Smith vs Yarde

When is Smith vs Yarde?

Callum Smith could face Anthony Yarde in Summer 2025 the United Kingdom.

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

would be defending WBO Interim World Light Heavyweight Championship for the first time. He won this belt against Joshua Buatsi in February 2025.He has held this belt for 1 month and 6 days.

Smith vs Yarde stats

Callum Smith would step into the ring with a record of 31 wins, 2 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 a large advantage in power over Smith, boasting a 92% knockout percentage compared to Smith's 71%.

Callum Smith is the older man by 1 year, at 34 years old.

Smith has a height advantage of 3 inches over Yarde. This also extends to a 6-inch reach advantage.

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

Smith is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 4 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 2 years and 5 months earlier than Yarde, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He has fought 63 more professional rounds, totaling 176 compared to Yarde's 113.

Callum Smith goes into the fight ranked number 3 by The Ring at light heavyweight.

Anthony Yarde is currently ranked number 4 by the WBA, 8 by the WBC, 2 by the WBO, 5 by the IBF, and 5 by The Ring in the 175lb division.

Smith vs Yarde form

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

In his last fight, he beat Joshua Buatsi on February 22, 2025, by unanimous decision in their WBO Interim World Light Heavyweight championship fight at Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Prior to that, he had beaten Carlos Galvan on November 30, 2024, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Resorts World Arena, Birmingham, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Artur Beterbiev on January 13, 2024, by technical knockout in the 7th round in their IBF World Light Heavyweight, WBC World Light heavyweight and WBO World Light heavyweight championship fight at Centre Videotron, Quebec City, Canada.

Before that, he had won against Mathieu Bauderlique on August 20, 2022, by knockout in the 4th round in their WBA World Light Heavyweight championship fight at Jeddah Superdome, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

He had beaten Lenin Castillo on September 25, 2021, by knockout in the 2nd round at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, United Kingdom.

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 won against 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 defeated 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 Callum Smith.

Callum Smith last fought 5 months ago, while Anthony Yarde's last outing was 9 months and 3 days ago.

Smith's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 9 months and 27 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 9 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 30 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 6 rounds on average.

Yarde's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 8 months and 3 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 6 months and 14 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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