David Benavidez made easy work of Anthony Yarde to retain his WBC light heavyweight world title on Saturday night in Riyadh.
It was all Benavidez in the opening round, with ‘El Monstro’ landing left hands practically at will. Yarde bounced back somewhat in the second, boxing behind his jab and nearly catching Benavidez with a right hand late in the stanza.
After dominating the next few rounds, Benavidez really started to open up in the sixth, busting Yarde’s nose. The injury appeared to be bothering Yarde, which prompted Benavidez to unleash a flurry of strikes against the ring ropes.