Anthony Yarde ‘going to shock the world’ against David Benavidez, says trainer

Anthony Yarde is ready to “shock the world” in his bid to become world light-heavyweight champion against David Benavidez on Saturday night, according to trainer Tunde Ajayi.

British boxer Yarde (27-3, 24KOs) will top the bill of a star-studded event in Riyadh with Devin Haney, Brian Norman Jr, Abdullah Mason and Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez involved on the undercard in Saudi Arabia.

This will be Yarde’s third world title shot after a brave bid to dethrone Sergey Kovalev for the WBO belt in 2019 and an unexpected attempt two years ago to unify the 175lbs division versus Artur Beterbiev was halted by the corner of the Londoner, which sparked praise and criticism.

The grand stage awaits @mranthonyyarde ahead of his world title challenge