David Benavidez has won his first knockout victory in two years.
The WBC light heavyweight champion’s last two fights ended in unanimous decision victories.
David Benavidez has not won a match by stoppage since November 2023, when he beat Demetrius andrade in just six rounds.
‘The Mexican Monster’ lived up to his menacing nickname when he fought Anthony Yarde at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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David Benavidez defeats Anthony Yarde in the 7th round
Anthony Yarde has been a light-heavyweight champion for many years. He’s twice fought for the world title.
The Englishman’s first title bid was against the now-retired Russian legend Sergey Kovalev in 2019.
Yarde was able to hurt Kovalev badly in round 8 but ultimately lost out in the 11th frame to the WBO champion weighing 175lb.
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Yarde won the WBC, IBF and WBO titles for light-heavyweight four years later.
The challenger was up on two of the judges’ scorecards when Beterbiev KO’d him in round 8.
Two years later, Yarde’s third world title fight ended slightly earlier at the hands of Benavidez.
The 28-year-old was deducted two points for hitting Yarde after scoring a 7th-round knockdown, but that didn’t matter as a follow-up flurry forced the referee to wave off the contest.
David Benavidez went to Riyadh for a DEMOLITION job #RINGIV | @RingMagazine pic.twitter.com/3EGYQpo9Qq— DAZN Boxing (@DAZNBoxing) November 23, 2025
David Benavidez’s next fight
David Benavidez, after defeating Anthony Yarde, named the next boxer he would like to face.
The 31-0 KO artist says he’s moving up to cruiserweight for a fight with Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez.
“This is definitely what I expected,” Benavidez spoke after the fight.
“We expected a war, and we went to war. You saw me do it after he cut me at the sixth round.
“He stepped into the Monster’s world and got…
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