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Yarde vs Benavidez: Start time, undercard and how to watch fight tonight

Britain’s Anthony Yarde makes a third – and final? – attempt at winning a world title, challenging American David Benavidez for the WBC light-heavyweight belt

Alex PattleCombat Sports EditorSaturday 22 November 2025 09:51 GMTComments

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David Benavidez and Anthony Yarde will headline a stacked card of boxing this evening, clashing in one of four world-title fights.

For the third and likely final time, Britain’s Yarde will try to become a world champion, but he faces a stern test against one of the most-formidable fighters in boxing’s higher weight classes: WBC light-heavyweight champ Benavidez.

At 28, the best may still be ahead of Benavidez, who craves match-ups with the likes of Dmitry Bivol and Artur Beterbiev, while Yarde, 34, makes his last roll of the dice.

Also at the Riyadh event, Devin Haney seeks a world title in a third division, challenging WBO welterweight champion Brian Norman Jr, and super-flyweight king Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez faces Fernando Martinez in a unification bout.

Here’s all you need to know.

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When is the fight?

The event will take place on Saturday 22 November at the ANB Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The main card is scheduled to begin at 11pm GMT (3pm PT / 5pm CT / 6pm ET), with main-event ring walks due at 2am GMT on Sunday (6pm PT / 8pm CT / 9pm ET on Saturday).

How can I watch it?

The fights will air live exclusively on DAZN pay-per-view (PPV) in the UK, US, and most countries worldwide. The PPV will cost £24.99 in the UK / $59.99 in the US and Canada / $24.99 or the equivalent for the rest of the world.Viewers do not need a DAZN subscription to buy the PPV. You can purchase the fight on DAZN here, now.

Odds

open image in galleryDavid Benavidez during his win over David Morrell Jr (Getty Images)

Benavidez – 1/9; Yarde – 11/2; draw – 20/1

Norman Jr – 4/5; Haney – 11/10; draw – 16/1

Rodriguez – 1/9; Martinez – 6/1; draw – 20/1

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Fight card

Subject to change; ‘C’ denotes champion

open image in galleryDevin Haney (right) is a former two-weight world champion, undisputed in one division (AP)

David Benavidez (C) vs Anthony Yarde (WBC light-heavyweight title)

Brian Norman Jr (C) vs Devin Haney (WBO welterweight title)

Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez (WBC and WBO super-flyweight champion) vs Fernando Martinez (WBA champion)

Abdullah Mason vs Sam Noakes (vacant WBO lightweight title)

Vito Mielnicki Jr vs Samuel Nmomah (middleweight)

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