Yarde vs Spelman

Who won Yarde vs Spelman?

Anthony Yarde beat Dec Spelman by technical knockout in the 6th round on Saturday, September 12th, 2020, at BT Sport Studio, London.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 175 pounds (12.5 stone or 79.4 kg).

The undercard featured the clash of Heffron vs Bezvoda.

Yarde vs Spelman stats

Back in September 2020, Anthony Yarde stepped into the ring with a record of 19 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 18 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Dec Spelman made his way to the ring with a record of 16 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, with 8 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Yarde had a massive power advantage over Spelman, boasting a 95% knockout percentage compared to Spelman's 50%.

Anthony Yarde was the older man by 1 year, at 29 years old.

Yarde had a height advantage of 1 inch over Spelman.

Both Anthony Yarde and Dec Spelman fought out of an orthodox stance.

Yarde was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2015, 7 months later than Spelman, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 13 more professional rounds, totaling 113 compared to Spelman's 100.

Anthony Yarde went into the fight ranked number 11 by the WBC, 5 by the WBO, and 12 by the IBF at light heavyweight.

Yarde vs Spelman form

Anthony Yarde had stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Diego Jair Ramirez on February 8, 2020, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Discoteca Memphis, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Sergey Kovalev on August 24, 2019, by technical knockout in the 11th round in their WBO World Light heavyweight championship fight at Traktor Sport Palace, Chelyabinsk, Russia.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Travis Reeves on March 8, 2019, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Royal Albert Hall, London, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had beaten Walter Gabriel Sequeira on October 20, 2018, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Brentwood Centre, Essex.

He had won against Dariusz Sek on June 23, 2018, by technical knockout in the 7th round at The O2 Arena, London.

Activity check

Yarde's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 20 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 29 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.8 rounds on average.

Spelman's last 2 fights had come over a period of 11 months and 29 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 22 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11 rounds on average.

What time did Yarde vs Spelman start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:20 PM BST at BT Sport Studio, London, United Kingdom, which was 6:20 PM EST or 3:20 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Yarde vs Spelman?

Yarde vs Spelman was broadcast on BT Sport 1 in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by ESPN+.

What were the odds on Yarde vs Spelman?

Anthony Yarde was a 3/100 (-3300) favorite going into the contest, while Dec Spelman made his way into the ring at 10/1 (+1000) with oddsmakers.