Smith vs Yarde

When is Smith vs Yarde?

Callum Smith could face Anthony Yarde in Summer 2024 in 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).

Smith vs Yarde stats

Callum Smith would step into the ring with a record of 29 wins, 2 loses and 0 draws, 21 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Anthony Yarde would make his way to the ring with a record of 25 wins, 3 loses and 0 draws, with 24 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggest Yarde would have a large advantage in power over Smith, boosting at 96% knock out percentage over Smith's 72%.

Callum Smith is the older man by 2 years, 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 & Anthony Yarde fight out of an orthodox stance.

Smith is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 3 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 56 more professional rounds, 159 to Yarde's 103.

Callum Smith goes into the fight ranked number 4 by the WBC, 11 by the IBF and 5 by the RING at light heavyweight.

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

Smith vs Yarde form

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

In his last fight, he lost to Artur Beterbiev on 13th January 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.

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

Going into that contest, he had won against Lenin Castillo on 25th September 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had been beaten by Canelo Alvarez on 19th December 2020 by unanimous decision in their WBC World Super Middleweight and WBA Super World Super Middleweight championship fight at Alamodome, Texas, United States.

He had beat John Ryder on 23rd November 2019 by unanimous decision in their WBA Super World Super Middleweight championship fight at Echo Arena, Liverpool, United Kingdom.

Anthony Yarde has stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he defeated Marko Nikolic on 10th February 2024 by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Copper Box Arena, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, Hackney Wick, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had defeated Jorge Silva on 23rd September 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at Wembley Arena, Wembley.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Artur Beterbiev on 28th January 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.

Before that, he had won against Stefani Koykov on 19th November 2022 by knockout in the 3rd round at Telford International Centre, Telford.

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

Activity check

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

Callum Smith last fought 6 months and 14 days ago, while Anthony Yarde's last outing was 5 months and 17 days ago.

Smith's last 5 fights have come over a period of 4 years, 8 months and 4 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 11 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 37 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 7.4 rounds on average.

Yarde's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 23 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 6 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 20 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 4 rounds on average.

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