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David Benavidez vs. Anthony Yarde live results update from inside the ANB Arena!
David Benavidez vs. Anthony Yarde live results update from inside the ANB Arena!
RIYADH — Welcome to the live results update for David Benavidez (30-0, 24 KOs) vs. Anthony Yarde (27-3, 24 KOs)!
Their bout headlines a Riyadh Season card at the ANB Arena in Saudi Arabia. Fight fans around the world can catch the action live as a pay-per-view (PPV) exclusively on DAZN. Benavidez will be making the first defence of his WBC light heavyweight world title. Note: The David Benavidez vs. Anthony Yarde fight card is a part of Riyadh Season, a state-funded entertainment and sports festival. The Saudi Arabian General Entertainment Authority is responsible for its organization.
Big Fight Weekend is at the ANB Arena and will be keeping you posted on all the action below.
David Benavidez vs. Anthony Yarde live results update from the ANB Arena
Undercard on YouTube
On a portion of the undercard that was broadcast on YouTube, Mohammed Alakel (7-0, 1 KO) won a unanimous decision against Jiaming Li (7-6, 4 KOs). Scores for their six-round super featherweight fight were 60-53 across the board. Li was knocked down in the fifth from a right hand straight to the face.
Julio Porras (13-0-1, 9 KOs) and Pius Mpenda (11-4-2, 5 KOs) fought to a unanimous draw in their six-round super middleweight encounter. All three judges had the action 57-57.
Sultan Almohammed (2-0, 1 KO) won via first round technical knockout against Umesh Chavan (3-2-1, 0 KOs). The official time of stoppage for this four-round super featherweight clash was 2:05. Chavan was trapped in a corner of the ring and got hit with a barrage of punches. Eventually, he turned around to indicate that he had had enough, putting an end to proceedings.
Almohammed with the TKO in ROUND 1! 🔥
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Opening the action on YouTube, Juan “El Güerito de Tepito” Pérez (1-0, 0 KOs) won a unanimous decision against Barker Ssewanyana (1-2-1, 0 KOs). Scores for their four-round bantamweight bout were 40-35 across the board. Ssewanyana was deducted a point in the fourth for excessive holding.
Currently writing out of Toronto, Canada, Saadeq first became a boxing fan while living in Doha, Qatar. Looking to become more involved in the sport, he began writing about boxing and has had work published in outlets such as Seconds Out and Boxing Social. He looks forward to continue covering boxing on Big Fight Weekend.