Unbeaten light-heavyweight world boxing champion Artur Beterbiev has stopped Britain’s Anthony Yarde in a thriller at London’s Wembley Enviornment to retain his WBC, IBF and WBO belts.
The Russian-born Canadian despatched the Briton to the canvas with a punishing proper and, after a depend, the challenger’s nook signaled to referee Steve Grey to cease the battle two minutes and one second into the eighth spherical.
WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Artur Beterbiev stops Anthony Yarde in a traditional battle.
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Montreal-based Beterbiev, 38, was behind on two of the three judges’ scorecards at that time however the victory, towards an underdog who turned out to be an actual menace, took his skilled report to 19-0-0.
Yarde, 31, is now on 23 wins with three defeats and no attracts.
Each males suffered facial cuts as they traded blows at a ferocious tempo from the opening bell, Yarde beneath his proper eye and Beterbiev to his left eyelid.
Yarde twice misplaced his gumshield in a pulsating battle that noticed each males hammered towards the ropes and touchdown stinging blows.
Beterbiev made each punch depend however Yarde held in there and landed a crunching proper in spherical 5 earlier than being caught by an uppercut.
Spherical seven was one other traditional, Yarde pushing Beterbiev right into a nook however the champion turned it round to rain down blows on the Briton.
“He gave the most effective fighters on this planet the hardest battle he is ever had,” mentioned promoter George Warren of Yarde.
“I had him up (on the scorecard). It was a pendulum battle nearly, it swung like a pendulum. Anthony began rather well. He confirmed that he can damage him and preserve him off him and at bay.”
Beterbiev, booed as he entered the ring and applauded as he left it, sank to his knees in pleasure because the referee stepped in and mentioned afterwards he was ready to take the punches and counter.
Requested a couple of future bout with Russia’s unbeaten WBA champion Dmitry Bivol for the undisputed title, Beterbiev mentioned he hoped that may occur.
“I need Bivol,” he mentioned. “This proper now could be every part. On this battle we have now 4 belts, it is a actually good battle I believe.”
