David Benavidez has been in his fair share of tough fights, but Nov. 22 could be his most difficult night at the office.

Benavidez (30-0, 24 KOs) will make the first defense of his WBC light heavyweight world title against Anthony Yarde at ANB Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Titled "Ring IV," the card will feature at least four championship fights.

Those include Brian Norman Jr vs. Devin Haney and Abdullah Mason vs. Sam Noakes for WBO titles at 147 and 135lbs, while Ring junior-bantamweight champion Jesse Rodriguez, after his impending WBC/WBO clash with unbeaten champion Phumelela Cafu on July 19, is slated for another unification against IBF titleholder Fernandez Daniel Martinez.

Each of the four could headline its own card, but Benavidez-Yarde will close a busy bill.

Benavidez, The Ring's No. 2-ranked contender at 175, loves himself a good fight. The 28-year-old's father and trainer, Jose Benavidez Sr., has spent most of his career as his youngest son's mouthpiece, with the combination of trash-talking and David's skills resulting in several big-time fights and impressive victories.

Team Benavidez is proud of its 12-round decision victory over former IBF super middleweight champion Caleb Plant in March 2023. Eight months later, Benavidez relished the carnage against unbeaten two-weight titlist Demetrius Andrade en route to a sixth-round stoppage, while inflicting David Morrell's first defeat on Feb. 1.

To say that Jose has an overwhelming amount of confidence in his son would be putting it lightly. When it comes to Yarde, however, he knows they're facing a whole different monster.

"Anthony Yarde is a beast man," Jose told The Ring this week. "He's really good, hits hard, is young and in his prime. I think this is gonna be David's toughest opponent. He's super dangerous."

Yarde (27-3, 24 KOs) isn't a big talker, but the proof is in the pudding. Since an eighth-round stoppage defeat by Artur Beterbiev in January 2023, he's been on a roll and reeled off four straight victories, including a recent points win to settle his Lyndon Arthur trilogy.

Defeat in his third world title opportunity would be devastating for The Ring's No. 4-ranked contender, though there's an awareness Benavidez needs to silence his critics.

After moving up last year, decision wins over Oleksandr Gvozdyk and Morrell placed him as the WBC's top contender. The interim title he won against Gvozdyk was elevated to the full championship as Dmitry Bivol relinquished his belt in pursuit of a Beterbiev trilogy.

It wasn't the ideal way they wanted to scoop up the hardware, having watched Bivol-Beterbiev II ringside Feb. 22 with tentative plans to face the victor. However, Jose sees Yarde as a way to legitimize their current title reign in his Riyadh Season debut.

"If we can beat a guy like Anthony Yarde, and do it impressively, then you have to look at us like we're real champions."