For those wondering what David Benavidez would look like after moving from super middleweight to light heavyweight, the answer was mostly the same. Benavidez worked his way to an unanimous decision against former world champion Oleksandr Gvozdyk on the undercard of Gervonta "Tank" Davis vs. Frank Martin to become interim WBC champion.

David Benavidez unanimously outpointed Oleksandr Gvozdyk on Saturday night to win the interim WBC light heavyweight belt. Don Trella scored the fight 119-109, Dave Moretti had it 117-111, and Zachary Young scored it 116-112.

David Benavidez became a two-division champion by defeating Oleksandr Gvozdyk by a unanimous decision (116-112, 117-111, 118-109) to claim the WBC

David Benavidez looked relatively at home in his first appearance at light heavyweight, cruising to a unanimous decision over Oleksandr Gvozdyk at the MGM Grand on Saturday night. Benavidez (29-0, 24 KOs) moved up to 175 pounds for the first time after his repeated efforts to entice undisputed super middleweight champ Canelo Alvarez into a bout fell short.

Benavidez is coming off convincing wins over David Lemieux, Caleb Plant and Demetrius Andrade, and fans enjoy the Phoenix fighter’s aggressive style and power.

Fomer super middleweight champion David Benavidez will make his light heavyweight debut with the interim WBC belt on the line against Oleksandr Gvozdyk on

David Benavidez made the most of his debut in the light heavyweight division, outpointing Oleksandr Gvozdyk on Saturday night to win the interim WBC championship belt.