Yarde vs Arthur III

Who won Yarde vs Arthur III?

Anthony Yarde beat Lyndon Arthur by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, April 26th, 2025, at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London.

The scorecards were announced as 116-112, 115-113, 116-112 in favor of winner Anthony Yarde.

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 fight appeared on the undercard of Chris Eubank Jr beating Conor Benn. Also on the undercard Liam Smith lost to Aaron McKenna, Cheavon Clarke was overcome by Viddal Riley for the BBBOC British Cruiserweight title, and Chris Billam-Smith was victorious over Brandon Glanton.

Yarde vs Arthur III stats

Anthony Yarde stepped into the ring with a record of 26 wins, 3 losses, and 0 draws, 24 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Lyndon Arthur made his way to the ring with a record of 24 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, with 16 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Yarde had a large advantage in power over Arthur, boasting a 92% knockout percentage compared to Arthur's 67%.

Anthony Yarde was the same age as Lyndon Arthur, at 33 years old.

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

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

Yarde was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 3 more fights, and made his debut in 2015, 1 year and 4 months earlier than Arthur, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 24 fewer professional rounds, totaling 125 compared to Arthur's 149.

Anthony Yarde went into the fight ranked number 4 by the WBA, 9 by the WBC, 2 by the WBO, and 5 by the IBF at light heavyweight.

Lyndon Arthur was ranked number 7 by the WBA, and 9 by the IBF in the 175lb division.

Yarde vs Arthur III form

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

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had beaten 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 beaten 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 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 beaten Stefani Koykov on November 19, 2022, by knockout in the 3rd round at Telford International Centre, Telford.

Arthur had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Liam Cameron on June 21, 2024, by split decision in their 10 round contest at Bolton Whites Hotel (De Vere Whites), Bolton, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had lost to Dmitry Bivol on December 23, 2023, by unanimous decision in their WBA Super World Light Heavyweight championship fight at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Braian Nahuel Suarez on September 1, 2023, by knockout in the 10th round at Toughsheet Community Stadium, Bolton, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had won against Boris Crighton on March 24, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Bolton Whites Hotel (De Vere Whites), Bolton.

He had defeated Joel McIntyre on December 2, 2022, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Newcastle Arena, Newcastle.

Activity check

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

Going into this contest, Anthony Yarde had last fought 6 months and 7 days ago, while Lyndon Arthur's last outing had been 10 months and 5 days ago.

Yarde's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 7 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 26 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.2 rounds on average.

Arthur's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 24 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 44 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.8 rounds on average.

What time did Yarde vs Arthur III start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:30 PM BST at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, United Kingdom, which was 3:30 PM EST or 12:30 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Yarde vs Arthur III?

Yarde vs Arthur III was broadcast on DAZN PPV in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Yarde vs Arthur III?

Anthony Yarde was a 1/10 (-830) favorite going into the contest, while Lyndon Arthur made his way into the ring at 6/1 (+570) with oddsmakers.