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Dec 05 2020
Saturday

Church House, London, United Kingdom

12 round contest @ Light Heavyweight
17-0-0
SD 12

Score cards

  • 115-114
  • 111-117
  • 115-114
SD 12
20-1-0

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Belts on The Line

CBC Commonwealth Light Heavyweight Championship

The tape

30
Age
30
6' 2" / 188 cm
Height
6' 0" / 183 cm
74" / 188 cm
Reach
72" / 183 cm
Orthodox (R)
Stance
Orthodox (R)

Tape record

UDUDTKOTKOTKO
Form
TKOTKOTKOTKOTKO
17
Wins
20
12
By KO
19
71
KO%
95
0
Loses
1
0
Draws
0
2016
Debut
2015

Tape rankings @ Light Heavyweight

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The Ring
9
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WBA
-
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WBC
9
6
WBO
4
6
IBF
10

Lyndon Arthur vs Anthony Yarde report


Who won Arthur vs Yarde?

Lyndon Arthur beat Anthony Yarde by split decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, December 5th, 2020, at Church House, London.

The scorecards were announced as 115-114, 117-111, 115-114 in favor of winner Lyndon Arthur.

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).

Arthur vs Yarde stats

Back in December 2020, Lyndon Arthur stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 17 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Anthony Yarde made his way to the ring with a record of 20 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 19 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Yarde had a large advantage in power over Arthur, boasting a 95% knockout percentage compared to Arthur's 71%.

Lyndon Arthur was the same age as Anthony Yarde, at 30 years old.

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

Both Lyndon Arthur and Anthony Yarde fought out of an orthodox stance.

Arthur was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 4 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 1 year and 4 months later than Yarde, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 24 more professional rounds, totaling 137 compared to Yarde's 113.

Lyndon Arthur went into the fight ranked number 6 by the WBO, and 6 by the IBF at light heavyweight.

Anthony Yarde was ranked number 9 by the WBC, 4 by the WBO, and 10 by the IBF in the 175lb division.

Arthur vs Yarde form

Anthony Yarde had stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had beaten Dec Spelman on September 12, 2020, by technical knockout in the 6th round at BT Sport Studio, London, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had beaten Diego Jair Ramirez on February 8, 2020, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Discoteca Memphis, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Sergey Kovalev on August 24, 2019, by technical knockout in the 11th round in their WBO World Light heavyweight championship fight at Traktor Sport Palace, Chelyabinsk, Russia.

Before that, he had won against Travis Reeves on March 8, 2019, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Royal Albert Hall, London, United Kingdom.

He had beaten Walter Gabriel Sequeira on October 20, 2018, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Brentwood Centre, Essex.

Activity check

Arthur's last 3 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 5 months and 20 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 25 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.3 rounds on average.

Yarde's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 28 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.6 rounds on average.

What time did Arthur vs Yarde start?

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

Who broadcast Arthur vs Yarde?

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

What were the odds on Arthur vs Yarde?

Lyndon Arthur was a 441/100 (+440) underdog going into the contest, while Anthony Yarde made his way into the ring at 7/50 (-710) with oddsmakers.

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108

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