Yarde vs Theran

Who won Yarde vs Theran?

Anthony Yarde beat Alex Theran by knockout in the 1st round on Saturday, August 28th, 2021, at Arena Birmingham, Birmingham.

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 Akeem Ennis-Brown losing to Sam Maxwell for the CBC Commonwealth Super Lightweight and BBBOC British Super Lightweight championship. Also on the undercard Anthony Cacace beat Leon Woodstock for the BBBOC British Super Featherweight belt.

Yarde vs Theran stats

Back in August 2021, Anthony Yarde stepped into the ring with a record of 20 wins, 2 losses, and 0 draws, 19 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Alex Theran made his way to the ring with a record of 23 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, with 15 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Yarde had a large advantage in power over Theran, boasting a 95% knockout percentage compared to Theran's 65%.

Anthony Yarde was the same age as Alex Theran, at 30 years old.

Theran had a 4-inch reach advantage.

Anthony Yarde fought out of the orthodox stance, while Alex Theran was a southpaw.

Yarde was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 6 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 3 years and 9 months later than Theran, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 6 more professional rounds, totaling 113 compared to Theran's 107.

Anthony Yarde went into the fight ranked number 9 by the WBC, 13 by the WBO, and 10 by the IBF at light heavyweight.

Yarde vs Theran form

Anthony Yarde had stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Lyndon Arthur on December 5, 2020, by split decision in their CBC Commonwealth Light Heavyweight championship fight at Church House, London, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had beaten Dec Spelman on September 12, 2020, by technical knockout in the 6th round at BT Sport Studio, London.

Going into that contest, he had won against Diego Jair Ramirez on February 8, 2020, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Discoteca Memphis, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain.

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

He had beaten Travis Reeves on March 8, 2019, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Royal Albert Hall, London, United Kingdom.

Activity check

Yarde's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 20 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 36 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.2 rounds on average.

What time did Yarde vs Theran start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:30 PM BST at Arena Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom, which was 5:30 PM EST or 2:30 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Yarde vs Theran?

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

What were the odds on Yarde vs Theran?

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