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Benavidez Defends WBC Light-Heavyweight Title Against Yarde Tonight in Riyadh

A four-title DAZN pay-per-view in Riyadh features the unbeaten WBC champion’s first light-heavyweight defense.

Overview

  • All 16 fighters made weight, with David Benavidez at 174.3 lb and Anthony Yarde at 173.9 lb confirmed for the main event.
  • The card streams exclusively on DAZN PPV worldwide, priced at $59.99 in the US and £24.99 in the UK, with coverage starting at 3 p.m. ET and main ringwalks around 9 p.m. ET.
  • Co-main event: WBO welterweight champion Brian Norman Jr. faces former two-division titleholder Devin Haney, who seeks a belt in a third weight class.
  • Also featured: Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez vs. Fernando Martinez in a super-flyweight unification and Abdullah Mason vs. Sam Noakes for the vacant WBO lightweight title.
  • Benavidez (30-0) makes his first defense since being elevated from interim after Dmitry Bivol vacated, while Yarde enters a third world-title attempt after prior stoppage losses to Sergey Kovalev and Artur Beterbiev; betting markets list Benavidez as a clear favorite (e.g., FanDuel -1200).