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title: "Anthony Yarde Labels Joshua Buatsi’s Fight Demands As ‘Unrealistic’"
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published: "2024-03-21T18:34:45Z"
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# Anthony Yarde Labels Joshua Buatsi’s Fight Demands As ‘Unrealistic’

Light-heavyweight contender Anthony Yarde appears poised for a domestic clash in his next fight and is being linked to a host of opponents, mainly Joshua Buatsi, doubt has been cast on the all-London showdown after Yarde criticised Buatsi’s demands.

Yarde bounced back from a [second unsuccessful world title challenge](https://wp.boxing-social.com/news/beterbiev-stops-yarde-after-8-rounds-in-back-and-forth-thriller/) with back-to-back early knockout wins during the last six months.

Those performances have lined the 32-year-old up for a battle against one of his fellow Brits, and it appeared that it would be Buatsi, after talks of a potential Callum Smith fight quietened down.

However, in an [interview with Boxing Scene](https://www.boxingscene.com/yarde-wary-unrealistic-demands-ahead-showdown-with-buatsi--182260), Yarde revealed that Buatsi and his team are at fault for prolonged negotiations, before admitting his hope that the bout takes place at a stadium.

> “There’s a lot of back and forth in negotiations. A lot of unrealistic wants and things like that from certain people.
>
> “We’ll see what happens. I want the fight. He’s saying he wants the fight. It’s about trying to get a fair deal going, and trying to make the fight happen for ourselves and the fans.
>
> “Nothing’s been agreed yet. With the negotiations there’s so much different things being said – hopefully we can finalise something.
>
> “If it’s a stadium fight and it sells out – icing on the cake. If not, as long as there’s a fantastic crowd, the atmosphere’s great, and it’s a good fight and I win, it’ll be an amazing night.”

Whilst Yarde-Buatsi would stand out as one of Britain’s biggest events of 2024, there was also some belief that Yarde could be called upon for the upcoming [Queensberry versus Matchroom card in Saudi Arabia on June 1st](https://boxingnewsonline.net/queensberry-vs-matchroom-ten-fights-to-cross-the-promotional-divide/).