Round-by-Round: David Benavidez vs. Anthony Yarde - 22 November 2025

[NazNaci1]

Is there a reason why they do not list the reach in the tale of the tape?

Kinda important.

Bam Bam has loooong arms for his weight.

[handsofstone]

Good to see they're no messing about tonight

[gregregegg]

supurb fight... interestingly i think this is one of those fights that actualy dosent tell us much about how good the two guys are.... (unpopular opinion mabey).

I view it like the wilder vs fury trillogy.... to me that actualy created doubts on both... but somehow to most it really really elevated both.

This fight didnt spark doubt for me as much as wilder fury but it didnt confirm brilliance. .... were they both incredibly tough? or do both have a bit less power than previously thought.... were both great offencivly? or poor defensivly.... An even fight thats fight of the night/fight of the year type fight always feels like it must be exceptional and therefor both fighters must be elevated, but really 2 brittish levle guys can have a fight of the night....

Overall i predict they are both very good. but i dont think this fight confirms that. (i think it confirms mason can be very good if he sticks to a gamplan cause on the outside jabbing he was class)....

[Ruthless-RKO]

Good to see they're no messing about tonight

Was just about to say this.

I mean it is 3am in KSA right now

No time wasting.

[skanksta]

I don't see any cards as "shocking".

Noakes was great with his grinding strength and won a lot of hearts.., but not many rounds !?
Abudullah is absolute class and mostly outboxed him - a lot of close rounds but I think you had to give 'em to Mason.

[Ruthless-RKO]

They should get Lennon as MC on these cards.

We probably gonna see Buffer later aren’t we?

[Ruthless-RKO]

I don't see any cards as "shocking".

Noakes was great with his grinding strength and won a lot of hearts.., but not many rounds !?
Abudullah is absolute class and mostly outboxed him - a lot of close rounds but I think you had to give 'em to Mason.

Yh Mike did say 2 of his earlier cards could have been swing for Noakes.

[Kilburn]

supurb fight... interestingly i think this is one of those fights that actualy dosent tell us much about how good the two guys are.... (unpopular opinion mabey).

I view it like the wilder vs fury trillogy.... to me that actualy created doubts on both... but somehow to most it really really elevated both.

This fight didnt spark doubt for me as much as wilder fury but it didnt confirm brilliance. .... were they both incredibly tough? or do both have a bit less power than previously thought.... were both great offencivly? or poor defensivly.... An even fight thats fight of the night/fight of the year type fight always feels like it must be exceptional and therefor both fighters must be elevated, but really 2 brittish levle guys can have a fight of the night....

Overall i predict they are both very good. but i dont think this fight confirms that. (i think it confirms mason can be very good if he sticks to a gamplan cause on the outside jabbing he was class)....

Fair points gregory, you’d expect Mason to mature a bit and actually use his advantages in a smarter way. He seemed to have too much of a point to prove tonight. No need to do that over and over.

[NazNaci1]

115-113 or 116-112, which is a little harsh.

Mason could hurt Sam but Sam didn't really hurt Mason, save for a couple of body shots but he was strong.

Not seeing 117-111.

Anyways, Bam Bam, one of my fav's is top, top class. Let's go!

[Kilburn]

I thought Bam got Bam’d for a second.

[gregregegg]

bam looks way better but is still getting hit a bit...

[gilgamesh]

Martinez was robbed of a knockdown in that 1st round. Bam's glove touched the canvas after one of them big right hooks connected it looked like to me.

I had the round for Martinez.

[gilgamesh]

Bam definitely zeroing in on everything Martinez was bringing, and defending much better in that 2nd round. Picking him apart, and looking sharp.

[gregregegg]

dont think i have seen or will ever see a little man unification with a guy just winging overhand lefts and overhand rights... this guy looks sub english levle (except he clearly isnt)...

[handsofstone]

Rodriguez boxing well but comms making out he's not getting hit

[gregregegg]

Rodriguez boxing well but comms making out he's not getting hit

weird isnt it... he is looking 100x better... but he is getting hit way to much to be talking up the preformance this much.

[Kilburn]

Norman Sr seems a lot more palatable than Haney Sr.

[gilgamesh]

Didn't seem to take too long for Bam to sap all the fight out of this kid did it?

[Kilburn]

Rodriguez needs to break both hands to even this up.

[skanksta]

C'mon The Little Puma is cable-tied to Dexter's kill table here !?

He's getting surgically dissected, nose is broken...

[NoScoutingReports]

Class act Bam.

[NazNaci1]

Getting schooled, but expected.

[gregregegg]

bam should end this this round... put the foot down and its over surely.

[handsofstone]

Can see Martinez taking a knee because of the nose

[gilgamesh]

This is turning out to be about as one sided as I figured Benavidez vs Yarde would be.