Benavidez Obliterates Yarde In Round 7
David Benavidez (31 -0, 25 KOs) efficiently safeguarded his WBC light heavyweight title with a conclusive seventh-round ko of # 4 positioned Anthony Yarde (27 – 4, 24 KOs) throughout the Ring IV event at the ANB Field in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Saturday night.
Passionately described as “The Mexican Monster,” Benavidez showcased his capacity by controling much of the battle, often turning up to maintain back and enabling Yarde some mins of infraction. However, when Benavidez increase his stamina, he perplexed Yarde with speedy mixes that validated excessive for the British opposition.
The transforming factor was readily available in the 7th round, where after taking in a number of difficult right-hand male from Yarde, Benavidez unleash a relentless battery that bloodied Yarde’s nose and activated recognizable swelling to his lips. Complying with a strong exchange where Yarde absorbed as many as 15 succeeding strikes, he was up to the canvas. A minute of issue occurred when Benavidez landed a shot while Yarde was down, produce the umpire subtracting a factor from him. Nonetheless, the activity returned to promptly, and Benavidez wound up Yarde with another flurry of unreturned strikes at 1: 59 of the round.
Notably, the battle attracted focus as an examples of unlawful shots, specifically in the 4th round when Benavidez was seen holding Yarde and touchdown numerous prospering strikes without umpire treatment. This aspect of the battle raised eyebrows, thinking about Benavidez entered into as the clear favorite.
Regardless of encountering a difficult task, Yarde showed his extremely own boxing power throughout the competition, touchdown considerable shots in essentially every round. However, he had a hard time to keep up to day with Benavidez’s price and fancy handling, which were crucial in identifying the fight’s rhythm. Yarde attempted to respond to Benavidez’s justifications, nonetheless his singular effective strikes were efficiently responded to by the champ’s quick blends.
Post- battle, Benavidez exposed his purposes to increase to cruiserweight, targeting a spell versus WBA and WBO champ Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez in 2026
As the dirt selects this round, Benavidez’s leading performance not just safeguards his title nonetheless additionally positions him for added problems as he wants to lengthen his program and possibly wind up being a two-weight champ.
