Anthony Yarde
Anthony Yarde | |
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 Yarde in 2016 | |
| Born | 13 August 1991 Hackney, London, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Other names | The Beast from the East |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | Light-heavyweight |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) |
| Reach | 72 in (183 cm) |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 22 |
| Wins | 20 |
| Wins by KO | 19 |
| Losses | 2 |
Anthony Dwayne Duncan Yarde (born 13 August 1991)[1] is a British professional boxer who challenged for the WBO light-heavyweight title in 2019. As of August 2020, he is ranked as the world's tenth best active light-heavyweight by The Ring[2] and Transnational Boxing Rankings Board.[3]
Professional career
Yarde began boxing at a relatively late age and only had twelve amateur fights prior to turning professional.[4] In May 2015, he made his professional debut with a second-round knockout (KO) victory over Mitch Mitchell.[5]
After compiling a record of 10–0 (9 KOs) he captured the Southern Area light-heavyweight title, dropping reigning champion Chris Hobbs to the canvas six times[6] en route to a fourth-round technical knockout (TKO) victory on 20 May 2017 at the Copper Box Arena in London.[7]
Two months later he defeated Richard Baranyi via first-round TKO on 8 July at the Copper Box Arena, capturing the WBO European light-heavyweight title.[8]
He 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.[9] Nobert Nemesapati was brought in as a replacement after Ford pulled out of the bout.[10] After dropping his opponent to the canvas twice in the second round, Yarde captured his second regional title—retaining his WBO European title in the process—with a third-round stoppage via corner retirement (RTD).[11]
He made three defences of his WBO regional titles and a further two defences of his WBO Inter-Continental title, winning all five by stoppage, before challenging Sergey Kovalev for the WBO light-heavyweight title on 24 August 2019 at the Traktor Sport Palace in Chelyabinsk, Russia. Yarde suffered the first defeat of his professional career, losing by TKO in the eleventh round. 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.[12] In 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.[13]
Professional boxing record
| 22 fights | 20 wins | 2 losses |
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| By knockout | 19 | 1 |
| By decision | 1 | 1 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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| 22 | Loss | 20–2 |  Lyndon Arthur
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SD | 12 | 5 Dec 2020 | Church House, London, England
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For Commonwealth and vacant WBO Inter-Continental light-heavyweight titles |
| 21 | Win | 20–1 | Dec Spelman
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TKO | 6 (10), 2:42 | 12 Sep 2020 | BT Sport Studio, London, England
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| 20 | Win | 19–1 |  Diego Jair Ramirez
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TKO | 2 (6), 2:55 | 8 Feb 2020 |  Discoteca Memphis, Madrid, Spain
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| 19 | Loss | 18–1 |  Sergey Kovalev
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TKO | 11 (12), 2:04 | 24 Aug 2019 | Traktor Sport Palace, Chelyabinsk, Russia
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For WBO light heavyweight title |
| 18 | Win | 18–0 |  Travis Reeves
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TKO | 5 (10), 0:48 | 8 Mar 2019 | Royal Albert Hall, London, England
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Retained WBO Inter-Continental light-heavyweight title |
| 17 | Win | 17–0 |  Walter Gabriel Sequeira
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TKO | 4 (10), 2:14 | 20 Oct 2018 | Brentwood Centre, Brentwood, England
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Retained WBO Inter-Continental light-heavyweight title |
| 16 | Win | 16–0 |  Dariusz Sęk
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TKO | 7 (10), 2:17 | 23 Jun 2018 | The O2 Arena, London, England
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Retained WBO European and WBO Inter-Continental light-heavyweight titles |
| 15 | Win | 15–0 |  Tony Averlant
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RTD | 7 (10), 3:00 | 24 Feb 2018 | York Hall, London, England
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Retained WBO European and WBO Inter-Continental light-heavyweight titles |
| 14 | Win | 14–0 |  Nikola Sjekloća
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TKO | 4 (10), 1:52 | 9 Dec 2017 | Copper Box Arena, London, England
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Retained WBO European and WBO Inter-Continental light-heavyweight titles |
| 13 | Win | 13–0 |  Norbert Nemesapati
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RTD | 3 (12), 3:00 | 16 Sep 2017 | Copper Box Arena, London, England
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Retained WBO European light-heavyweight title; Won vacant WBO Inter-Continental light-heavyweight title |
| 12 | Win | 12–0 | Richard Baranyi
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TKO | 1 (10), 2:21 | 8 Jul 2017 | Copper Box Arena, London, England
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Won WBO European light-heavyweight title |
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Chris Hobbs
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TKO | 4 (10), 2:51 | 20 May 2017 | Copper Box Arena, London, England
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Won Southern Area light-heavyweight title |
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Darren Snow
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KO | 1 (6), 2:17 | 22 Apr 2017 | Leicester Arena, Leicester, England
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| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Ferenc Albert
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TKO | 1 (6), 1:36 | 25 Nov 2016 | Brentwood Centre, Brentwood, England
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| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Rayford Johnson
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TKO | 1 (6), 2:10 | 17 Sep 2016 | AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas, US
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| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Grzegorz Semik
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TKO | 2 (6), 1:24 | 10 Jun 2016 | York Hall, London, England
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| 6 | Win | 6–0 |  Tzvetozar Iliev
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TKO | 2 (6), 2:40 | 30 Apr 2016 | Copper Box Arena, London, England
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| 5 | Win | 5–0 | David Sipos
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TKO | 1 (6), 2:53 | 25 Mar 2016 | York Hall, London, England
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| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Curtis Gargano
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TKO | 1 (4), 1:35 | 19 Dec 2015 | Manchester Arena, Manchester, England
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| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Tamas Danko
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TKO | 1 (4), 1:40 | 30 Oct 2015 | Harrow Leisure Centre, London, England
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| 2 | Win | 2–0 |  Stanislavs Makarenko
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PTS | 4 | 12 Jun 2015 | York Hall, London, England
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| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Mitch Mitchell
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KO | 2 (4), 0:15 | 9 May 2015 | The SSE Arena Wembley, London, England
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References
- ^ "BoxRec: Anthony Yarde". BoxRec. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Light-heavyweight ratings". The Ring. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "RANKINGS | Transnational Boxing Rankings Board". TBRB. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Promotions, Queensberry. "Light heavyweight Anthony Yarde signs with Frank Warren". WBN - World Boxing News.
- ^ "BoxRec: Anthony Yarde vs. Mitch Mitchell". BoxRec. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Leitch, Adam (22 May 2017). "Chris Hobbs puts in a brave display but is beaten by Anthony Yarde for the Southern Area light heavyweight title | Daily Echo". Daily Echo. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "BoxRec: Anthont Yarde vs. Chris Hobbs". BoxRec. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Williamson, Chris (8 July 2017). "Anthony Yarde With Vicious First Round KO To Win WBO Belt". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Anthony Yarde vs. Ryan Ford on Saunders-Monroe card on Sept 16".
- ^ "Anthony Yarde vs. Norbert Nemesapati For WBO Regional Title". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
- ^ Gray, James (17 September 2017). "Anthony Yarde destroys Norbert Nemesapati to prove he is ready for British title shot | Boxing | Sport | Express.co.uk". Express. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "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 (registration required)
- Anthony Yarde profile at Frank Warren Promotions