Anthony Yarde: record, next fight and profile →
Anthony Yarde warmed up for January’s world light-heavyweight title fight with Artur Beterbiev as he smashed his way past Stefani Koykov in three rounds in Telford.
Anthony Yarde is not at all concerned with the threat waiting on the other side of his upcoming fight this weekend. A shot at lineal and unified WBC/IBF/WBO light heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev awaits Yarde as the WBO mandatory challenger. The fight was due to take place in late October, only for Beterbiev to have to delay the championship clash after not recovering in time from summertime surgery to honor the fight date.
Anthony Yarde is not the sort of guy to walk away from a fight, so when he was given a firm date for his shot at Artur Beterbiev, he was not about to call off his scheduled fight with Stefani Koykov, even though he admits he has very little of idea of what he is like.
Yarde, Koykov Weights Photos Gallery - The upset-minded Ionut Baluta hopes to defy the odds again when he battles the unbeaten Liam Davies in the 12-round main event for the vacant European junior featherweight title Saturday at Telford International Centre in Telford, England.
Anthony Yarde is locked in for his fight before the fight. The WBO light heavyweight mandatory challenger arrived at a chiseled 179.2 pounds for his scheduled ten-round bout with Stefani Koykov on a BT Sport/ESPN+ telecast Saturday evening from Telford International Centre in Telford, England. The visiting Koykov—a 30-year-old Bulgarian based out of Frankfurt, Germany—spread 176.7 pounds over his rock solid frame in hopes of upsetting his opponent’s future plans.
Assuming Anthony Yarde defeats Stefani Koykov on Saturday night in Telford, England, he’ll secure his second light heavyweight title shot.
Callum Smith’s status as the mandatory challenger for Artur Beterbiev’s WBC light heavyweight title was addressed Tuesday during the sanctioning organization’s annual convention.
Unified light heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev was supposed to clash against WBO mandatory challenger Anthony Yarde in October, but in August, it was revealed that Beterbiev suffered an undisclosed injury that would delay the fight.
THE QUEENSBERRY PAIR of Liam Davies and Ionut Baluta will contest the vacant European super bantamweight championship at the Telford International Centre on Saturday November 19, exclusively live on BT Sport.
Artur Beterbiev won’t be laid up for too long, it appears, even if it means his next fight will be postponed into the new year. In a recent BoxingScene.com report, it was noted that the Montreal-based Russian native and unified light heavyweight champion (WBC, WBO, IBF) would not be fighting mandatory challenger Anthony Yarde of England in October at the O2