Benavidez and Yarde Ready for a slugfest 

David Benavidez is ready for his first defense of a world title.

Benavidez and Yarde will fight for the WBC light heavyweight world championship.

David Benavidez weighed in at 174.3 pounds.

Anthony Yarde weighed in at 173.9 pounds.

David Benavidez

David Benavidez enters this fight as the undefeated light heavyweight champion and at the peak of his career.

He holds a perfect record of 30 wins, 24 by knockout, an impressive 80 percent KO rate. His history with WBC titles is extensive: he was super middleweight champion from 2017 to 2018, and again from 2019 to 2020.

Later, from 2022 to 2023, he held the interim super middleweight title before moving up to light heavyweight, where he held the interim belt from 2024 to 2025.

After Dmitrii Bivol vacated the title, Benavidez was elevated to full world champion, solidifying his status as one of the most dominant forces in the sport.

Anthony Yarde

Anthony Yarde is an explosive fighter with real power and elite-level experience. He enters with a 27-3 record and 24 knockouts, an outstanding 88.8 percent KO rate that makes him one of the most dangerous punchers in the division.

Yarde has fought for two world titles—one against Bivol and another against Sergey Kovalev—though he came up short in both.

Still, he is riding a strong four-fight winning streak that has brought him back to another major opportunity.

His power and ability to adjust in high-intensity fights make him a serious challenger for any champion.