Anthony Yarde
Anthony Yarde (born 13 August 1991) is a British professional boxer. As of June 2019, he is ranked as the world's ninth best active light-heavyweight by the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board.
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Yarde in 2016 | |
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Nickname(s) | The Beast from the East |
Weight(s) | Light-heavyweight |
Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) |
Reach | 72 in (183 cm) |
Nationality | British |
Born | Hackney, London, England | 13 August 1991
Stance | Orthodox |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 20 |
Wins | 19 |
Wins by KO | 18 |
Losses | 1 |
Professional career
Yarde began boxing at a relatively late age and only had twelve amateur fights prior to turning professional.[1] In May 2015, Yarde made his professional debut with a KO victory over Mitch Mitchell.
On 20 May, Yarde Knocked out Chris Hobbs for the British Southern area light-heavyweight title.
On 8 July, he stopped Richard Baranyi, who was ranked top-ten in the WBO rankings, to win the WBO European light-heavyweight title.[2]
Yarde was scheduled to face Canadian boxer Ryan Ford, a former mixed martial artist, on 16 September 2017 for the vacant WBO Inter-Continental light-heavyweight title.[3] On August 25, 2017, it was announced that the fight was cancelled after a contract dispute.[4]
On 24 August 2019, Yarde challenged Sergey Kovalev for the WBO light-heavyweight title at the Traktor Sport Palace in Chelyabinsk, Russia, suffering the first defeat of his career by way of an eleventh round knockout. Yarde seemed comfortable in the early rounds, staying out of range and keeping Kovalev at bay with speed and movement. After six rounds of an even, back and forth contest, Yarde began landing accurate hooks to Kovalev's body in the seventh and eighth rounds that appeared to hurt the champion. In the last minute of the eighth, Yarde landed a straight-right to the head of Kovalev which had the veteran in trouble. Yarde followed up with an accurate salvo of power punches but was unable to capitalise, allowing the visibly hurt Kovalev to stay on his feet for the remainder of the round. After his success in the seventh and eighth rounds, Yarde appeared to tire and lose momentum in the ninth, allowing Kovalev to take control of the fight with combination punches and stiff jabs that began to frequently land on Yarde. The tenth round saw much of the same. In the final 20 seconds of the round, after being backed up against the ropes by Kovalev and being on the receiving end of a flurry of punches with no reply, Yarde was seemingly saved by the bell, which appeared to ring 8 seconds before the end of the round. In round eleven, sensing Yarde's fatigue, Kovalev upped the pressure and increased his punch output, eventually dropping Yarde with a spearing left-jab to win the fight by knockout. At the time of the stoppage, all three judges had Kovalev ahead with the scorecards reading 98-92, 97-94 and 96-93.[5] a post-fight interview with Steve Bunce for BT Sport, Kovalev praised Yarde's defence and boxing IQ, insisting Yarde will "100%" be a world champion in the future.[6]
Professional boxing record
20 fights | 19 wins | 1 loss |
By knockout | 18 | 1 |
By decision | 1 | 0 |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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21 | N/A | N/A | N/A | – (12) | 11 July 2020 | For Commonwealth light-heavyweight title | ||
20 | Win | 19–1 | TKO | 2 (6), 2:55 | 8 Feb 2020 | |||
19 | Loss | 18–1 | TKO | 11 (12), 2:04 | 24 Aug 2019 | For WBO light heavyweight title | ||
18 | Win | 18–0 | TKO | 5 (10), 0:48 | 8 Mar 2019 | Retained WBO Inter-Continental light-heavyweight title | ||
17 | Win | 17–0 | TKO | 4 (10), 2:14 | 20 Oct 2018 | Retained WBO Inter-Continental light-heavyweight title | ||
16 | Win | 16–0 | TKO | 7 (10), 2:17 | 23 Jun 2018 | Retained WBO European and WBO Inter-Continental light-heavyweight titles | ||
15 | Win | 15–0 | RTD | 7 (10), 3:00 | 24 Feb 2018 | Retained WBO European and WBO Inter-Continental light-heavyweight titles | ||
14 | Win | 14–0 | TKO | 4 (10), 1:52 | 9 Dec 2017 | Retained WBO European and WBO Inter-Continental light-heavyweight titles | ||
13 | Win | 13–0 | RTD | 3 (12), 3:00 | 16 Sep 2017 | Retained WBO European light-heavyweight title; Won vacant WBO Inter-Continental light-heavyweight title | ||
12 | Win | 12–0 | TKO | 1 (10), 2:21 | 8 Jul 2017 | Won WBO European light-heavyweight title | ||
11 | Win | 11–0 | TKO | 4 (10), 2:51 | 20 May 2017 | Won Southern Area light-heavyweight title | ||
10 | Win | 10–0 | KO | 1 (6), 2:17 | 22 Apr 2017 | |||
9 | Win | 9–0 | TKO | 1 (6), 1:36 | 25 Nov 2016 | |||
8 | Win | 8–0 | TKO | 1 (6), 2:10 | 17 Sep 2016 | |||
7 | Win | 7–0 | TKO | 2 (6), 1:24 | 10 Jun 2016 | |||
6 | Win | 6–0 | TKO | 2 (6), 2:40 | 30 Apr 2016 | |||
5 | Win | 5–0 | TKO | 1 (6), 2:53 | 25 Mar 2016 | |||
4 | Win | 4–0 | TKO | 1 (4), 1:35 | 19 Dec 2015 | |||
3 | Win | 3–0 | TKO | 1 (4), 1:40 | 30 Oct 2015 | |||
2 | Win | 2–0 | PTS | 4 | 12 Jun 2015 | |||
1 | Win | 1–0 | KO | 2 (4), 0:15 | 9 May 2015 |
References
- Promotions, Queensberry. "Light heavyweight Anthony Yarde signs with Frank Warren". WBN - World Boxing News.
- "Anthony Yarde confident he's on his way to reaching the top". 5 July 2017.
- "Anthony Yarde vs. Ryan Ford on Saunders-Monroe card on Sept 16".
- "Ford vs. Yarde canceled due to contract dispute".
- "Sergey Kovalev Survives Scare, Knocks Anthony Yarde Out in 11th". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
- "Sergey Kovalev stops Anthony Yarde to retain WBO world light-heavyweight title". 24 August 2019. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
External links
- Boxing record for Anthony Yarde from BoxRec
- Anthony Yarde profile at Frank Warren Promotions
Sporting positions | ||||
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Regional boxing titles | ||||
Preceded by Chris Hobbs |
British Southern Area light-heavyweight champion 20 May 2017 – November 2018 Vacated |
Vacant Title next held by Andre Stirling | ||
Preceded by Richard Baranyi |
WBO European light-heavyweight champion 8 July 2017 – December 2018 Vacated |
Vacant Title next held by Emil Markic | ||
Vacant Title last held by Dominic Boesel |
WBO Inter-Continental light-heavyweight champion 16 September 2017 – present |
Incumbent |