“The dethroned king”: David Benavidez surprises the world with the elimination of the fourth round of Canelo Álvarez in the secret fight

In a turn of amazing events, David Benavidez has overthrown the royalty of boxing, delivering a brutal fourth -round knockout to Canelo Álvarez in a clandestine and closed fight that left the sport. The Mexican superstar, acclaimed for a long time as the king of Libra per pound, wrinkled under the tireless attack of Benavidez, unable to rise as an amazing amount of $ 65 million slid for their gloves. The fight, secretly wrapped until the whispers leaked at the end of March 18, 2025, caused a storm of disbelief and cemented Benavész as a force to take into account.

The details of the gloomy show are scarce, but experts paint an image of a shock born of months of tension over low heat. Benavidez, the “Mexican monster” of 28 years, had been chasing Canelo for years, frustrated by dodged challenges and stagnant negotiations. Publications in X of Boxing Circles suggest that this unauthorized fight, housed in a place not revealed without crowd, may have been a high -risk bet for Canelo, who, according to reports, was taken into account of $ 65 million if it is victorious. On the other hand, the red -haired icon met his game, eating a flood of blows that ended with a devastating hook, leaving him first to the canvas in the fourth round.

Canelo, 34, entered as the favorite of the bets, his brightness curriculum with 61 victories and titles in four kinds of weight. But Benavész, undefeated in 29-0 with 24 knockouts, brought a ferocity that overwhelmed the aged champion. The witnesses, with tight lips, know that Canelo fought from the opening bell, his characteristic counterweight neutralized by the speed and power of Benavés. For the room, with the blood dripping by a cut above his eye, Canelo could not resist the storm. “Not only fell, he crashed,” joked a source, a feeling resonated in X where fans published clips of the rumored knockout, subtitled with stunned emojis and “King Canelo is made.”

The financial consequences are as brutal as the fight itself. That $ 65 million bag, not confirmed but widely speculated, vanished with Canelo’s collapse, a crushing blow for a fighter whose last official departure scored $ 35 million against Edgar Berlanga in September 2024. For Benavidez, victory is not just a surprise defined by the race, it is a golden ticket. Long due to the reluctance of Canelo and Dmitry Bivol’s own dance around a superfect, now he is the man who holds the keys to the kingdom of 168 pounds, with promoters probably salivating over their next movement.

The online reaction has been electric. “Benavés simply dethroned Canelo in a back room fight, the wild west of Boxing!” An X user exclaimed, while another cried: “$ 65 million disappeared in four rounds: Rip Canelo’s reign.” The secret only feeds the frenzy, why are there no cameras, without commission, without exaggeration? Some speculate that it was a pride -driven grid combination; Others whisper a mass bet went wrong. Whatever the truth, the lack of official images has not prevented the granulated fragments from arising, showing a stunned cinnamon, Benavíz felt victorious.

For Canelo, this is an unknown territory. His only previous losses, Floyd Mayweather in 2013 and Bivol in 2022, give me by decision, not destruction. This knockout, outside the books or not, abolish their invincible aura and ask questions about their future. At 34, with a worn body by 65 professional fights, is the end near? Benavész, meanwhile, enjoys the brightness of a prophecy fulfilled. “I told everyone who would take it out,” according to the reports, he boasted after the fight, a line that is already Meme Fodder in X.

The boxing world is now cold for what follows. Will Canelo demand a rematch to claim his throne, or Benavidez has marked the beginning of a new era? The loss of $ 65 million chopped, but the blow to Canelo’s pride could reduce more deeply. As fans dissect this clandestine chaos, one thing is clear: “The king” has fallen, and Benavés remains high, ready to govern. If this was a coincidence or a change of guard, on March 18, 2025, it will be remembered as the night a king was destroyed in the shadows.