Artur Beterbiev mocked Anthony Yarde after his win in their dramatic clash at the OVO Arena this past weekend.
Yarde did an interview around the time the match was first announced, where he said he thought Beterbiev looked slow in his win over Joe Smith Jr last year.
And in press conference after the gameBeterbiev admits Yarde’s words keep ringing in his ears – and he thinks the Briton is someone who lacks speed.
“He watched my last game and said I was slow, so during the game I thought ‘why is he saying I’m slow? He’s slow – not me!’ I think he made a mistake.”
“King Artur” finally defeated Yarde in a back-and-forth serve, a free-kick serve right in the 1/8 round knocking out the challenger. and bring the beginning of the end.
Although Yarde intentionally got up and beat the referee, his longtime coach and longtime friend, Tunde Ajayi, saw enough and stood on the ring to stop the match when Beterbiev began to knock down his hand. 31 year old racquet is shaking.
Since the bout ended, there have been numerous calls for Yarde to take on domestic rival Joshua Buatsi, who was working the night out as part of the BT Sport broadcast team.
Beterbiev looks set to return to English shores soon, this time to defend his title against WBC mandatory opponent Callum Smith.
At their annual convention in Alcapuclo, the WBC confirmed Beterbiev will be ordered to fight former super middleweight champion Smith next, and that no allowances will be made for an undisputed match. with WBA lightweight champion Dimitri Bivol.
