Uncrowned has David Benavidez vs. Anthony Yarde live results, round-by-round updates, highlights, ring walks and start time for the Benavidez vs. Yarde fight card on Saturday at the ANB Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. David Benavidez defends his WBC light heavyweight title against Anthony Yarde atop a card with four world title fights.
Benavidez (30-0, 24 KOs) twice held the WBC super middleweight title between 2017-20, but lost it outside the ring on both occasions. After picking up the WBC interim light heavyweight title against Oleksandr Gvozdyk in June 2024, Benavidez had to get off the floor to defeat the WBA (Regular) champion David Morrell in a thriller in February.
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Yarde (27-3, 24 KOs) is a two-time light heavyweight title challenger. The Brit was stopped in both championship attempts — once by Sergey Kovalev in 2019 and again by Artur Beterbiev in 2023. Yarde was most recently in action in April when he edged Lyndon Arthur to pull ahead 2-1 in their rivalry.
In the night’s co-feature, Devin Haney (32-0, 15 KOs) challenges Brian Norman Jr. (28-0, 22 KOs) for the WBO welterweight title. Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez (22-0, 15 KOs) also takes on Fernando “Puma” Martinez (18-0, 9 KOs) in a three-belt super flyweight title unification, and rounding out the main action is a WBO lightweight title fight between Abdullah Mason (19-0, 17 KOs) and Sam Noakes (17-0, 15 KOs).
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The Benavidez vs. Yarde prelims begin at 3 p.m. ET and can be watched via Uncrowned.
The main card starts at 6 p.m. ET on DAZN Ultimate and DAZN pay-per-view, with main-event ring walks expected around 9 p.m. ET.
Follow all of the action with Uncrowned’s live results and play-by-play of the main card below.
Main card (6 p.m. ET, DAZN pay-per-view)
WBC light heavyweight championship: David Benavidez vs Anthony Yarde
WBO welterweight championship: Brian Norman Jr. vs Devin Haney
WBA/WBC/WBO super flyweight championship: Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez vs Fernando “Puma” Martinez
WBO lightweight championship: Abdullah Mason vs Sam Noakes
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Middleweight: Vito Mielnicki Jr def. Samuel Nmomah via ninth-round TKO
Super featherweight: Mohammed Alakel def. Jiaming Li via unanimous decision (60-53, 60-53, 60-53)
Super middleweight: Julio Porras Ruiz and Pius Mpenda fight to a unanimous draw (57-57, 57-57, 57-57)
Lightweight: Sultan Almohammed def. Umesh Chavan via first-round TKO | Watch video
Bantamweight: Juan Carlos Guerito def. Barker Ssewanyana via unanimous decision (40-35, 40-35, 40-35)
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Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez, the WBC and WBO champion, battles Fernando “Puma” Martinez, who owns the WBA title, in a three-belt unification.
Rodriguez (22-0, 15 KOs), Uncrowned’s No. 5 pound-for-pound boxer, is a two-division unified world champion. He unified at super flyweight in his previous contest, stopping Phumelele Cafu this past July.
Argentina’s Martinez (18-0, 9 KOs) held the IBF title from 2022 to 2024. He defeated Kazuto Ioka in 2024 to unify the WBA and IBF belts, but was forced to vacate the IBF title, so he could rematch Ioka. Martinez beat Ioka by unanimous decision again this past May to retain his WBA crown.
RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA – NOVEMBER 21: Jesse Rodriguez and Fernando Daniel Martinez face off ahead of their WBC, WBO and WBA World Super Flyweight Titles fight as part of the Ring IV: Night of the Champions Fight Night at Boulevard Riyadh City Square 2 on November 21, 2025 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Photo by Richard Pelham/Getty Images)
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RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA – NOVEMBER 21: Abdullah Mason weighs in ahead of his WBO World Lightweight Title fight against Sam Noakes as part of the Ring IV: Night of the Champions Fight Night at Boulevard Riyadh City Square 2 on November 21, 2025 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Photo by Richard Pelham/Getty Images)
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Abdullah Mason defeats Sam Noakes by unanimous decision (117-111, 115-113, 115-113) to win the vacant WBO lightweight title.
RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA – NOVEMBER 22: (L-R) Abdullah Mason and Sam Noakes exchange punches in a WBO lightweight title fight during Ring IV: Night of the Champions at ANB Arena on November 22, 2025 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Photo by Richard Pelham/Getty Images)
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Good combination from Noakes to open the final stanza. Uppercut from Mason connects. Combination from Mason again might’ve hurt Noakes. Mason is probably ahead, but he’s going for the KO regardless. Mason is working on the inside. Noakes will fire back, but the shots don’t have the same impact. Noakes is hurt downstairs again in the final minute. WHAT A FIGHT! We will go to the scorecards.
10-9 Mason, 116-112 Mason
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We’re into the championship rounds, and this is a real old-school championship war.
Mike Coppinger has Abdullah Mason 98-92 up. Mason is definitely winning this fight, though it could be closer than the 98-92 Coppinger offers. DAZN’s Fanzone has Mason 96-94 in front.
Mason is doing a better job of moving in this round and fighting behind his jab. Noakes won’t let him off the hook, though, and is landing body shots and hooks on the inside, still. Body work from Noakes is having success. Right hand from Noakes finds the target. They are trading power punches in the final few seconds. The crowd is LOVING this one!
10-9 Noakes, 106-103 Mason
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Mason is digging deep and throwing big early in Round 10 — he is once again ignoring his corner and trading power punches on the inside. Nice body shot from Mason and two more. Noakes is backing up. The body punches are hurting Noakes. Right-hand counter from Noakes catches Mason. HARD left from Mason crushes onto Noakes’ face. Right-hand body shot, and Noakes is BADLY HURT! Mason is going for the finish. Big moment for him.
10-9 Mason, 97-93 Mason
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Mason begins Round 9 just how he finished Round 8 — with a hard body shot. Mason backs Noakes up again. Right hooks and left hands were swarming in. Noakes is feeling the punches more now, while Mason is still strong. One-two for Noakes lands. A harder left hand from Mason is the answer, followed by a body punch. Nice body shot from Mason again on the inside as they continue to exchange. Mason has made this so much harder than it needs to be by neglecting his physical advantages, but in the final 30 seconds, he goes back to his jab and wins that portion of the round comfortably.
10-9 Mason, 87-84 Mason
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Right-hook-left-hand connects for Mason on the inside early in the eighth. Mason is trading with Noakes, even though his corner told him to box. Body shot from Mason and Noakes might’ve been hurt there at the halfway point of Round 8. Noakes isn’t punching, but Mason hasn’t really picked up on it. Mason isn’t taking advantage of it. Brilliant uppercut to the solar plexus from Mason, and he continues to hammer the body. Noakes is backing up and taking punishment to the body.
10-9 Mason, 77-75 Mason
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This has been a great fight. Two undefeated big punchers are putting it all on the line for a world title, and it is delivering through six rounds.
Noakes seems to have troubled Mason to the body early in Round 7. Just after Mason had his best frame in the sixth. So many ebbs and flows in this one. Left-hook-right-hand from Noakes connects. Mason goes to the body and finds a hook around the guard. Brilliant left uppercut for Mason on the inside. Mason now unloads with some huge power punches. Noakes is backed up and HURT! What a fight, man!
10-9 Mason, 67-66 Mason
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Good lead hand work from Mason to open the fifth frame. Mason was told in his corner to just box Noakes, instead of trying to fight. “It’s so easy, I promise you,” the corner told him.
Left hand from Mason lands. And another one connects. Noakes seemed to have been wobbled from a jab. Left hand counter on the inside for Mason. Hard body shot connects for Mason. Now, a left upstairs. Mason is having a really good stanza.
10-9 Mason, 57-57
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Mason has had a couple of more dominant frames, but Noakes has arguably won Round 1 and 4. DAZN commentators have Mason 3-1/4-0 up.
Uppercut-hook two-piece finds a home for Noakes on the inside. Nice short uppercut on the inside from Mason. Right hand over the top of Mason’s left lands for Noakes. Noakes LANDS BIG with the right hand at the end of the second minute. Good frame for the Brit. Left hands from Mason on the inside — straight shots upstairs and to the body. Combination from Mason backs Noakes up.
