"I'm sick and tired of being the guy who gives people great fights, but loses, I need to win this one and upset the odds. The main difference between the me that fought Beterbiev and Kovalev and now is experience. If I fought Beterbiev again, I feel I would beat him. Fighting him helped make me a better fighter, no doubt."
"You will have to wait and see just how I have improved. I believe experience was the difference in both fights against Kovalev and Beterbiev and I've gained experience from those fights. In this fight, you will see a better version of me. I know when to put on the gas, and when to hold back. I learned a lot from the Beterbiev fight."
Anthony Yarde (27-3, 24 KOs) will attempt a third world light heavyweight title shot against undefeated David Benavidez (30-0, 24 KOs) for the WBC belt in Saudi Arabia. Yarde lost previous title fights to Sergey Kovalev (2019) and Artur Beterbiev (2023), being stopped in 11 and eight rounds respectively, and was ahead on two of three scorecards before the stoppage by Beterbiev. The 34-year-old from east London rebuilt his career after those losses and enters as an underdog. Yarde credits increased experience for improvements, saying he now understands when to press and when to hold back.
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