Anthony Yarde: record, next fight and profile →
Yarde, Silva Fight Photos Gallery - Wembley Arena, Wembley - Light heavyweight contender Anthony Yarde (24-3, 23 KOs) returned to the ring on Saturday night and blew away late replacement Jorge Silva in two rounds.
Jorge Silva lasted about as long against Anthony Yarde as anyone could’ve expected of a 40-year-old opponent who took this difficult fight on two days’ notice.
Anthony Yarde is as ballsy as they come. His opponents during the buildup stage of his career were all handpicked and designed to make him look good. Yarde would routinely march to the ring, muscles protruding everywhere, and beat his opponents senseless.
Zach Parker (22-1, 16 KO’s) returns to the ring this Saturday night on the undercard of Zhilei Zhang’s rematch with Joe Joyce. After sitting patiently at the top of the WBO super middleweight rankings for over two years, Parker badly broke his hand
Light heavyweight contender Anthony Yarde expects a showdown with domestic rival Joshua Buatsi to come off in the future. Yarde challenged unified champion Artur Beterbiev earlier this year. He gave Beterbiev all he could handle before suffering a stoppage loss. He will attempt to bounce back next month, when he takes on Ricky Summers.
As BoxingScene.com previously reported, Anthony Yarder hits the comeback trail towards his next world title challenge on September 23.
Promoter Eddie Hearn is still looking for a suitor for Dmitry Bivol. The WBA light heavyweight champion from Russia has been on the hunt for an opponent ever since talks to engage Canelo Alvarez in a rematch fell through earlier this year. Last month, Alvarez announced a multi-bout partnership with Premier Boxing Champions to take on the fighters associated with that outfit, starting with undisputed junior middleweight champion Jermell Charlo on Sept. 30 in Las Vegas.
It was never a guarantee that Joe Smith Jr. would make it up the ladder. If we're being candid, the likelihood of him doing so was seemingly slim. In just his seventh pro fight, Smith would go on to lose to Eddie Caminero, a journeyman who immediately went on a six-fight losing skid.
Anthony Yarde will make his ring return on the undercard of Joe Joyce’s rematch with Zhilei Zhang in London on September 23.
Wasserman Boxing were the sole bidders for the fight for the vacant EBU female flyweight title between Brit Chloe Watson (5-0) and Justine Lallemand (9-2-1) from France, with a bid for 35,305 Euro to be split 50/50. Date and site is to be announced.