Anthony Yarde doesn't expect size to be a factor when he challenges David Benavidez for the WBC light heavyweight title on Nov. 22.

The fight will headline "Ring IV" which takes place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and the event will be streamed globally by DAZN.

Benavidez (30-0, 24 KOs) may have started his career as a super middleweight, but "The Monster" has brought his marauding style to the 175lb division.

The 28-year-old was dominant against one-time WBC champion Oleksandr Gvodzyk during his divisional debut. Eight months later, David Morrell, a former WBA super middleweight beltholder, gave a good account of himself but couldn't quite match the American's physicality and work rate, dropping a competitive 12-round decision.

Yarde, a career light heavyweight, isn't surprised by Benavidez's success but wants to find out if he can take punishment as well as he hands it out.

"If people go back and look, Benavidez was a little fatty when he went into the gym — he was big," Yarde said during an appearance on talkBOXING.

"He's massive and I think they said he was going to be a cruiserweight when he started, but then went down to super middleweight. Now he's coming up and could go to cruiser because he's big.

"He's taller than me so I'm not really focusing on the weight or anything like that, just focusing on giving it to him. Seeing if he can actually handle someone attacking. It's going to be fun to wait and see."

The fight will be Yarde's third world title attempt.

In August 2019, he travelled to Chelyabinsk, Russia, to fight the feared Sergey Kovalev for his WBO strap. An inexperienced Yarde (27-3, 24 KOs) stunned the Russian in the eighth, but tired and was stopped three rounds later.

In January 2023, the Londoner went to war with Artur Beterbiev. Yarde was saved by his corner eight rounds into a brutal fight as the Russian retained his unified WBC, IBF and WBO titles.

A naturally aggressive fighter, Yarde's explosive speed and power have accounted for a long list of contenders and second-tier opposition though Kovalev and Beterbiev were tough and wily enough to survive his attacks, breaking him down.

When it was announced, Benavidez-Yarde was immediately billed as one of the most crowd-pleasing top-tier matchups the 175-pound division could produce.

Yarde earned respect by holding his feet and exchanging with Kovalev and Beterbiev when the going got tough but, as well as he fought, still came off second best. He will know it's crucial that he bides his time and picks moments to trade with an all-action fighter like Benavidez. That said, he certainly isn't going to totally abandon his natural instincts.

"I don't think it's as plain as us just standing there and swinging punches," he said before qualifying his statement, "but there is going to come a time where we do start swinging and throwing punches.

"I think that's what's exciting for the fans, for me and, with his personality, for him as well."