white is right
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Yes Beterbiev vs Yarde should be a barnburner while it lasts. I think the two fighters have near perfect ko records. The Chechen has clearly done this at a higher level against championship caliber opponents while Yarde has done this against British and European level fighters.A big fight this weekend in London as Anthoney Yarde takes on Artur Beterbiev for the WBC light heavyweight championship.
Artem Dalakian defends his WBA flyweight belt against unsung Costa Rican David Jimenez. One thing about flyweights and divisions around this division is that even unknown fighters can give entertaining fights and blowouts are rare. A unification fight with Edwards should be easily arranged if both camps can agree on purse splits if Dalakian can defend his title on Saturday.
Saturday night Bektemir Melikuziev is back on the comeback trail and was probably last seen on DAZN losing by highlight reel ko to Philly junkyard dog Gabriel Rosado. He has won 3 straight bouts but they have been low profile bouts since the shock loss. He can't afford anymore banana peel losses if he wants to fight at the world level in his next few fights.
Updating the fights Dalakian was able to fend off the feisty Costa Rican with superior infighting skills it seemed that the fight was in the balance with about 3 rounds to go and he swept the championship rounds. According to posters on lame stream sites Andre Ward was once again screaming robbery but nobody bought what he is selling.
Strangely enough the Dalakian fight was the second bout the card and prospect fights will follow with two "Slovakian" brothers who are half African the Itaumu brothers. The younger sibling has a somewhat interesting marketing angle about wanting to break Mike Tyson's record for the youngest heavyweight champion. This won't happen as he has never fought men and when Mike Tyson beat Berbick the heavyweight division was among the weakest points in history with champions losing the belts without a successful defense. The division now isn't splintered and will have a dominant champion emerge from the Fury vs Usyk clash. It's the classic getting the cart before the horse with these interviews.
The first upset of the night and the older brother of the multi-flagged Itaumu brothers was stopped by his Argentine professional trial horse. We shall see if this affects the heavyweight prospect younger sibling who has dreams of boxiing history.
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