Yarde vs Averlant

Who won Yarde vs Averlant?

Anthony Yarde beat Tony Averlant by technical knockout in the 7th round on Saturday, February 24th, 2018, at York Hall, London.

The scorecards were announced in favor of winner Anthony Yarde.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 175 pounds (12.5 stone or 79.4 kg).

Yarde vs Averlant stats

Back in February 2018, Anthony Yarde stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 14 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

Tony Averlant made his way to the ring with a record of 26 wins, 9 losses and 2 draws.

Anthony Yarde was the younger man by 7 years, at 27 years old.

Averlant had a height advantage of 2 inches over Yarde.

Both Anthony Yarde and Tony Averlant fought out of an orthodox stance.

Yarde was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 23 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 8 years and 6 months later than Averlant, whose first professional fight was in 2006. He had fought 155 fewer professional rounds, totaling 113 compared to Averlant's 268.

Anthony Yarde went into the fight ranked number 3 by the WBO, and 7 by the IBF at light heavyweight.

Yarde vs Averlant form

Anthony Yarde had stopped all of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Nikola Sjekloca on December 9, 2017, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Copper Box Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had won against Norbert Nemesapati on September 16, 2017, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Copper Box Arena, London.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Richard Baranyi on July 8, 2017, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Copper Box Arena, London.

Before that, he had defeated Chris Hobbs on May 20, 2017, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Copper Box Arena, London.

He had won against Rayford Johnson on September 17, 2016, by technical knockout in the 1st round at AT&T Stadium, Texas, United States.

Activity check

Yarde's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 5 months and 7 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 3 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

What time did Yarde vs Averlant start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM GMT at York Hall, London, United Kingdom, which was 4:00 PM EST or 1:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Yarde vs Averlant?

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

What were the odds on Yarde vs Averlant?

Anthony Yarde was a 1/100 (-10000) favorite going into the contest, while Tony Averlant made his way into the ring at 16/1 (+1600) with oddsmakers.