On January 28, 2023, a 31-year-old Anthony Yarde (23-2, 22 KOs) got a shot at the light-heavyweight WBC, IBF, and WBO title held by 38-year-old Russian boxer Artur Beterbiev (18-0, 18 KOs).
Yarde came in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 88% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 9 days. Beterbiev was on a 18-fight win streak with a 100% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 7 months and 10 days.
Artur Beterbiev stopped Anthony Yarde via TKO in the 8th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBC, IBF, and WBO light-heavyweight titles. Beterbiev improves his record to 19-0 (19 KOs), while Yarde adds a loss to his record at 23-3.
On December 5, 2020, a 29-year-old Anthony Yarde (20-1, 19 KOs) and a 29-year-old English boxer Lyndon Arthur (17-0, 12 KOs) met in the ring in a light-heavyweight bout.
Yarde came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 90% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 23 days. Arthur was on a 17-fight win streak with a 70% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 4 months and 5 days.
Lyndon Arthur defeated Anthony Yarde via split decision in the 12-round light-heavyweight fight. Arthur improves his record to 18-0, while Yarde adds a loss to his record at 20-2.
On August 24, 2019, a 28-year-old Anthony Yarde (18-0, 17 KOs) got a shot at the light-heavyweight WBO title held by 36-year-old Russian boxer Sergey Kovalev (33-3-1, 28 KOs).
Yarde came in to the fight on a 18-fight win streak with a 94% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 16 days. Kovalev was on a 1-fight win streak with a 75% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 6 months and 22 days.
Sergey Kovalev stopped Anthony Yarde via TKO in the 11th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBO light-heavyweight title. Kovalev improves his record to 34-3-1 (29 KOs), while Yarde adds a loss to his record at 18-1.