David Benavidez will knock out Anthony Yarde in their upcoming light-heavyweight title fight. That's what former champion Tim Bradley thinks will happen when the two meet on Saturday, November 22 at the ANB Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Bradley didn't hold back when he shared his thoughts on his YouTube channel. He said Yarde's in for a tough night:
"Yarde about to get his behind whooped. He about to get whooped, stomped on, stomped, knocked out. Y'all heard it here man, I'm trying to warn everybody man … Benavidez too long, just the wrong style for him, you know."
Benavidez, known as "The Monster", won the interim WBC light-heavyweight title in June 2024 when he beat Oleksandr Gvozdyk. He got bumped up to full champion when Dmitry Bivol gave up the belt to go after a third fight with Artur Beterbiev.
Yarde's had a few cracks at world titles since he started boxing in 2015. He tried to beat Sergey Kovalev in 2019 but couldn't do it. Then in 2023, he gave it another go against Artur Beterbiev, who used to hold all the belts, but came up short again.
If Benavidez wins like Bradley thinks he will, he'll probably want to fight whoever comes out on top between Bivol and Beterbiev. Those two are set to finish their trilogy early in 2026, but we're still waiting for the official announcement.
