Artur Beterbiev is ready to defend his WBC, WBO, IBF World Light Heavyweight Title against Anthony Yarde, as the fighters are ready to face each other on January 28. Here, we will discuss everything about the fight event.
Preview:
Artur Beterbiev won the Won WBO light-heavyweight title after defeating Joe Smith Jr. on June 2022. He won the fight with a TKO. He defeated Oleksandr Gvozdyk to win the WBC Light Heavy Weight title and defeated Enrico Kölling back in 2017 to win the IBF light-heavyweight title. Artur Beterbiev is still undefeated in his career, and won all his 18 fights impressively with TKO,
Anthony Yarde is a younger and faster fighter and has also fought more bouts than his opponent. He also has a decent record, with 22 knockouts in 23 wins. Yarde won the WBO Inter-Continental light-heavyweight title in December 2021 by defeating Lyndon Arthur. His most recent fight was against Stefani Koykov, which he won via TKO on last year November.
There will also be a title fight in the co-main event, where, we will be seeing Artem Dalakian fighting against David Jimenez for the WBA World Flyweight Title.
When is Artur Beterbiev vs Anthony Yarde?
The fight will be held on January 28, the main cards will be starting at 3 pm ET, while the ring walk of the main event will start at 5.30 pm ET
Venue:
The fights will be taking place at the Wembley Arena, which has a capacity of 12,500 people.
How to Watch Artur Beterbiev vs Anthony Yarde?
The Artur Beterbiev vs Anthony Yarde will be shown on ESPN+ in the USA> If you are a subscriber, you can watch the event without paying any extra cash. But if you are new, you can take the monthly subscription for $9.99.
In the UK, the full event will be covered by BT Sports. They will show the event on TV, while BT Sports Box Office will be showing the fights on live stream.
Fight Cards:
- Artur Beterbiev vs. Anthony Yarde for the WBC, IBF, and WBO light-heavyweight titles
- Artem Dalakian vs. David Jimenez for the WBA flyweight title
- Willy Hutchinson vs. Emil Markic for the WBO Inter-Continental light-heavyweight title
- Karol Itauma vs. Ezequiel Osvaldo Maderna for the WBC International light-heavyweight title
- Charles Frankham vs. Joshua Ocampo
- Umar Khan vs. Sandeep Singh Bhatti
- Sean Noakes vs. Santiago Garces
- Tommy Fletcher vs. Darryl Sharp