Artur Beterbiev vs Anthony Yarde Prediction: Ending in the First Half of the Fight

On January 28 at Wembley Stadium in London, there will be a big boxing evening, the main event of which will be the fight between Artur Beterbiev and Anthony Yarde. It will be another defense of the belts by the undefeated Russian boxer.

Beterbiev is a unique boxer. He seems to be in no hurry, and he is not famous for his big calls, he hits whoever he is given, and he hits very infrequently but very successfully. He has only eighteen bouts, but he wins every one of them early. No one has ever come up with a tactic against him (although it's possible that he has not been able to implement it). Arthur has great skill and technique, but he hits very powerfully. His physical qualities are excellent, as are his discipline and timing, he has a great feel for a fight, and it could be clearer how to box with him. If one starts to defend, he'll crush and stun with his pressure. If one starts beating him and looking for a lucky punch, one will surely miss a punch and get upset.

The last time he fought Joe Smith, who was not too bad, he tried to work with Beterbiev on a counter course and lost almost immediately.

Artur has a lot of experience and a lot of life baggage but also a lot of mileage: two Olympics, three world championships, and serious fights in professional boxing. Even though he beat everyone by knockout, he faced difficulties, like in the battle with Alex Gvozdyk. Winning by knockout is not Artur's primary goal because if you aim for a knockout, you can fail and have an unproductive fight regarding the accuracy of punches and pace of fighting. But I believe that Arthur will have another successful bout and get the win.

Egor Mekhontsev, a Russian professional boxer who won gold at 2012 London Olympics

Anthony Yarde is a well-known boxer, but not a top one. He has no big names in his collection, but we remember him from his fight with Sergey Kovalev when he was still good. Yarde lost by knockout, but before that, he had good chances and even beat Krusher a little bit.

The Briton has a great punch. In recent fights, it has become evident that he has become smarter and more diverse, but all this against the opposition, which is certainly no match for Beterbiev. Arthur is the biggest challenge of Yarde's career, and three early wins in his previous fights may add to his confidence.

I had problems when I fought Anthony Yard. I think it was in the seventh or eighth round. But the thing is, I lost my energy because of the weight loss. Yarde couldn't stop me. But I think Artur will put him down in the middle of the fight. Beterbiev will win no later than the sixth round. In the fifth, sixth, or so. They are both strong and smart, it will be interesting to watch this fight, but I think Beterbiev will take him out before the middle of the fight.

Sergey Krusher Kovalev

There's a lot of disagreement amongst experts as to which tactic Yarde should use. We're assuming that he will try to win (and not just survive), so he will have to escalate. Yes, it's a death toll, but there's no other way to win against Beterbiev, even theoretically. Since the guys will start to beat each other on the opposite course, we'll choose the bet accordingly.

Beterbiev is the obvious favorite, but we can't help but quote Vladimir Hrunov, who stresses that the fight will take place in Great Britain, and we can't rule out some things close to the sport.

The factor to watch out for right now is the promoters. Bob Arum and Frank Warren are very good partners in professional boxing's most expensive project, Tyson Fury. Of course, it's more profitable for them to have Yarde win. Anthony is the next move to pay-per-view English television, and it's a fight with Dimitry Bivol. It's a fight with someone from the inner stable. How will Arum and Warren implement that? There are a lot of tools here. So Arthur needs to be more careful.

Vlad Hrunov, a Russian sports manager, promoter, organizer of professional boxing matches