Yarde vs Vilcans

Who won Yarde vs Vilcans?

Anthony Yarde beat Ralfs Vilcans on points over 10 rounds on Saturday, October 19th, 2024, at Copper Box Arena, London.

The scorecards were announced as 98-92 in favor of winner Anthony Yarde.

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 Adam Azim beating Ohara Davies. Also on the undercard Michael McKinson lost to Thulani Mbenge, Dan Azeez was overcome by Lewis Edmondson for the BBBOC British Light heavyweight title, and Shannon Courtenay was defeated by Catherine Tacone Ramos.

Yarde vs Vilcans stats

Back in October 2024, Anthony Yarde stepped into the ring with a record of 25 wins, 3 losses, and 0 draws.

Ralfs Vilcans made his way to the ring with a record of 17 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws.

Anthony Yarde was the older man by 3 years, at 33 years old.

Vilcans had a height advantage of 1 inch over Yarde.

Both Anthony Yarde and Ralfs Vilcans fought out of an orthodox stance.

Yarde was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 10 more fights, and made his debut in 2015, 1 year and 9 months earlier than Vilcans, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 1 more professional rounds, totaling 113 compared to Vilcans' 112.

Anthony Yarde went into the fight ranked number 3 by the WBA, 4 by the WBC, 1 by the WBO, and 3 by the IBF at light heavyweight.

Ralfs Vilcans was ranked number 14 by the WBA in the 175lb division.

Yarde vs Vilcans form

Anthony Yarde had stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Marko Nikolic on February 10, 2024, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Copper Box Arena, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, Hackney Wick, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had beaten Jorge Silva on September 23, 2023, by knockout in the 2nd round at Wembley Arena, Wembley.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Artur Beterbiev on January 28, 2023, by knockout in the 8th round in their IBF World Light Heavyweight, WBC World Light heavyweight and WBO World Light heavyweight championship fight at Wembley Arena, Wembley.

Before that, he had won against Stefani Koykov on November 19, 2022, by knockout in the 3rd round at Telford International Centre, Telford.

He had beaten Lyndon Arthur on December 4, 2021, by knockout in the 4th round at Copper Box Arena, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London.

Activity check

Yarde's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 15 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 20 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4 rounds on average.

What time did Yarde vs Vilcans start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 7:00 PM BST at Copper Box Arena, London, United Kingdom, which was 2:00 PM EST or 11:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Yarde vs Vilcans?

Yarde vs Vilcans was broadcast on Sky Sports Main Event in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by Peacock.

What were the odds on Yarde vs Vilcans?

Anthony Yarde was a 1/25 (-3300) favorite going into the contest, while Ralfs Vilcans made his way into the ring at 12/1 (+1300) with oddsmakers.