Otherwise, the retired light heavyweight contender believes Beterbiev will treat Yarde like most of the opponents who’ve shown a reluctance to engage with the Russian knockout artist. Nevertheless, even if Yarde has some success early versus Beterbiev, Johnson doesn’t think his countryman is capable of pulling off what would be a huge upset Saturday night... Read more
Anthony Yarde gets a second shot at a world title when he challenges unified light-heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev at Wembley Arena on Saturday night. When looking at Beterbiev’s record it appears mission impossible for Yarde, but the British boxer will not falter for belief. The Russian-born fighter has a perfect record of 18 wins from... Read more
Sergey Kovalev was younger than Beterbiev is today (38) when Anthony Yarde challenged him in August 2019. Kovalev already had three losses on his record, however, including technical-knockout defeats to Andre Ward and Eleider Alvarez. This seems like a more daunting assignment, yet Yarde feels more prepared to pull off an upset Saturday night at... Read more
The 91-year-old promoter still cannot envision Yarde avoiding a knockout defeat Saturday night against the man Arum considers the most dangerous puncher in boxing. However Yarde approaches Artur Beterbiev in their 12-round light heavyweight title fight, Arum believes Beterbiev, who is co-promoted by Arum’s Top Rank Inc., will keep his perfect knockout record intact in... Read more
If Artur Beterbiev beats Anthony Yarde on Saturday night, the unbeaten IBF/WBC/WBO light heavyweight champion wants his chance to become his division’s fully unified champion in his following fight. The Russian-born knockout artist isn’t convinced Dmitry Bivol feels the same way. The 38-year-old Beterbiev lambasted Bivol for continuously talking about fighting him, yet never demonstrating... Read more
Artur Beterbiev has not bothered trying to get in the face of Anthony Yarde in the build-up to their world light-heavyweight title fight this week, which is a good thing, because Yarde is a hard man to intimidate. A week after the controversy involving Liam Smith and Chris Eubank Jr’s press conference garnered headlines the... Read more
Defending lineal light heavyweight king Artur Beterbiev is a heavy favorite to win on Saturday at Wembley (ESPN+, 3:30 PM EST), and for good reason. Challenger Anthony Yarde might have an almost perfect knockout mark (22 in 25 fights), but he’s also lost twice and been stopped once. So far, the only thing Beterbiev does... Read more
Based on what Bob Arum has seen from Artur Beterbiev, the destructive Russian’s 91-year-old co-promoter expects him to annihilate Anthony Yarde on Saturday night in London. If the heavily favored Beterbiev beats Yarde, who is the mandatory challenger for his WBO light heavyweight title, Arum hopes to finally match Beterbiev (18-0, 18 KOs) against unbeaten... Read more
Misfits Boxing 4 is now well underway, with KSI and FaZe Temperrr set to enter the ring at Wembley Arena in London in an under an hour. The two YouTubers are facing off in an exhibition match as part of the ongoing DAZN: X Series fight lineup, so if you’re looking to watch the KSI... Read more
The worlds of social media, gaming and reality TV are set to collide in the boxing ring today with various characters looking to increase their followings and make a buck through their perversion of the sweet science. If you like any of these folks, or are just morbidly fascinated by the cult of celebrity, here’s... Read more
