‘The Beast from the East’ has long been talked about alongside Joshua Buatsi in the most exciting bout between two British boxers.
It’s one of the many domestic dust that fans want to see in the light heavyweight division. What stops them all is the pursuit of world titles – none of which remains on this side of the world. However, outbound calls have been on the rise lately, especially when it comes to Yarde and Buatsi. ,,
Things get a little more complicated when Anthony Yarde is with Frank Warren’s Frankbury and Buatsi is represented by Eddie Hearn and Matchroom. Although an offer was made for Yarde to face his fellow light heavyweight, he said Intu Boxingbut he believes it is more tactical than what other teams have done.
“Sure [the fight can happen]. [When] If you’re in the same weight class, a fight is always possible. He’s on his way, I’m on my way, and he and I both want that fight – but you have to ask me at the right time. “
“Eddie Hearn is a master at not fooling the public, but making the public think that everything is absolutely true. They only came to me with that fight when they found out I had Betterbiev. Once they know I will have a big fight coming. So it’s about the moment you bring up the fight. They’ll go ‘oh, we’ve given him this much to fight’ – I’ve got a reunification, Buatsi brings nothing to the table but domestic employment. “
“I’m not afraid of going completely without a boxer, and I’ve shown that time and time again. So I’m going to take the biggest fight I can, and that’s Betterbiev. “
Yarde previously backed up his closing statement. He traveled to Chelyabinsk, Russia to face Sergey Kovalev for the WBO title in 2019. The Brit was stopped at 11th place, but not before almost taking the Russian out of there. It was a brave performance in front of a great boxer, despite his age.
The challenge he mentioned to Artur Betterbiev is also worth mentioning. The Russian-Canadian is the rare champion with a perfect knockout record – 18 wins, 18 wins in the distance. He holds the IBF, WBO and WBC lightweight titles.
The pair will go head-to-head in October until an injury forces the champion out. This has kept Yarde busy pursuing the conversation, and the reason for the conversation with Buatsi has once again surfaced. However, that is unlikely to happen next, because ‘JB’ was ordered to face Jean Pascal.
