David Benavidez made simple work of Anthony Yarde to retain his WBC light heavyweight world title on Saturday night time in Riyadh.
It was all Benavidez within the opening spherical, with ‘El Monstro’ touchdown left palms virtually at will. Yarde bounced again considerably within the second, boxing behind his jab and almost catching Benavidez with a proper hand late within the stanza.
After dominating the subsequent few rounds, Benavidez actually began to open up within the sixth, busting Yarde’s nostril. The damage seemed to be bothering Yarde, which prompted Benavidez to unleash a flurry of strikes in opposition to the ring ropes. Yarde survived the onslaught, however left the commentary group questioning how for much longer his chin would maintain up in opposition to the heavy favourite.
Earlier than the start of the seventh, a minimize close to Yarde’s proper eye was inspected by the ringside doctor. The battle was allowed to proceed, but it surely felt prefer it was only a matter of time earlier than Yarde would go down.
Close to the one-minute mark of the spherical, Yarde went down, however Benavidez was deducted some extent after touchdown a blow whereas Yarde was thought-about down.
Ultimately, the penalty wouldn’t make a distinction as Benavidez unleashed a flurry of strikes, blasting Yarde with a nasty left hand that prompted the referee to step in and produce a merciful finish to the conflict.
Official Outcome: David Benavidez def. Anthony Yarde through TKO at 1:59 of Spherical 7 to retain the WBC gentle heavyweight world championship.
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