Date: Saturday, January 28
Main card: 2 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. GMT
Main event ringwalks (approx): 5.30 p.m. ET / 10.30 p.m. GMT
TV : U.S.: ESPN+ UK: BT Sport
Place : The fight will take place at the OVO Arena in Wembley, London.
Artur Beterbiev defends his various world titles against Anthony Yarde on Saturday at London’s Wembley Arena. The fight will be televised by ESPN+. Beterbiev is a highly skilled boxer who has dominated the light heavyweight division.
Beterbiev is known for his ability to dominate his opponents. None of his opponents have been able to make it to the final bell.
Beterbiev became the first boxer to hold the IBF and WBA world titles at the same time in November 2017. He won the title by defeating the previously undefeated Italian boxer, Enrico Kolling, in 12 rounds. After successfully defending his titles twice, he faced the WBC champion, Oleksandr Gozdyk, in a rematch. He won a ten-round decision and unified the two titles. In his most recent bout, he defeated Joe Smith Jr. to become the WBO champion at 175 pounds.
It has been stated that a fight between Beterbiev and WBA champion Dmitry Bivol would be a dream match for boxing fans. Both men have stated that they would like to fight each other.
During their annual conference, the WBC stated that if Bivol and Beterbiev can’t agree to a fight, then the winner of the upcoming bout between Yarde and Beterbiev should face off against Smith.
Artur Beterbiev Record And Bio :
- Date of Birth: January 21, 1985
- Height: 5′ 11.5″
- Reach: 73″
- Total Fights: 18
- Record: 18-0 (18 KOs)
Anthony Yarde Record And Bio :
- Nationality: British
- Date of Birth: August 12, 1991
- Height: 6′ 0″
- Reach: 72″
- Total Fights: 25
- Record: 23-2 (22 KOs)
Artur Beterbiev vs. Anthony Yarde Fight Card :
- Artur Beterbiev vs. Anthony Yarde; For Beterbiev’s IBF, WBA and WBC light heavyweight titles
- Artem Dalakian vs. David Jimenez; For Dalakian’s WBA flyweight title
- Willy Hutchinson vs. Emil Markic; For the vacant WBO Inter-Continental light heavyweight title
- Karol Ituma vs. Ezequiel Osvaldo; For the vacant WBC international light heavyweight title
- Charles Frankham vs. Joshua Ocampo; Super featherweight
- Umar Khan vs. Sandeep Singh Bhatti; Featherweight
- Sean Noakes vs. Santiago Garces; Welterweight
- Tommy Fletcher vs. Darryl Sharp; Cruiserweight
- Joshua Frankham vs. Joe Hardy; Welterweight
- Khalid Ali vs. Ivica Gogosevic; Super welterweight
- Moses Itauma vs. TBA; Heavyweight
