VS
Sep 12 2020
Saturday

BT Sport Studio, London, United Kingdom

10 round contest @ Light Heavyweight
Dec Spelman
Spelman
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19-1-0
TKO 6
TKO 6
16-4-0

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The tape

29
Age
29
6' 0" / 183 cm
Height
5' 11" / 180 cm
72" / 183 cm
Reach
-
Orthodox (R)
Stance
Orthodox (R)

Tape record

TKOTKOTKOTKORTD
Form
UDUDPTSTKOMD
19
Wins
16
18
By KO
8
95
KO%
50
1
Loses
4
0
Draws
0
2015
Debut
2014

Tape rankings @ Light Heavyweight

10
The Ring
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WBA
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11
WBC
-
5
WBO
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12
IBF
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Anthony Yarde vs Dec Spelman report


Who won Yarde vs Spelman?

Anthony Yarde beat Dec Spelman by technical knockout in the 6th round on Saturday 12th September 2020 at BT Sport Studio in 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).

The undercard featured the clash of Heffron vs Bezvoda.

Yarde vs Spelman stats

Back in September 2020, Anthony Yarde stepped into the ring with a record of 19 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 18 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Dec Spelman made his way to the ring with a record of 16 wins, 4 loses and 0 draws, with 8 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Yarde had a massive power advantage over Spelman, boosting at 95% knock out percentage over Spelman's 50%.

Anthony Yarde was the same age as Dec Spelman, at 29 years old.

Yarde had a height advantage of 1 inch over Spelman.

Both Anthony Yarde & Dec Spelman fought out of an orthodox stance.

Yarde was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2015, 7 months later than Spelman, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 3 more professional rounds, 103 to Spelman's 100.

Anthony Yarde went into the fight ranked number 11 by the WBC, 5 by the WBO and 12 by the IBF at light heavyweight.

Yarde vs Spelman form

Anthony Yarde had stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Diego Jair Ramirez on 8th February 2020 by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Discoteca Memphis, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Sergey Kovalev on 24th August 2019 by technical knockout in the 11th round in their WBO World Light heavyweight championship fight at Traktor Sport Palace, Chelyabinsk, Russia.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Travis Reeves on 8th March 2019 by technical knockout in the 5th round at Royal Albert Hall, London, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had beat Walter Gabriel Sequeira on 20th October 2018 by technical knockout in the 4th round at Brentwood Centre, Essex.

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

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Yarde's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 20 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 29 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.8 rounds on average.

Spelman's last 2 fights had come over a period of 11 months and 29 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 22 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11 rounds on average.

What time did Yarde vs Spelman start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:20 PM BST at BT Sport Studio, London, United Kingdom, which was 6:20 PM EST or 3:20 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Yarde vs Spelman?

Yarde vs Spelman 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 Spelman?

Anthony Yarde was a 3/100 (-3300) favourite going into the contest, while Dec Spelman made his way into the ring at 10/1 (+1000) with oddsmakers.

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108

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