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David Benavidez vs. Anthony Yarde – results and post-fight report
David Benavidez thwarted Anthony Yarde’s dreams of winning the world title in his third attempt, stopping the Briton in the seventh round in Riyad.
Yarde was twice denied glory against Sergey Kovalev and Artur Beterbiev respectively, and Benavidez ensured he would not be joyful the third time around, eliminating him in the seventh game before the referee intervened after responding to a series of punches.
Benavidez (31-0, 25 KO) pressed from the opening bell, but Yarde (27-4, 24 KO) counterattacked well in the early exchanges.
The “Mexican Monster” took a southpaw stance in the third round and upped the ante, landing a left uppercut and connecting with a left hook.
Yarde remained competitive but struggled to contain the 28-year-old’s relentless pressure.
The Londoner felt the bullets passing him and quickly started round six, detonating a brutal right hand that forced Benavidez to retreat.
The 34-year-old released the hands of an Arizona man pinned to the ropes.
However, the onslaught was short-lived, with Benavidez finishing the round robust and Yarde tiring as he slumped back to the corner at the end of the round.
Benavidez once again pinned the challenger to the ropes, and Yarde fell to the canvas after a series of combinations in the seventh set.
Yarde got up from the canvas and the champion was deducted a point for punching Yarde while he was on the ground, but he was relentless and after pouncing on the “Beast from the East” again, Benavidez stunned him with a devastating left hook.
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After another left hook landed, referee Hector Afu stepped in and Benavidez defended his “regular” WBC and WBA delicate heavyweight world titles.
Despite the lure of an undisputed 175-pound title shot against Dmitry Bivol, Benavidez, who secured his first distance win at delicate heavyweight, announced he would move up to cruiserweight to face unified champion Zurdo Ramirez on May 2 in Las Vegas.
Haney outclasses Norman and becomes the welterweight champion
Devin Haney challenged Brian Norman Jr to become the WBO welterweight champion.
Haney (33-0, 15 KO), following a points victory over Jose Ramirez in May, dominated proceedings and stunned Norman (28-1, 22 KO) in the second round, defeating the Atlanta fighter with a straight right.
Norman who spectacularly he knocked out Jin Sasaki in the fifth round in Japan in June, he had difficulty pinning “The Dream”, and despite a surge towards the end, Haney showed far too much variety and precision, resulting in an outright winner on the scorecards.
One of the judges somehow scored it way too close to 114-113, but two judges awarded Haney the novel champion and the three-division title 117-110, 116-111.
Bam Rodriguez knocked out Martinez in the super flyweight division
Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez unified the super flyweight division by knocking out Fernando Martinez in the 10th round.
Rodriguez (23-0, 16 KO), who entered the fight as the WBC and WBO champion, clearly added the WBA belt to Martinez.
After dominating the competition with a masterful display of skill and accuracy, the 25-year-old added an exclamation point to his performance by smashing Martinez (18-1, 9 KO) with a robust left hand, who was unable to beat the referee’s count.
“Bam” could now claim undisputed glory against IBF champion Willibaldo García.
Mason defeats Noakes to become World Champion
Abdullah Mason won the vacant WBO lightweight title but was put to the test by Sam Noakes in the fight of the year.
Mason (20-0, 17 KO) dominated the initial stages of the fight, and in the third round the Briton’s legs were wobbly.
Noakes (17-1, 15 KO) survived a fierce round, but after clashing heads he suffered a cut, which resulted in a immense wound above his left eye.
The Maidstone man didn’t let this discourage him and landed a series of brutal right hands in the fifth minute.
The 28-year-old forced the American to shoot him, but on January 10 he had to survive a storm during which Mason injured him with an attack on the head and body.
Noakes recovered in the 11th minute and both fighters exchanged vigorously with the fight going on the scorecards.
One judge scored the fight 117-111, while two others scored it 115-113 and crowned Mason the youngest busy world champion at the age of 21.
Undercard remaining
In another development, Vito Mielnicki (22-1, 12 KO) won the vacant WBO Global middleweight title with a ninth-round knockout of Samuel Nmomah (21-1, 5 KO).
Saudi Arabian prospects Mohammed Alakel (7-0, 1 KO) extended his undefeated record with a unanimous decision over super featherweight Jailing Li (7-6, 4 KO).
In the super middleweight division, Julio Porras Ruiz (13-0-1, 9 KO) and Pius Mpenda (11-4-2, 5 KO) drew, while Saudi lightweight Sultan Almohammed (2-0, 1 KO) secured his second professional victory by defeating Umesh Chavan (3-2-1) in the first round.
Juan Perez (1-0) scored four rounds in his debut against super flyweight Barker Ssewanyana (1-2-1).
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Dave Allen was unable to achieve the impossible at home against Doncaster Rovers FC when Filip Hrgovic delivered a one-sided beating to him in third-round stoppage time to claim the vacant IBF Intercontinental heavyweight title.
Allen was definitely the weaker fighter against Hrgovic.
Fan favorite Allen (25-9-2, KO20) rarely gets into a uninteresting fight, and after stopping Johnny Fisher last May, he was overtaken by Arslanbek Makhmudov before returning to winning ways in a modest comeback in February.
Hrgovic (20-1, KO15) is two wins since losing to Daniel Dubois in 2024, with his last points victory coming against David Adeleye last August.
Hrgovic started in a measured fashion, hitting Allen with constant 1-2s, and Allen struggled with timing in the first round.
