Anthony Yarde was ahead on the scorecards against Artur Beterbiev before being brutally knocked out by the world champion.
Beterbiev defended his light-heavyweight world titles by stopping Yarde in the eighth round of their thrilling clash at the Wembley Arena on Saturday night. The Russian extended his unbeaten record to 19 professional fights with the win and also kept his 100 per cent knockout rate intact.
The three judges at ringside weren't called upon as Beterbiev dispatched Yarde with a frightening right hook, which led to his cornerman Tunde Ajayi throwing in the towel. Scorecards released from the fight show that judge Jun Bae Lim scored five of the seven rounds in favour of Yarde before the fight was stopped. Judge Robin Taylor had Yarde ahead by one round whilst Jerome Lades had it 67-66 in favour of Beterbiev.
