Ronald Gavril (born July 10, 1986) is a

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. He is signed to

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and is currently trained by Eddie Mustafa Muhammad.

Early life and education

Ronald Gavril was born on 10 July 1986 in Bacău, Romania. He credits his two brothers for inspiring him to become a fighter. Although his brothers had been fighters for quite some time, Gavril only joined in 2002 the local boxing club SCM Bacău in his hometown.

Amateur career

As an amateur, he gained a lot of experience as he fought 180 times losing only 15 of those fights. Ronald won in his career no less than ten national titles. Twice he won "Centura de Aur" (the Golden Belt), one of the oldest trophies in the world amateur boxing. Gavril trained with the National Team of Romania eight-ten months out of the year. He represented his country in international tournaments such as worlds and European (three each). Ronald medalled in Cadet Worlds in 2003 and EU also later in his senior years. Amateur Record: 165-15

Professional career

Gavril turned pro in 2011 at age 25 moving to

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from Romania, so he did not pursue his dream of representing his country in the

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. Early on in his professional career he struggled to find a trainer. Gavril was also having trouble getting fights. In May 2012, Ronald decided to move to

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, where he currently resides. Floyd Mayweather and

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Leonard Ellerbe took notice to Ronald's skills during his sparring sessions at The Mayweather Boxing Club. Ronald Gavril signed with Mayweather Promotions in March 2013. Gavril won his first eleven fights before dropping a decision to veteran Elvin Ayala. Gavril bounced back by winning his next five bouts before facing Christopher Brooker for the NABF

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title. Gavril stopped Brooker in the tenth and final round, having dropped him twice before that. Anthony Dirrell was slated to fight

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for the vacant WBC super middleweight title in September 2017. However, on August 5, the WBC announced Dirrell was out due to injury. Instead, Benavidez would fight Gavril on September 8 for the vacant title. In a close fight, Benavidez defeated Gavril after 12 rounds by split decision (117-111, 116–111, 111–116). With the win, Benavidez became the youngest champion in

history at the age of 20. Benavidez seemed to struggle with conditioning and he was knocked down in the final round.

Benavidez vs. Gavril II

Immediately after the first bout, rematch talks began. Gavril thought he won the first bout and disputed the decision. Benavidez's promoter Sampson Promotions confirmed on October 2, 2017, that negotiations had begun with

for a rematch to take place in January 2018. Benavidez stated he wanted to take the rematch to remove all doubt and set the record straight. The bout took place at the

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in Paradise, Nevada. Benavidez won via unanimous decision. The fight averaged 458,000 viewers. In September 23, 2024 it was reported that Gavril would face Jaime Munguia on December 14, 2024 in Tijuana, Mexico. The bout didn't go ahead.

Professional boxing record

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