Hrgovic kept the pressure going by toying with Allen he landed heavy blows in the second and holding it at the end of challenging right hands.
Allen simply couldn’t avoid the punches that were coming his way, and after the Croatian landed a punch to the body and head, Allen saw enough of the corner and threw in the towel to save his man.
Michael Gomez Jr. fight with Lee McGregor
Michael Gomez Jr (23-2, KO8) won the lightweight clash, defeating former European champion Lee McGregor (16-3-1, KO11) in the sixth round of a scheduled 10-round fight.
McGregor was dropped in the fourth, and after suffering solemn injuries, the Scot threw in the towel from a corner midway through the sixth.
Remaining fights
Louie O’Doherty (12-0, KO3) added the vacant Commonwealth lightweight title to his British crown by defeating Ahmed Hatim (12-1, KO3) during their meeting.
O’Doherty edged the winner by two scores of 118-110 and third by a score of 119-109.
The only fighter to go eight rounds was a super welterweight, with Carl Fail (12-0, KO4) defeating Luis Enrique Montelongo Morales (18-18, KO4).
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In a six-round fight, welterweight Joe Hayden (23-0, KO4) stopped Ryan Frost (3-16, KO0) twice before scoring in the fifth round, and Asadkhuja Muydinkhujaev (2-0, KO1) won every available session at the same weight against Alexis Nahuel Torres (3-16-2, KO7).
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Ted Jackson (7-0, KO2) remained undefeated in four round fights, and the middleweight defeated Mike Byles (8-15, KO2) before claiming a first-round victory.
In the lightweight division, Kian Hamilton (2-0, KO0) won every round against Les Urry (2-4-1, KO0), and cruiserweight prospect Bradley Casey (5-0, KO2) stopped Renars Rusins (1-3-2, KO1) in two rounds. Newcomer bantamweight John Tom Varney (2-0, KO0) won all four frames against Stephen Jackson (1-71-1, KO1).
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Paddy Donovan secured another world title shot by winning his IBF welterweight title final eliminator by majority decision over Karen Chukhadzhian on Friday in Mannheim, Germany.
Donovan (15-2, 11 KO) defeated Chukhadzhian (26-4, 14 KO) in the sixth and eighth rounds and emerged victorious by the score of 115-113, 114-112, surpassing the drawn score of 113-113.
Donovan, after two defeats in a row to Lewis Crocker, decided to box the back of the foot from the beginning and fired several correct body shots in the first round.
Chukhadzhian is undefeated in two matches since his second defeat Jaron Ennis– he responded with several difficult shots in the second, and the left hand caught Donovan’s attention.
“The Real Deal” pushed the Ukrainian away with his left hand at the end of the third period, but the 30-year-old responded in the fourth round and continued to march forward, and at the end of the round with his right hand, which was his best achievement.
Donovan found his breakthrough in the sixth round, countering his opponent with a sturdy left hand.
Chukhadzhian stood up, looking more frustrated than hurt.
The Ukrainian fell again and scored eight, this time with a right hand, although he protested that it was due to a push.
The pair continued their wild ninth rally, with the Irishman landing a precise uppercut that earned Chukhadzhian’s approval.
Chukhadzhian traded with Donovan at close quarters over the final three rounds, with both men landing some solid combinations.
With Donovan fading and forced to fight back, the Ukrainian put his best foot forward in a compelling final round.
The first scorecard was 115-113 in Donovan’s favor and was met with a scorecard of 113-113.
The third score of 114-112 gave the Irishman the victory to leave Germany and sparked wild celebrations in the ring, including from the promoter Eddie Hearn.
Donovan, who was defeated by Crocker in September, called the Belfast fighter for a post-fight trilogy.
Crocker makes his first title defense against Liam Paro on June 24 in Australia.
Webb with Odiase KO
Emanuel Odiase won the vacant IBF European heavyweight title with a second-round knockout of Nick Webb.
After a close first round, Odiase (11-0, 9 KO) hit Webb (19-4, 15 KO), and the attack with two punches knocked him to the deck, and the Briton failed to defeat the count.
Kadiru dismisses Gashi
In a tender heavyweight fight, Peter Kadiru defeated veteran Senad Gashi (34-5, 32 KO).
The scores of 96-94, 98-92 and 97-93 ensured the victory for Kadir (23-1, 13 KO).
Undercard remaining
Cameroonian heavyweight Nelvie Tiafack (4-0, 3 KO) remained undefeated, going the distance for the first time in his career with a unanimous decision over Mateus Munhoz Da Penha (7-3-2, 3 KO).
Elsewhere in the heavyweight division, Viktor Jurk (14-0, 12 KO) knocked out Edwin Castillo (13-3, 8 KO) in the first few seconds of the fight.
Alexander Okafor (4-0, 2 KO) defeated Elija Uelkueseven (8-1, 6 KO) and thanks to a split decision won the fight for the title of the German BDB cruiserweight champion.
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Prospective cruiserweight Edmon Avagyan (1-0, 1 KO) made a successful professional debut, defeating Patrik Fiala (13-8-2, 8 KO) in the third round.
The IBF European lightweight title remained in the hands of Devrim Goekduman (13-0-1, 8 KO), although his fight with Franklyn Dwomoh (9-0-1, 2 KO) ended in a split draw after a pulsating 10 rounds.
Middleweight prospect Oluwole Jan Ciosek (5-0, 2 KO) remained undefeated after a unanimous decision victory over Shae Green (9-2-1, 2 KO)
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