David Benavidez destroys Demetrius Andrade in six rounds – and celebrates with Mike Tyson at ringside – before calling for Mexican showdown with Canelo Alvarez: ‘Let’s give the people what they wanna see’

David Benavidez beat Demetrius Andrade in chilling fashion on Saturday night before throwing down the gauntlet to Canelo Alvarez.

In a fight billed as one of the toughest of his career to date, super-middleweight monster Benavidez instead blasted his way to a six-round victory against Andrade, the former world middleweight and light-middleweight champion who was his second performance at 168 pounds.

It was the latter who made the most impressive start in Las Vegas, arguably winning the first three rounds while demonstrating exactly the kind of boxing talent that the sport’s die-hard fans know he possesses.

But from the fourth lesson onwards, Andrade was given a painful lesson in what happens when a well-skilled veteran with no experience of world-level opposition takes on a younger, heavier and in-form contender who dismantles everything and everyone in his way.

Benavidez made mincemeat of the 35-year-old, dropping him in the closing seconds of round four and hitting a series of brutal combinations in the next two.

Benavidez defeated Andrade en route to a win in just six rounds in Las Vegas

Former two-weight world champion Andrade was outclassed by his younger opponents and was eventually pulled out by his corner

Benavidez wasted no time in calling out Canelo Alvarez after his latest explosive victory

At the end of the sixth, with their man simply proving too brave for his own good, Andrade’s corner had seen enough and he rightly waved the match off, marking the first defeat of his professional career.

It was another electrifying performance from Benavidez (28-0, 24 KOs), who celebrated by seeking out heavyweight icon Mike Tyson at ringside.

And after hopping back into the ring, the 28-0 powerhouse wasted no time in calling out Mexican rival Canelo.

“I think I’ve cemented myself as the dominant performer that I am,” Benavidez said during his post-fight interview. ‘Just give me the fight everyone wants to see.

‘Let’s give people what they want to see. Who wants to see David Benavidez versus Canelo?’

Andrade, meanwhile, highlighted the size difference between the two men as he paid tribute to his tormentor that evening.

The talk will now turn to a mega-fight between Benavidez and Canelo, the 168-pound king who recently scored a shutout points victory over undisputed light-middleweight champion Jermell Charlo.

He then celebrated with boxing legend Mike Tyson, who congratulated him on the win

Benavidez maintained his perfect record of 28 consecutive wins, 24 of which were by knockout

In the co-main event on Saturday night, Charlo’s brother, WBC middleweight champion Jermall, and Jose Benavidez Jr. put on a show in a 10-round non-title match.

Charlo (33-0, 22 KOs) spent much of the fight absorbing shots from Benavidez Jr. (28-3-1), but did much more damage than he took.

His rapid-fire combination of left hook and right uppercut stopped Benavidez in his tracks several times as the champion kept his perfect record intact.