Overview
- The main event headlines Ring IV at the ANB Arena in Riyadh on Nov. 22 and will stream globally on DAZN pay-per-view ($59.99 in the U.S., £24.99 in the U.K.).
- Benavidez is unbeaten at 30-0 (24 KOs) and holds the WBC belt after being elevated when Dmitry Bivol vacated to pursue a Beterbiev trilogy.
- Betting markets list Benavidez as a clear favorite, with DraftKings posting Benavidez -900 and Yarde +550 on the moneyline.
- Benavidez says he trained about four and a half months, calls himself the more intelligent fighter, and is targeting a stoppage after noting Yarde’s prior title-fight defeats.
- The card features three additional title bouts: Brian Norman Jr. vs. Devin Haney (WBO welterweight), Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez vs. Fernando Martinez (super-flyweight unification), and Abdullah Mason vs. Sam Noakes (WBO lightweight).