Yarde vs Reeves

Who won Yarde vs Reeves?

Anthony Yarde beat Travis Reeves by technical knockout in the 5th round on Friday, March 8th, 2019, at Royal Albert Hall, London.

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).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Daniel Dubois beating Razvan Cojanu. Also on the undercard Liam Williams beat Joe Mullender for the BBBOC British Middleweight belt, and Johnny Garton was overcome by Chris Jenkins for the BBBOC British Welterweight title.

Yarde vs Reeves stats

Back in March 2019, Anthony Yarde stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 17 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 16 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Travis Reeves made his way to the ring with a record of 17 wins, 3 losses and 2 draws, with 7 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Yarde had a massive power advantage over Reeves, boasting a 94% knockout percentage compared to Reeves' 41%.

Anthony Yarde was the younger man by 11 years, at 27 years old.

Both Anthony Yarde and Travis Reeves fought out of an orthodox stance.

Yarde was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 5 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 2 years and 1 month later than Reeves, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 15 fewer professional rounds, totaling 103 compared to Reeves' 118.

Anthony Yarde went into the fight ranked number 2 by the WBO at light heavyweight.

Yarde vs Reeves form

Anthony Yarde had stopped all of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Walter Gabriel Sequeira on October 20, 2018, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Brentwood Centre, Essex, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had won against Dariusz Sek on June 23, 2018, by technical knockout in the 7th round at The O2 Arena, London.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Tony Averlant on February 24, 2018, by technical knockout in the 7th round at York Hall, London.

Before that, he had defeated Nikola Sjekloca on December 9, 2017, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Copper Box Arena, London.

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

Activity check

Yarde's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 5 months and 20 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 3 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 25 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5 rounds on average.

What time did Yarde vs Reeves start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM GMT at Royal Albert 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 Reeves?

Yarde vs Reeves was broadcast on BT Sport 1 in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by ESPN+.

What were the odds on Yarde vs Reeves?

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