British boxer Anthony Yard complained that he was getting Russian “monsters” as rivals
British boxer Anthony Yard after losing to Artur Beterbiev complained that he was getting Russians as rivals. His words are quoted by Boxingscene.
The athlete said that he has grown since 2019, when he lost to Russian Sergey Kovalev. He regretted that he never became a world champion. “I keep getting these Russian monsters with muscles and abs,” Yard summed up.
Yard lost to Beterbiev via TKO in the eighth round on 29 January. The Russian defended the titles of the world champion according to the International Boxing Federation (IBF), the World Boxing Council (WBC) and the World Boxing Organization (WBO) in the light heavyweight category.
Yard had 26 fights in the professional ring, in which he suffered three defeats. Twice he lost to Russian boxers. In 2019, Yard was knocked out by Kovalev, and in 2023 he lost to Beterbiev.
Source: Lenta
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