Smith Jr vs Yarde

When is Smith Jr vs Yarde?

Joe Smith Jr could square off against Anthony Yarde in Early 2025 the United States.

The fight would take place over 12 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which means the weight limit would be 175 pounds (12.5 stone or 79.4 kg).

Smith Jr vs Yarde stats

Joe Smith Jr would step into the ring with a record of 28 wins, 5 losses, and 0 draws, 22 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Anthony Yarde would make his way to the ring with a record of 26 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, with 24 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggest Yarde would have an advantage in power over Smith Jr, with a 92% knockout percentage compared to Smith Jr's 79%.

Joe Smith Jr is the older man by 2 years, at 35 years old.

Smith Jr has a 4-inch reach advantage.

Both Joe Smith Jr and Anthony Yarde fight out of an orthodox stance.

Smith Jr is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 4 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 5 years and 6 months earlier than Yarde, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He has fought 43 more professional rounds, totaling 156 compared to Yarde's 113.

Anthony Yarde is currently ranked number 3 by the WBA, 5 by the WBC, 2 by the WBO, 4 by the IBF, and 4 by The Ring in the 175lb division.

Smith Jr vs Yarde form

Smith Jr has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight, he lost to Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez on October 7, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Chelsea Ballroom, Las Vegas, United States.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Artur Beterbiev on June 18, 2022, by technical knockout in the 2nd round in their WBC World Light heavyweight, IBF World Light Heavyweight and WBO World Light heavyweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden Theater, New York.

Going into that contest, he had won against Steve Geffrard on January 15, 2022, by knockout in the 9th round in their WBO World Light heavyweight championship fight at Turning Stone Resort & Casino, New York.

Before that, he had beaten Maksim Vlasov on April 10, 2021, by majority decision in their WBO World Light heavyweight championship fight at Osage Casino, Oklahoma.

He had defeated Eleider Alvarez on August 22, 2020, by knockout in the 9th round at The Bubble, MGM Grand, Nevada.

Yarde has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight, he won against Ralfs Vilcans on October 19, 2024, by points in the 10th round at Copper Box Arena, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, Hackney Wick, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had won against Marko Nikolic on February 10, 2024, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Copper Box Arena, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, Hackney Wick.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Jorge Silva on September 23, 2023, by knockout in the 2nd round at Wembley Arena, Wembley.

Before that, he had lost to Artur Beterbiev on January 28, 2023, by knockout in the 8th round in their IBF World Light Heavyweight, WBC World Light heavyweight and WBO World Light heavyweight championship fight at Wembley Arena, Wembley.

He had beaten Stefani Koykov on November 19, 2022, by knockout in the 3rd round at Telford International Centre, Telford.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Anthony Yarde has been fighting more than Joe Smith Jr.

Joe Smith Jr last fought 1 year, 3 months and 15 days ago, while Anthony Yarde's last outing was 3 months and 3 days ago.

Smith Jr's last 5 fights have come over a period of 4 years and 5 months, which means he has been fighting approximately every 10 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 42 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 8.4 rounds on average.

Yarde's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 3 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 5 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 26 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 5.2 rounds on average.

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