David Benavidez dominates Anthony Yarde with a seventh-round TKO in Riyadh as the card also features wins by Devin Haney, Bam Rodriguez, and Abdullah Mason.
Brian Mazique has covered combat sports and video games since 2011.RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA - NOVEMBER 22: David Benavidez punches Anthony Yarde in a WBC and WBA light-heavyweight title fight during Ring IV: Night of the Champions at ANB Arena on November 22, 2025 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
On Saturday at ANB Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, David Benavidez punctuated an action-packed card with a dominant seventh-round TKO victory over a game but overmatched Anthony Yarde. Benavidez’s hand speed, power, and accuracy were too much for Yarde as he was battered before referee Hector Afu mercifully intervened to stop the fight. Benavidez dropped Yarde earlier in the decisive round but was deducted a point for hitting his opponent as he was on the mat. It didn’t matter. Even with the deducted point, there was no question Yarde’s time in the ring was nearly done. Benavidez shook off the point deduction and savagely finished his business later in the frame. RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA - NOVEMBER 22: David Benavidez punches Anthony Yarde in a WBC and WBA light-heavyweight title fight during Ring IV: Night of the Champions at ANB Arena on November 22, 2025 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Yarde was clearly beaten and he did not offer any resistance or dispute to the referee’s decision. Quite honestly, Yarde’s corner should have made the decision even before Afu called an end to the fight.Once Yarde was dropped, there was no coming back on Benavidez. All the fight had been pounded out of the Brit and there was nothing left for him to do but take unnecessary punishment. The win ran Benavidez’s record to 32-0 and he now has 25 victories by KO. Yarde dropped to 27-4 and this was the kind of beating that the 34-year-old may not be able to shake off moving forward. As for Benavidez, he announced plans to move up to cruiserweight to challenge Gilberto Ramirez for his WBO cruiserweight title next year. If Benavidez can accomplish his goal, he’ll be in a position to capture a world title in three divisions. Stay tuned. Here’s what happened on the rest of the Ring IV card.RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA - NOVEMBER 22: Devin Haney poses with his team after defeating Brian Norman Jr. by unanimous decision in a WBO world welterweight title fight during Ring IV: Night of the Champions at ANB Arena on November 22, 2025 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Haney won a world title in his fourth weight class in the co-main event. He dropped Norman in the second round and outboxed him through enough of the remainder of the fight to get the nod from all three judges. Norman’s lack of defense and head movement were exposed and Haney looked strong—at least for the first six rounds—in his debut as a welterweight. A clash with Ryan Garcia or Conor Benn could be next, or Haney could elect to fight someone like Jack Catterall in his next fight.RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA - NOVEMBER 22: Jesse Rodriguez poses with his title belts after defeating Fernando Martinez by KO in a WBC, WBO, and WBA super flyweight title fight during Ring IV: Night of the Champions at ANB Arena on November 22, 2025 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Bam continues to prove why he is one of the best fighters in the world. After a slow start in the first round, Rodriguez kicked things into overdrive and ran through Martinez in dominant fashion to retain his WBO and WBC super flyweight championships. In the 10th, a massive left hand dropped the challenger and he did not beat the referee’s count to 10.RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA - NOVEMBER 22: Abdullah Mason poses after defeating Sam Noakes by unanimous decision in a WBO lightweight title fight during Ring IV: Night of the Champions at ANB Arena on November 22, 2025 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Mason became the youngest world champion in the sport as he outfought Noakes en route to a win on the scorecards. This was a brawl, though it didn’t need to be. Mason could have won this fight easily with his speed, jab, and superior athleticism, but he likes to brawl. Against a better fighter, it might have, and may still, cost him, but against Noakes he put on the kind of show that got Turki Alalshikh out of his front-row seat. It opened an exciting card that Benavidez finished with a bang.
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