DAVID BENAVIDEZ and Anthony Yarde top a mouth-watering bill as they meet in Riyadh this Saturday for the WBC light-heavyweight crown!
Brit, Yarde will make his third crack at a title after falling short in his two previous shots.
Yarde, 34, has faced stern competition in his efforts to win a world title in the form of long-ruling champions Sergy Kovalev and Artur Beterbiev.
Saturday night will be no different. David ‘The Mexican Monster’ Benavidez is undefeated in 30 fights with 24 victories coming by knockout.
In 2019, the Hackney man was on the verge of a huge upset when he travelled to Russia to challenge Kovalev and his grueling fight with Beterbiev was 2023 British fight of the year.
Yarde has tended to rise to the level of his opposition and it is hard to see the styles of both men merging into anything other than a fight of the year contender.
But it is not the only bout worth tuning in for – with a stacked undercard of championship fights.
Former undisputed lightweight champion Devin Haney aims to become a three weight world champion as he challenges hard-hitter Brian Norman Jr for his WBO Welterweight strap.
The winner would be well placed to capitalise on potential matchups to revive of one of boxing’s glamour divisions.
In waiting is a unification bout with IBF champion Belfast’s Lewis Crocker, huge star Ryan Garcia and Conor Benn, who after defeating Chris Eubank Jr last Saturday, declared his imminent move back to the 147 pound division.
Also in action, pound-for-pound star, Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez defends his Super flyweight WBA, WBC and IBF titles versus Fernando Martinez.
And, Britton’s Sam Noakes steps up to world level to challenge for vacant WBO Lightweight title against highly-rated American, Abdullah Mason
David Benavidez vs Anthony Yarde full card
- David Benavidez vs Anthony Yarde (Light heavyweight) for the WBC title.
- Brian Norman Jr. vs Devin Haney (Welterweight) for the WBO title
- Abdullah Mason vs Sam Noakes (Lightweight) for the WBO title
- Jesse Rodriguez vs Fernando Martinez (Super flyweight) for the WBA, WBC and IBF titles.
- Vito Mielnicki Jr vs Samuel Nmomah (Middleweight)
When is David Benavidez vs Anthony Yarde?
- The Ring IV: Night of Champions Riyadh takes place on Saturday, November 22.
- The card is set 10pm GMT and 5pm ET.
What TV channel is David Benavidez vs Anthony Yarde on and can it be live streamed?
- David Benavidez vs Anthony Yarde will be broadcast live on DAZN.
- You can buy a fight pass for £24.99 and it comes with a seven-day free trial of DAZN.
- A new DAZN Ultimate package is now available for a limited time only, which signs you up for a year at £22.99.
- Alternatively, SunSport’s live blog of the fight will offer round-by-round coverage.
