Yarde vs Sek

Who won Yarde vs Sek?

Anthony Yarde beat Dariusz Sek by technical knockout in the 7th round on Saturday, June 23rd, 2018, at The O2 Arena, 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).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Roberto Garcia losing to Martin Murray. Also on the undercard Paul Kamanga lost to Ohara Davies, and Daniel Dubois defeated Tom Little.

Yarde vs Sek stats

Back in June 2018, Anthony Yarde stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 15 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 14 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Dariusz Sek made his way to the ring with a record of 27 wins, 3 losses and 3 draws, with 9 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Yarde had a massive power advantage over Sek, boasting a 93% knockout percentage compared to Sek's 33%.

Anthony Yarde was the younger man by 5 years, at 27 years old.

Sek had a height advantage of 2 inches over Yarde. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Anthony Yarde fought out of the orthodox stance, while Dariusz Sek was a southpaw.

Yarde was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 18 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 6 years later than Sek, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 124 fewer professional rounds, totaling 113 compared to Sek's 237.

Anthony Yarde went into the fight ranked number 2 by the WBO, and 6 by the IBF at light heavyweight.

Yarde vs Sek form

Anthony Yarde had stopped all of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Tony Averlant on February 24, 2018, by technical knockout in the 7th round at York Hall, London, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had won against Nikola Sjekloca on December 9, 2017, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Copper Box Arena, London.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Norbert Nemesapati on September 16, 2017, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Copper Box Arena, London.

Before that, he had defeated Richard Baranyi on July 8, 2017, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Copper Box Arena, London.

He had won against Chris Hobbs on May 20, 2017, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Copper Box Arena, London.

Activity check

Yarde's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 1 month and 3 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 2 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 19 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.8 rounds on average.

What time did Yarde vs Sek start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM BST at The O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom, which was 4:00 PM EST or 1:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Yarde vs Sek?

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

What were the odds on Yarde vs Sek?

Anthony Yarde was a 1/50 (-5000) favorite going into the contest, while Dariusz Sek made his way into the ring at 12/1 (+1200) with oddsmakers.