1/80 sec., ISO 1250, 28mm
It's In The Blood
A poster of the Benavidez brothers, with their cousin Isavela, hangs proudly in the lobby of Phoenix's Central Boxing Gym. David Benavidez and his brother Jose have been practicing the sweet science since the moment they could walk, according to their father and trainer, Jose Benavidez Sr.
Canon EOS 7D, 1/60, F/5, ISO 200, 24mm
Fist City
Benavidez works on his left hook with his father and trainer, Jose Benavidez Sr, at the Central Boxing Gym in Downtown Phoenix.
Canon EOS 7D, 1/60 sec., f/4, iso 800, 28mm
Benavidez Day
Phoenix City Council Member Laura Pastor declares November 10, 2021, David Benavidez Day to celebrate the family's accomplishments in the boxing world outside Central Boxing Gym, where both brothers and their father honed their pugilistic skills.
cANON eos 7d, 1/200 SEC., f/8, iso 100, 32MM
Selling The Fight
Showtime Boxing's Brian Custer introduces the two main event fighters ahead of their bout at the Footprint Center in Phoenix, Ariz. on Nov. 13, 2021.
Canon EOS 7D, 1/60 sec., f/4, ISO 400, 28mm
The Face-Off
David Benavidez and Kyrone Davis face off during the final press conference leading up to their fight at Phoenix's Footprint Center on Nov. 13, 2021.
Canon EOS 7D, 1/60 sec., F/5, ISO 400, 40mm
Family aFFAIR
Jose Benavidez Sr. poses with his sons Jose Jr. and David ahead of their upcoming fight at the Footprint Center in Phoenix, ARIZ. on Nov. 13, 2021. While David is the night's headliner, HIS BROTHER Jose Jr. WILL BE FACING mIDDLEWEIGHT fRANCISCO TORRES ON THE EVENING'S UNDERCARD.
cANON eos 7d, 1/60 SEC. , F/4 , ISO 400
