Arthur vs Yarde II

Who won Arthur vs Yarde II?

Anthony Yarde beat Lyndon Arthur by knockout in the 4th round on Saturday, December 4th, 2021, at Copper Box Arena, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 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 Sheeraz vs Skeete.

Arthur vs Yarde II stats

Back in December 2021, Lyndon Arthur stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 19 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 13 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Anthony Yarde made his way to the ring with a record of 21 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, with 20 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Yarde had a large advantage in power over Arthur, boasting a 95% knockout percentage compared to Arthur's 68%.

Lyndon Arthur was the same age as Anthony Yarde, at 31 years old.

Arthur had a height advantage of 2 inches over Yarde. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Both Lyndon Arthur and Anthony Yarde fought out of an orthodox stance.

Arthur was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 4 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 1 year and 4 months later than Yarde, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 24 more professional rounds, totaling 137 compared to Yarde's 113.

Lyndon Arthur went into the fight ranked number 13 by the WBA, 1 by the WBO, and 3 by the IBF at light heavyweight.

Anthony Yarde was ranked number 5 by the WBC, 9 by the WBO, and 9 by the IBF in the 175lb division.

Arthur vs Yarde II form

Arthur had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 2 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Davide Faraci on July 10, 2021, by technical knockout in the 9th round at Royal Albert Hall, London, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had defeated Anthony Yarde on December 5, 2020, by split decision in their CBC Commonwealth Light Heavyweight championship fight at Church House, London.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Dec Spelman on July 31, 2020, by unanimous decision in their CBC Commonwealth Light Heavyweight championship fight at BT Sport Studio, London.

Before that, he had won against Emmanuel Anim on October 12, 2019, by unanimous decision in their CBC Commonwealth Light Heavyweight championship fight at First Direct Arena, Leeds.

He had beaten Andrzej Soldra on June 15, 2019, by technical knockout in the 1st round at First Direct Arena, Leeds.

Anthony Yarde had stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Alex Theran on August 28, 2021, by knockout in the 1st round at Arena Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Lyndon Arthur on December 5, 2020, by split decision in their CBC Commonwealth Light Heavyweight championship fight at Church House, London.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Dec Spelman on September 12, 2020, by technical knockout in the 6th round at BT Sport Studio, London.

Before that, he had won against Diego Jair Ramirez on February 8, 2020, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Discoteca Memphis, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain.

He had lost to 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.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Anthony Yarde had been fighting more than Lyndon Arthur.

Going into this contest, Lyndon Arthur had last fought 4 months and 24 days ago, while Anthony Yarde's last outing had been 3 months and 6 days ago.

Arthur's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 19 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 46 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.2 rounds on average.

Yarde's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 32 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.4 rounds on average.

What time did Arthur vs Yarde II start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM GMT at Copper Box Arena, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London, United Kingdom, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Arthur vs Yarde II?

Arthur vs Yarde II was broadcast on BT Sport 1 in the UK.

What were the odds on Arthur vs Yarde II?

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