Yarde KOs #1 rated Arthur in rematch

In a WBO light heavyweight eliminator, former world title challenger Anthony Yarde (22-2, 21 KOs) impressively knocked out previously unbeaten #1 rated Lyndon Arthur (19-1, 13 KOs) on Saturday night…
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In a WBO light heavyweight eliminator, former world title challenger Anthony Yarde (22-2, 21 KOs) impressively knocked out previously unbeaten #1 rated Lyndon Arthur (19-1, 13 KOs) on Saturday night at the Copper Box Arena in London. Yarde came out extremely aggressive and didn’t let up. No pacing himself. He punished Arthur for four rounds, getting him out of there with a huge right hand. Time was 1:27. Yarde avenges a split decision loss to Arthur 12 months ago.

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Unbeaten super welterweight Hamzah Sheeraz (14-0, 10 KOs) scored a ninth round TKO over Bradley Skeete (29-4, 14 KOs). Skeete outboxed Sheeraz for the first seven rounds. Sheeraz finally dropped Skeete in round eight, but was deducted a point in round eight after hitting Skeete several times on the canvas. Sheeraz then knocked down Skeete again later in the round. The bout was stopped in round nine after Skeete went down again. Time was :58.

Unbeaten lightweight Sam Noakes (8-0, 8 KOs) scored a ninth round TKO over Shaun Cooper (11-3, 0 KOs). Noakes dropped Cooper in round nine. Cooper beat the count, but shortly after action resumed referee Ian John Lewis stopped the fight. Time was 1:35. Cooper not happy about the stoppage.

Unbeaten super bantamweight Dennis “the Menace” McCann (11-0, 6 KOs) dominated Juan Jose Jurado (15-5-3, 1 KO) over eight rounds. Score was 80-72.

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