Bivol vs Yarde

When is Bivol vs Yarde?

Dmitry Bivol could square off against Anthony Yarde in Summer 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).

Bivol vs Yarde stats

Dmitry Bivol would step into the ring with a record of 23 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 12 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 a massive power advantage over Bivol, boasting a 92% knockout percentage compared to Bivol's 52%.

Dmitry Bivol is the same age as Anthony Yarde, at 33 years old.

Both Dmitry Bivol and Anthony Yarde fight out of an orthodox stance.

Bivol's experience as a professional fighter is currently relatively equal to Yarde's, having had 5 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2014, 5 months earlier than Yarde, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He has fought 89 more professional rounds, totaling 202 compared to Yarde's 113.

Dmitry Bivol goes into the fight ranked number 1 by the WBA, 1 by the WBC, and 1 by The Ring at light heavyweight.

Anthony Yarde is currently ranked number 3 by the WBA, 5 by the WBC, 1 by the WBO, 3 by the IBF, and 4 by The Ring in the 175lb division.

Bivol vs Yarde form

Bivol has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight, he lost to Artur Beterbiev on October 12, 2024, by majority decision in their The Ring Light Heavyweight, WBC World Light heavyweight, IBF World Light Heavyweight and WBO World Light heavyweight championship fight at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Prior to that, he had won against Malik Zinad on June 1, 2024, by technical knockout in the 6th round in their WBA Super World Light Heavyweight championship fight at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Lyndon Arthur on December 23, 2023, by unanimous decision in their WBA Super World Light Heavyweight championship fight at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh.

Before that, he had defeated Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez on November 5, 2022, by unanimous decision in their WBA Super World Light Heavyweight championship fight at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

He had won against Canelo Alvarez on May 7, 2022, by unanimous decision in their WBA Super World Light Heavyweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

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

In his last fight, he defeated 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 defeated 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 beaten Jorge Silva on September 23, 2023, by knockout in the 2nd round at Wembley Arena, Wembley.

Before that, he had been beaten by 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 won against 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 Dmitry Bivol.

Dmitry Bivol last fought 6 months and 22 days ago, while Anthony Yarde's last outing was 6 months and 15 days ago.

Bivol's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 27 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 7 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 54 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 10.8 rounds on average.

Yarde's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 15 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 5 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 26 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 5.2 rounds on average.

What are the odds on Bivol vs Yarde?

Sorry, we couldn’t find any odds for Bivol vs Yarde yet. If odds are not available initially after the fight is announced, bookmakers usually release them closer to the day of the fight.