Benavidez vs Yarde

When is Benavidez vs Yarde?

David Benavidez will face the challenge of Anthony Yarde on Saturday, November 22nd, 2025, at ANB Arena, Riyadh.

The fight will be contested over 12 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which means the weight limit will be 175 pounds (12.5 stone or 79.4 kg).

This contest is for the unified light heavyweight championship of the world, with the WBC, and WBA belts on the line.

Benavidez will be defending his WBC World Light heavyweight Championship for the first time. He was promoted from a secondary belt in April 2025. He has held this belt for a total of 109 days (3 months and 18 days).

He will also be defending WBA World Light Heavyweight Championship for the first time. He won this belt against David Morrell in February 2025. He has held this title for 5 months and 24 days.

Also on the undercard will be Devin Haney's and Brian Norman Jr's fight for the WBO World Welterweight championship, Sam Noakes' and Abdullah Mason's contest for the WBO World Lightweight belt, and Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez's and Fernando Martinez's bout for the The Ring Junior Bantamweight, WBC World Super Flyweight, IBF World Junior Bantamweight and WBA World Super Flyweight titles.

Benavidez vs Yarde stats

David Benavidez steps into the ring with an undefeated record of 30 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 24 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Anthony Yarde will make his way to the ring with a record of 27 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, with 24 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggest Yarde has a slight advantage in power over Benavidez, with a 89% knockout percentage compared to Benavidez's 80%.

David Benavidez is the younger man by 5 years, at 28 years old.

Benavidez has a height advantage of 1 inch over Yarde. This also extends to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Both David Benavidez and Anthony Yarde fight out of an orthodox stance.

Benavidez is the more experienced professional fighter, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2013, 1 year and 8 months earlier than Yarde, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He has fought 35 more professional rounds, totaling 160 compared to Yarde's 125.

David Benavidez goes into the fight ranked number 2 by The Ring at light heavyweight.

Anthony Yarde is currently ranked number 4 by the WBA, 5 by the WBC, 5 by the IBF, and 4 by The Ring in the 175lb division.

Benavidez vs Yarde form

Benavidez remains undefeated as a professional, stopping 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he beat David Morrell on February 1, 2025, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Light Heavyweight and WBC Interim World Light heavyweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Prior to that, he had beaten Oleksandr Gvozdyk on June 15, 2024, by unanimous decision in their WBC Interim World Light heavyweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had won against Demetrius Andrade on November 25, 2023, by technical knockout in the 6th round in their WBC Interim World Super Middleweight championship fight at Michelob ULTRA Arena, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had beaten Caleb Plant on March 25, 2023, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Super Middleweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

He had defeated David Lemieux on May 21, 2022, by technical knockout in the 3rd round in their WBC Interim World Super Middleweight championship fight at Gila River Arena, Glendale.

Yarde has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight, he won against Lyndon Arthur on April 26, 2025, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had won against Ralfs Vilcans on October 19, 2024, by points in the 10th round at Copper Box Arena, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, Hackney Wick.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Marko Nikolic on February 10, 2024, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Copper Box Arena, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, Hackney Wick.

Before that, he had beaten Jorge Silva on September 23, 2023, by knockout in the 2nd round at Wembley Arena, Wembley.

He had been beaten by Artur Beterbiev on January 28, 2023, by knockout in the 8th round in their IBF World Light Heavyweight, WBC World Light heavyweight and WBO World Light heavyweight championship fight at Wembley Arena, Wembley.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Anthony Yarde has been fighting more than David Benavidez.

David Benavidez last fought 9 months and 21 days ago, while Anthony Yarde's last outing was 6 months and 27 days ago.

Benavidez's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 6 months and 1 day, which means he has been fighting approximately every 8 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 45 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 9 rounds on average.

Yarde's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 25 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 6 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 35 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 7 rounds on average.

What time does Benavidez vs Yarde start?

The fighters are expected to ringwalk at around 3:00 AM UTC at ANB Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, which is 10:00 PM EST or 7:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 3:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who is showing Benavidez vs Yarde?

Benavidez vs Yarde will be broadcast on DAZN in both the United States and the UK.

How do you stream Benavidez vs Yarde?

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What are the odds on Benavidez vs Yarde?

David Benavidez is currently 1/10 (-1000) to win the clash outright, while you can get 6/1 (+600) on Anthony Yarde if you fancy the massive upset.

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