10-9 Noakes, 48-47 Noakes
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The cut was caused by an accidental clash of heads, and so Mason won’t be awarded a TKO win if the fight is stopped because of the cut. If the fight is stopped in this round, it will be a no-contest. If it’s stopped after this round, we will go to the scorecards.
Noakes is having success on the inside, and that’s where some of the second minute in Round 4 is being fought. Noakes has connected with the left hook around the guard on a couple of occasions. Mason is vulnerable on the inside.
10-9 Noakes, 38-38
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Hard body shot from Mason early in the third frame. Mason sweeps with a hook and a left hand behind it landed clean. HUGE UPPERCUT from Mason and Noakes was hurt again there at the end of the first minute. Noakes continued to trade on the inside, but he was eating shots. Noakes’ left eye is cut, and it’s a horrific one — this fight could be over. Nice work on the inside from Mason. A trio of uppercuts and body shots from Mason land.
10-9 Mason, 29-28 Mason
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DAZN commentators believe the opener was a swing round.
Sharp jab from Mason early doors. Now, a short left hand. Mason’s southpaw jab is working a treat for him so far. Noakes managed to close the gap and land on the inside. HARD left from Mason and Noakes is ROCKED! Big success for the American in the second minute. Noakes fires straight back with a right. They exchanged rights on the inside — Noakes to the body and Mason with an uppercut.
10-9 Mason, 19-19
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And we are underway for tonight’s world title quadrupleheader.
It’s a US vs. UK battle of unbeatens between Mason and Noakes for the WBO lightweight world title.
It’s a southpaw-orthodox battle as Mason, the left-hander, is circling the ring early, with Noakes, the shorter, stockier guy, looking to close the gap.
Nice left hand downstairs from Mason in the opening minute. Noakes breaks the gap and attacks on the inside. Noakes CATCHES Mason with a right hand in an exchange — it was very similar to the shot that dropped Mason last November.
Mason is obviously the sharper, more accurate guy. He walks Noakes into a looping right. Noakes lands another right. Mason is winning at long range, but Noakes is doing some good work up close.
10-9 Noakes
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Abdullah Mason and Sam Noakes contest the vacant WBO lightweight title in the first of four world title fights.
Mason (19-0, 17 KOs) stopped Jeremia Nakathila at the beginning of Round 5 in their ESPN-televised main event bout Saturday in Norfolk.
Mason, 21, would be the youngest male champion in the sport should he capture the belt tonight.
Noakes (17-0, 15 KOs) last fought in May, when he knocked out Patrik Balaz in three rounds in a tune-up bout.
Noakes, 28, is an unknown quantity outside of the UK, but he has garnered a reputation as a world-level fighter in Britain after capturing the European, Commonwealth and British titles on smaller shows.
RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA – NOVEMBER 21: Abdullah Mason and Sam Noakes face off ahead of their WBO World Lightweight Title fight as part of the Ring IV: Night of the Champions Fight Night at Boulevard Riyadh City Square 2 on November 21, 2025 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Photo by Richard Pelham/Getty Images)
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WBO lightweight championship: Abdullah Mason vs Sam Noakes
WBA/WBC/WBO super flyweight championship: Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez vs Fernando “Puma” Martinez
WBO welterweight championship: Brian Norman Jr. vs Devin Haney
WBC light heavyweight championship: David Benavidez vs Anthony Yarde
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Mielnicki landed a clean right hand on Nmomah in the final 20 seconds of the penultimate round.
Nmohmah was rocked again and ate a flurry from Mielnicki. It was a right-hand-left hook power combo that floored Nmohmah late in the round. The referee decided to stop the bout and award Mielnicki a ninth-round TKO win, despite Nmomah beating the count.
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A right hand had Nmohmah off balance in the final minute of Round 8. Mielnicki connected with another two-punch combination as Nmohmah had his hands down. Nmomah’s legs were unsteady and Mielnicki kept unloading. Good moments for Mielnicki in the closing few rounds.
Sat, November 22, 2025 at 2:46 PM PST
Vito Mielnicki Jr. confirmed to trainer Ronnie Shields in the corner in-between Rounds 5 and 6 that he has hurt his right hand. Shields told Mielnicki Jr. to focus more on his left hand, and that has been his strategy in Round 6.