Light-heavyweight title hopeful Anthony Yarde is set for a landmark fight this weekend and after witnessing Artur Beterbiev’s undisputed title win last Saturday, the Brit appears to have taken some inspiration.
Anthony Yarde gave the Canadian-Russian one of his toughest tests in the professional ring when they went toe-to-toe last January – losing via knockout whilst ahead on the cards against the undefeated mastermind.
Following that victory, Beterbiev moved on to another Briton and halted Liverpool’s former super-middleweight world champion Callum Smith to extend his 100% knockout record to 20 fights.
However, 39-year-old Beterbiev’s insane run of stoppages came to an end when he was tasked with Russian technician and fellow light-heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol in Riyadh on Saturday.
Although that is not to say that he was not happy with the result, where he edged a split-decision to become the first undisputed light-heavyweight champion of the four-belt era.
During the build-up to that legendary scrap, Beterbiev’s training methods went viral as he showed his brutal wrist exercises at the public workout for the event.
Artur Beterbiev’s stunning wrist exercise at today’s public workout ahead of the Dmitry Bivol fight on Saturday night… pic.twitter.com/kOjH5j9bfP
— Michael Benson (@MichaelBensonn) October 9, 2024
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Meanwhile, Yarde has fought twice since losing out to the pound-for-pound superstar, banking back-to-back stoppage wins of his own against Jorge Silva and Marko Nikolic – neither of those opponents being able to reach the fourth round against the Londoner.
Now, as Yarde’s pursuit for light-heavyweight gold continues, the 33-year-old is set to make his debut under Ben Shalom and BOXXER since leaving Frank Warren’s Queensberry promotions.
At the public workout, Yarde copied Beterbiev’s training techniques and smiled at the camera afterwards, paying homage to one of the modern greats of the sport, as per Sky Sports Boxing.
Anthony Yarde channelling his inner Artur Beterbiev 😎 😂#AzimDavies | Saturday pic.twitter.com/JMeM6ArgED
— Sky Sports Boxing (@SkySportsBoxing) October 17, 2024
Yarde (25-3) will take on Latvia’s Ralfs Vilcans (17-1) on the Azim-Davies undercard at the Copper Box Arena in London this weekend, with the full card being available to watch live on Sky Sports on Saturday October 19th.
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