Artur Beterbiev safeguards his WBC, WBO, and also IBF light heavyweight titles versus Anthony Yarde in a 12-round destination this weekend break from the OVO Arena in London, England. Both boxers are understood for quiting their challengers quickly, with Beterbiev being the hefty fave at -900 to preserve his titles and also Yarde wishing to disturb the champ as a +500 underdog. Beterbiev is 18-0 with 18 kos and also has actually been thought about the very best light heavyweight in the department up until Dmitry Bivol’s beast year in 2022. He has power in both hands, superb boxing principles, and also has actually been dealing with leading competitors given that 2013. Yarde is 23-2 with 22 kos and also a standard fight time of 3.6 rounds. He began solid versus Sergey Kovalev in 2019, also injuring him severely throughout the opening rounds of their fight, yet was quit late. He has actually won 3 directly given that, consisting of a rematch triumph over Lyndon Arthur. This fight is most likely to be a slugfest, with Beterbiev being the far better fighter in ability and also implementation. Yarde could be the remarkable one-shot puncher, yet his shots run out of vapor if he does not land one early. Beterbiev is the most likely victor and also a bank on Beterbiev by KO/TKO/DQ at -370 is the very best wager.
