On November 22, on the ANB Area in Riyadh, David Benavidez systematically broke down Anthony Yarde and stopped him in spherical seven to retain his WBC mild heavyweight title.
It was a formidable end from “The Monster” as he managed the combat from the opening bell earlier than growing the tempo to safe the stoppage. Through the post-fight press convention, Benavidez gave immense credit score to Gennady Golovkin for serving to form his combating fashion of their sparring classes.
David Benavidez delivers spectacular efficiency in Riyadh towards Anthony Yarde
Benavidez (31-0, 25 KOs) started the combat on the entrance foot, seeking to lower the ring off and entice Yarde, who appeared content material to combat off the again foot and counter.
Yarde (27-4, 24 KOs) seemed robust when he used his jab, however “The Monster” started to shut the gap and land hurtful punches. The Brit had his moments, touchdown counter pictures, however from close to the tip of the fourth spherical, the combat seemed like a formality, when Benavidez was allowed to land a barrage of hooks, whereas Yarde held his different hand.
The seventh spherical noticed the tip for the Brit, with Benavidez unloading early on within the spherical. “The Monster” quickly scored a knockdown, however was deducted two factors for hitting Yarde whereas he was down. Brutal punches quickly adopted, and the referee had seen sufficient, leaping in to save lots of Yarde from additional punishment. Benavidez finally retained his title through a seventh-round TKO with relative ease.
David Benavidez credit Golovkin for the sparring that formed him
Chatting with the media after his win, David Benavidez gave big credit score to the affect of Golovkin:
“Actually, I give Gennady Golovkin all of the credit score he deserves, as a result of he’s the explanation why I’m the fighter I’m at this time. As a result of after I would spar with him in there, these weren’t sparring classes; they had been actual fights.
“And he’d push me to the extent so I’d have to search out other ways to dam, to get out of the best way, as a result of he was punching with every part. So, he made me study extra and push my IQ up, simply to be in there with him.
“I realized loads with him, so I give him all of the credit score. I’m the fighter I’m at this time due to these sparring classes I had with him. I sparred him from 15 to 19 years previous. The final time I sparred him was when he fought Daniel Jacobs. So, I realized loads from that man. Hats off to Gennady Golovkin. He’s an amazing man. He’s an amazing champion in and outdoors the ring. I owe him loads,” mentioned Benavidez.
