Benavidez vs. Yarde – DAZN Saturday Betting Preview
Defending champion David Benavidez will face the challenge of Anthony Yarde on Saturday at the ANB Arena, Riyadh.
The fight is scheduled for 12 rounds and is for the WBC World Light Heavyweight Championship.
Benavidez will be defending his title belt for the first time.
He moved up from the WBC World Super Middleweight division, where he was the interim champion in April 2025.
Benavidez won the belt against David Morrell in February 2025.
Benavidez opened as the heavy favorite because of his championship pedigree and superior resume.
Benavidez is one of the bigger stars on the boxing marquee. Thus, this championship fight will draw plenty of attention and traffic.
Boxing Odds - WBC World Light Heavyweight Championship
Anthony Yarde vs. David Benavidez Odds at Bookmaker
On Saturday, November 22, 2025, Anthony Yarde will face David Benavidez for the WBC World Light Heavyweight Championship at the ANB Arena, Riyadh. DAZN will provide coverage. Benavidez is the defending champion in this matchup.
This championship bout opened with David Benavidez as a -1100 moneyline favorite and Anthony Yarde as a +610 underdog.
David Benavidez has wanted to fight Canelo Alvarez, the undisputed super middleweight champion. However, with Alvarez showing little interest, Benavidez moved up to the light heavyweight division.
Benavidez earned a decision win in his debut in the weight class in June 2024 over Oleksandr Gvozdyk for the vacant WBC interim light heavyweight title.
Benavidez beat David Morrell for his first successful defense of the interim title in February.
Previously, Benavidez was elevated to full champion when the then-undisputed champion Dmitry Bivol fought Artur Beterbiev for a third time.
He passed up the WBC's request to defend the championship against the interim titleholder.
Meanwhile, Anthony Yarde will make his third attempt to win a world title.
Fighting out of London, Yarde started his career 18-0 before suffering his first loss against Sergey Kovalev in 2019 when he challenged for the WBO light heavyweight title.
Yarde fell short in his second attempt for championship gold when Beterbiev knocked him out in their January 2023 meeting for the WBC, IBF, and WBO titles.
In his last outing, Yarde won a decision over Lyndon Arthur on the undercard of Chris Eubank Jr. vs. Conor Benn in April.
David Benavidez
David Benavidez, age 28, is a native of Phoenix, AZ, and resides in Miami, FL.
Benavidez has a career record of 30-0 with 24 knockout wins.
He is ranked #2 in the world.
Benavidez stands at six feet, two inches tall with a reach of 74.5 inches and fights from an orthodox stance.
Benavidez is coming off a unanimous decision win over David Morrell on February 1, 2025, at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, NV.
As a result of the win, Benavidez successfully defended the WBC interim World Light Heavyweight championship.
Benavidez went down in the 11th round. However, Morrell was deducted one point in that round for hitting after the bell.
Previously, on June 15, 2024, Benavidez won a unanimous decision vs. Oleksandr Gvozdyk at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, NV.
With the win, Benavidez took the WBC interim World Super Middleweight title belt.
Anthony Yarde
Anthony Yarde, age 34, is a native of the United Kingdom and resides in Hackney, London.
He has a career record of 27-3. Specifically, Yarde has 24 knockout wins and two knockout losses for his career.
Last time out, Yarde won a unanimous decision over Lyndon Arthur on April 26, 2025, in Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Tottenham.
On October 19, 2024, Yarde won a 10-round PTS decision over Ralfs Vilcans at the Copper Box Arena in Queen Elizabeth Park, Hackney Wick.
On February 10, 2024, Yarde won a 3rd-round technical knockout over Marko Nikolic at the Copper Box Arena.
Previously, the biggest fight in Yarde’s career was against Artur Beterbiev on January 28, 2023. The bout was for the IBF, WBC, and WBO world light heavyweight championships.
Yarde lost the bout in an 8th-round technical knockout at Wembley Arena in Wembley.
Anthony Yarde vs. David Benavidez Best Bets
In this situation, David Benavidez has a much more impressive body of work compared to Anthony Yarde.
While the price is not cheap, it is justified given Benavidez's championship pedigree.
Main Pick: David Benavidez
Over/Under Pick: Fight to go Under the Total Rounds
Player Prop Picks: Anthony Yarde to be Knocked Down
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