Via Knitting Ambrosio: Artur Beterbiev (19-0, 19 KOs) lost to Anthony Yarde (23-3, 22 KOs) over seven rounds before entering the eighth round to stop him, thereby retaining the IBF, WBC & lightweight lightweight titles. WBO in a tougher-than-expected match on Saturday night at the OVO Arena in London, England.
Scores are: 68-65, 67-66 for challenger Yarde, and 67-66 for Beterbiev. Boxing News 24 leads Beterbiev 68-65 after seven innings. Yarde wasn’t consistent enough with his offense to give him more than two innings. He took part in attacks only occasionally, and most of the time he was shot by Beterbiev.
Look at 68-65 Judge Jun Bae Lim’s score, it’s hard to understand. This judge had Yarde up 5-2 after seven rounds.
All you can say is that the good thing for Beterbiev is that he took the umpires out of the game because if it were to go hand in hand we could have seen a controversial decision or at least a split decision.
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With the way Yarde collapsed in the 5th round, it was clear he wouldn’t get far with Beterbiev.
Yarde was hit hard by Beterbiev, especially at the beginning and end of each round. Beterbiev has a stereotype that he will chase Yarde and deal serious damage to the superior boxer.
Yarde, 31, delivered many nice shots in teamfights, slicing Beterbiev and stunning him several times but not enough for him to show mercy.
You can second guess Yarde’s decision to use a lot of movement in the first three innings, trying to evade pressure from Beterbiev.
Yarde should have discovered in training camp that he lacked the fitness to move for 12 rounds to get out of Beterbiev because he had too much muscle to be able to move for long without negatively impacting the game. his fight.
Although Yarde had his moments in innings 4, 5 & 6, it felt like he was running out of steam at the pace that Beterbiev was setting up. When Yarde succeeded in that he landed big hits and assisted Beterbiev against the ropes, it was fleeting.
Beterbiev will quickly spin around Yarde and begin to pin him on the rope with punches to the head and body. In rounds 4, 5 & 7, Beterbiev knocked Yarde down when he locked him on a rope.
Both boxers bled in the sixth round due to cuts. Yarde had his best round in the sixth round after the cut occurred, and he seemed motivated after seeing blood from Beterbiev’s left eye.
In the eighth round, Beterbiev unleashed a powerful right-hand swing into Yarde’s face, knocking his head back and making his legs tremble.
Then, Beterbiev landed with another right hand catching Yarde, knocking him to his knees on the canvas. For all intents and purposes, the fight was essentially over by that point because Yarde was out, seemingly unaware of what was going on.
Surprisingly, referee Steve Gray allowed Yarde to continue when it became apparent that he had been sidelined. Beterbiev landed a few more shots before the referee intervened and stopped the game.
Interestingly, Yarde began to protest against stopping the game because he was clearly injured and would have been beaten with a stick by Beterbiev had the referee not stopped the game.
Given the cut that Beterbiev suffered on his left eye, he will need some time for that wound to heal. It’s good that his undisputed clash with WBA lightweight champion Dmitry Bivol is not expected until later this year or early 2024 as Beterbiev’s injury will take time. heals before he’s ready to start training.
