Yarde vs Sjekloca

Who won Yarde vs Sjekloca?

Anthony Yarde beat Nikola Sjekloca by technical knockout in the 4th round on Saturday, December 9th, 2017, at Copper Box Arena, London.

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).

Yarde vs Sjekloca stats

Back in December 2017, Anthony Yarde stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 13 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

Nikola Sjekloca made his way to the ring with a record of 32 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw.

Anthony Yarde was the younger man by 13 years, at 27 years old.

Sjekloca had a height advantage of 1 inch over Yarde.

Both Anthony Yarde and Nikola Sjekloca fought out of an orthodox stance.

Yarde was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 24 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 8 years and 9 months later than Sjekloca, whose first professional fight was in 2006. He had fought 156 fewer professional rounds, totaling 113 compared to Sjekloca's 269.

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

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Yarde's last 4 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 2 months and 22 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 3 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

What time did Yarde vs Sjekloca start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:00 PM GMT at Copper Box Arena, London, United Kingdom, which was 3:00 PM EST or 12:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Yarde vs Sjekloca?

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

What were the odds on Yarde vs Sjekloca?

Anthony Yarde was a 3/100 (-3300) favorite going into the contest, while Nikola Sjekloca made his way into the ring at 9/1 (+900) with oddsmakers.