Anthony Yarde faces WBC light heavyweight champion David Benavidez in Saudi Arabia and it looks to be his final shot at claiming the world title after two previous attempts

After two failed world title challenges Anthony Yarde is aiming for the mountain top a third time in Saudia Arabia and this could be his toughest climb yet. Should he come up short at the age of 34 on a terrific card in Riyadh it is difficult to see a way back for him at the highest level.

On the two prior occasions Yarde has stepped into elite class he has come up short. He was in the fight for the early rounds against Sergey Kovalev six years ago but was beaten up and stopped in the end.

He was much improved against Artur Beterbiev in 2023 but despite leading on two of the three cards met the same end, his co

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