Yarde vs Sequeira

Who won Yarde vs Sequeira?

Anthony Yarde beat Walter Gabriel Sequeira by technical knockout in the 4th round on Saturday 20th October 2018 at Brentwood Centre in Essex.

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).

The undercard featured the clash of Corcoran vs Garton for the BBBOC British Welterweight championship.

Yarde vs Sequeira stats

Back in October 2018, Anthony Yarde stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 16 wins, zero loses and 0 draws, 15 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Walter Gabriel Sequeira made his way to the ring with a record of 21 wins, 4 loses and 0 draws, with 15 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Yarde had a large advantage in power over Sequeira, boosting at 94% knock out percentage over Sequeira's 71%.

Anthony Yarde was the younger man by 4 years, at 27 years old.

Both Anthony Yarde & Walter Gabriel Sequeira fought out of an orthodox stance.

Yarde was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 9 less fights, and made his debut in 2015, 3 year later than Sequeira, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 94 less professional rounds, 103 to Sequeira's 197.

Anthony Yarde went into the fight ranked number 2 by the WBO and 5 by the IBF at light heavyweight.

Yarde vs Sequeira form

Anthony Yarde had stopped all of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Dariusz Sek on 23rd June 2018 by technical knockout in the 7th round at The O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had defeated Tony Averlant on 24th February 2018 by technical knockout in the 7th round at York Hall, London.

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

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

He had beat Richard Baranyi on 8th July 2017 by technical knockout in the 1st round at Copper Box Arena, London.

Activity check

Yarde's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 3 months and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 22 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.4 rounds on average.

What time did Yarde vs Sequeira start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM BST at Brentwood Centre, Essex, United Kingdom, which was 6:00 PM EST or 3:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Yarde vs Sequeira?

Yarde vs Sequeira 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 Sequeira?

Anthony Yarde was a 1/50 (-5000) favourite going into the contest, while Walter Gabriel Sequeira made his way into the ring at 1653/100 (+1700) with oddsmakers.