Benavidez brutally stops Yarde, wants Ramirez next

David Benavidez (31-0, 25 KO) defended his WBC and WBA World light-heavyweight titles with an impressive performance on Saturday night in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Benavidez dominated the fight against Anthony Yarde (27-4, 24 KOs) and stopped him in round seven.

After the fight Benavidez said that he wants to fight next the WBO and WBA cruiserweight champion Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez (48-1, 30 KOs).

“He stepped into Monster’s world, and he got KO’d,” said Benavidez, who goes by the nickname “The Mexican Monster.” “This feels amazing. I’m really happy with this. I’ve got some news. May 2, Zurdo Ramirez, I’m going up to challenge for his title.”