Jose Benavidez Sr, father and trainer of David Benavidez, predicted his son will knock out Anthony Yarde when he puts his World Boxing Council (WBC) light heavyweight belt on the line on November 22 in Saudi Arabia. In an interview with Combat Sports on Fanatics, Benavidez Sr. stated that the fight with Yarde will not be easy, but he expects the Mexican Monster to steal the show that night with a great performance. I think it's one of the toughest fights of our career. David wants to fight whoever it is. So it doesn't matter to him. There was talk that he would fight the winner of Bivol vs. Beterbiev. I thought we were going to fight him. They decided to do a trilogy. Now we have Anthony Yarde. It's a tough fight. It's two teams going head-to-head. "I guarantee you it will be a knockout," he said. We have a packed card on the 22nd. We want to be the center of attention. We can't let anyone steal the show. So we'll give the fans a great show. It's a tough fight against Anthony Yarde. He's going to step up and is ready to fight David, he added. Remember that after Dmitry Bivol decided to vacate his WBC title, the Mexican-American became absolute champion and expressed that he was interested in fighting Callum Smith or Anthony Yarde. -WBO interim 175-pound champion- was set to be David Benavidez's next opponent after his promoters and the British fighter himself had confirmed negotiations between both teams, but this has since changed.

In the end, it was Yarde who won the challenger spot and this will be his third opportunity to try to become world champion. The Mexican Monster, on the other hand, will be making his first title defense after dominating David Morrell in his last appearance in the ring last February.

According to experts, Anthony Yarde is one of the most dangerous challengers Benavidez will face at 175 pounds due to his power. Despite this, The Mexican-American remains the favorite to win.

David Benavidez, 29, won the WBA regular 175-pound belt from David Morrell after defeating him on the judges' scorecards. The Mexican Monster has a record of 30 wins, 24 of them by knockout, and no losses in his professional career.

Meanwhile, Anthony Yarde, 33, is coming off a victory over Lyndor Arthur last April and could now be crowned WBC light heavyweight champion. The English fighter has 27 wins (24 by knockout) and three losses.