Yarde vs Azeez

When is Yarde vs Azeez?

Anthony Yarde could fight Dan Azeez in Autumn/Fall 2024 in the United States.

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

Yarde vs Azeez stats

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

Dan Azeez would make his way to the ring with a record of 20 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 13 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggest Yarde would have a massive power advantage over Azeez, boosting at 96% knock out percentage over Azeez's 65%.

Anthony Yarde is the younger man by 2 years, at 32 years old.

Yarde has a height advantage of 2 inches over Azeez. This also extends to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Both Anthony Yarde & Dan Azeez fight out of an orthodox stance.

Yarde is currently arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 7 more fights, and made his debut in 2015, 2 years and 9 months earlier than Azeez, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He has fought 38 less professional rounds, 103 to Azeez's 141.

Anthony Yarde goes into the fight ranked number 3 by the WBA, 3 by the WBC, 3 by the WBO, 5 by the IBF and 4 by the RING at light heavyweight.

Dan Azeez is currently ranked number 4 by the WBA, 6 by the WBC, 10 by the WBO, 12 by the IBF and 6 by the RING in the 175lb division.

Yarde vs Azeez form

Anthony Yarde has stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he won against 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 won against Jorge Silva on 23rd September 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at Wembley Arena, Wembley.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by 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 beat 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.

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

In his last fight, he lost to Joshua Buatsi on 3rd February 2024 by unanimous decision in their BBBOC British Light heavyweight and CBC Commonwealth Light Heavyweight championship fight at OVO Arena Wembley, London, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had won against Thomas Faure on 11th March 2023 by technical decision in their 12 round contest at Zenith Paris - La Villette, Paris, France.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Rocky Fielding on 17th December 2022 by technical knockout in the 8th round in their BBBOC British Light heavyweight and CBC Commonwealth Super Middleweight championship fight at Bournemouth International Centre, Bournemouth, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had beat Shakan Pitters on 3rd September 2022 by unanimous decision in their BBBOC British Light heavyweight championship fight at Echo Arena, Liverpool.

He had won against Reece Cartwright on 26th March 2022 by technical knockout in the 8th round at Wembley Arena, Wembley.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Dan Azeez has been fighting more than Anthony Yarde.

Anthony Yarde last fought 7 months and 16 days ago, while Dan Azeez's last outing was 7 months and 23 days ago.

Yarde's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 22 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 6 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 20 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 4 rounds on average.

Azeez's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years and 6 months, meaning he has been fighting on average every 6 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 52 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 10.4 rounds on average.

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