Beterbiev vs Yarde

Who won Beterbiev vs Yarde?

Artur Beterbiev beat Anthony Yarde by technical knockout in the 8th round on Saturday, January 28th, 2023, at Wembley Arena, Wembley.

The scorecards were announced in favor of winner Artur Beterbiev.

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).

This contest was for the unified light heavyweight championship of the world, with the IBF, WBC, and WBO belts on the line.

The undercard featured the clash of Dalakian vs Jimenez for the WBA World Flyweight championship.

Beterbiev vs Yarde stats

Back in January 2023, Artur Beterbiev stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 18 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 18 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Anthony Yarde made his way to the ring with a record of 23 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, with 22 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Beterbiev had a slight advantage in power over Yarde, with a 100% knockout percentage compared to Yarde's 96%.

Artur Beterbiev was the older man by 6 years, at 38 years old.

Beterbiev had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Artur Beterbiev and Anthony Yarde fought out of an orthodox stance.

Beterbiev was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 7 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2013, 1 year and 11 months earlier than Yarde, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 3 fewer professional rounds, totaling 110 compared to Yarde's 113.

Anthony Yarde was ranked number 3 by the WBC, 1 by the WBO, and 3 by the IBF in the 175lb division.

Beterbiev vs Yarde form

Beterbiev remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 5 of his recent opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Joe Smith Jr 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, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Marcus Browne on December 17, 2021, by knockout in the 9th round in their WBC World Light heavyweight and IBF World Light Heavyweight championship fight at Bell Centre, Quebec, Canada.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Adam Deines on March 20, 2021, by technical knockout in the 10th round in their WBC World Light heavyweight and IBF World Light Heavyweight championship fight at Khodynka Ice Palace, Moscow, Russia.

Before that, he had won against Oleksandr Gvozdyk on October 18, 2019, by technical knockout in the 10th round in their WBC World Light heavyweight and IBF World Light Heavyweight championship fight at Liacouras Center, Philadelphia, United States.

He had beaten Radivoje Kalajdzic on May 4, 2019, by knockout in the 5th round in their IBF World Light Heavyweight championship fight at Stockton Arena, California.

Anthony Yarde had stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Stefani Koykov on November 19, 2022, by knockout in the 3rd round at Telford International Centre, Telford, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had defeated Lyndon Arthur on December 4, 2021, by knockout in the 4th round at Copper Box Arena, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London.

Going into that contest, he had won against Alex Theran on August 28, 2021, by knockout in the 1st round at Arena Birmingham, West Midlands.

Before 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.

He had defeated Dec Spelman on September 12, 2020, by technical knockout in the 6th round at BT Sport Studio, London.

Activity check

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

Going into this contest, Artur Beterbiev had last fought 7 months and 10 days ago, while Anthony Yarde's last outing had been 2 months and 9 days ago.

Beterbiev's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 8 months and 24 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 9 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 36 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.2 rounds on average.

Yarde's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 26 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.2 rounds on average.

What time did Beterbiev vs Yarde start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM GMT at Wembley Arena, Wembley, United Kingdom, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Beterbiev vs Yarde?

The ESPN+ show began at 2:00 PM EST / 11:00 AM PST. The BT Sport 1 broadcast of the card started at 7:00 PM (GTM).

What were the odds on Beterbiev vs Yarde?

Artur Beterbiev was a 1/6 (-590) favorite going into the contest, while Anthony Yarde made his way into the ring at 4/1 (+400) with oddsmakers.