Artur Beterbiev vs. Anthony Yarde | ESPN - January 28, 2023

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Live from OVO Wembley Arena in London, UK.
Queensberry Promotions Present: Beterbiev vs. Yarde

Time: 7 pm (UK time)
TV/Live stream: BT Sport 1
Time: 2 pm ET | 11 am PT
TV/Live stream: ESPN+ | Price: $9.99

Main Card

Card subject to change.

Unified WBC, IBF & WBO Light-Heavyweight Championship
Artur Beterbiev vs. Anthony Yarde

WBA Flyweight Championship
Artem Dalakian vs. David Jimenez

4 Round Heavyweight Contest
Moses Itauma vs. Marcel Bode

6 Round Cruiserweight Contest
Tommy Fletcher vs. Darryl Sharp

Vacant WBC International Light-Heavyweight Championship
Karol Itauma vs. Ezequiel Maderna

Non-televised - 5 pm

6 Round Super-Featherweight Contest
Charles Frankham vs. Joshua Ocampo

6 Round Featherweight Contest
Umar Khan vs. Sandeep Singh Bhatti

6 Round Welterweight Contest
Sean Noakes vs. Santiago Garces

6 Round Super-Featherweight Contest
Masood Abdulah vs. Lesther Lara

6 Round Welterweight Contest
Joshua Frankham vs. Joe Hardy

6 Round Super-Welterweight Contest
Khalid Ali vs. Ivica Gogosevic

NOTE: Umar Khan and Charles Frankham fights may appear on the main card

[Lenny Cravats]

Yarde for the early shock KO!

[apollo creed]

Yarde has his chance. Beterbiev was dropped before.

[goose 5]

I like Beterbiev to destroy Yarde but I can't help but think Yarde has a chance early, like lennycravats wrote.

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[Thomastearns]

I like Beterbiev to destroy Yarde but I can't help but think Yarde has a chance early, like lennycravats wrote.

Yes, that seems to his best chance tonight. Some would say his only chance.

If Beterbiev does go down, Yarde will be all over him.

This is not the night for Anthony Yarde to attempt to outbox Beterbiev.

Leave that to the likes of Bivol or Usyk.

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Americans watching this yet?

[JxhDel.]

I am watching it now, will watch the other bouts maybe later on.

[Thomastearns]

Good start from Yarde. Gaining confidence.

[JxhDel.]

Artur 2 - 1. Yarde working on the outside but the impact isn't enough

[Thomastearns]

Whatever happens Beterbiev will know he was in a fight.

Yarde in new territory.

[Thomastearns]

Round 5 what a round.

[Mexi-Box]

Yarde already tired? Beterbiev is already cut badly.

[JxhDel.]

58 - 56 Beterbiev, but Yarde is fighting at his best tonight.

[Mexi-Box]

Beterbiev looks very uncomfortable in there.

[JxhDel.]

Sheesh, what a fight.

[Thomastearns]

Great fight.
Yarde gave it everything he had but eventually ran out of gas before Beterbiev did.

[margaret thatcher]

bert broke him down, could see that ending coming from a mile off. yarde game but too high a level

[SendoTakeshi]

What a fight. Respect to both guys, but Yarde surprised me big time.
I didn't really care about him before, but now I hope he wins a title in the future.

Beterbiev also very though, but he looked beatable this time around.
Let's hope the undisputed fight happens next.

[RuudOEN84]

Great back and forth fight, disappointing his corner didn't give Anthony the chance to get back from the knockdown.

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Official Scorecards

[margaret thatcher]

got the punch stats?

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got the punch stats?

Probably in a few hours.

Will post it of course.

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CompuBox Stats

[DrDuke]

An unexpectedly competetive fight and an entertaining one. Probably Beterbiev prepares mentally to his fights relying on those expectations. Look how he performed against Callum Johnson with Deines and against Gvodzdyk with Smith Jr.

Beter was openly trying to kayo Yarde fast, he pressed forward without caring much about the defence, but Yarde was ready to fight back. Yarde is fast and powerful enough, but the problem with him is that he fights without much of thought. He was looking for trading for all time and he got caught.