Wembley Stadium in London will be lit up this weekend by 12 highly anticipated boxing matches. Headlining this night of fighting is a title clash between Russia’s Artur Beterbiev and home favourite Anthony Yarde. Both men head into this bout with excellent records and are used to knocking out whoever steps into the ring with them. Only one man can come out on top this Saturday night however as the WBC, WBO and IBF World Light Heavyweight belts go on the line in London.
We break down the best bets to make on this fight with odds from bookmaker William Hill and preview each man’s path to victory.
※ Current Odds Date & Time: January 27th, 2:30 A.M. (GMT)
Looking at the outright odds on this fight by bookmaker William Hill, it’s clear that the incumbent champion, Artur Beterbiev, is a heavy favourite. With odds of 1.14 to win compared to Yarde’s 5.50, it’s more than likely that the home fans won’t have much to cheer about by the time the end of this headline fight comes around.
These odds are so strongly skewed in Beterbiev’s favour because of just how dominant the Russian has been over the past decade. The light heavyweight has stepped into the ring to fight professionally 18 times but never once has he been required to go the distance. With a 100% knockout rate across his 18-0-0 professional record, Artur Beterbiev is one of the most lethal fighters out there.
If it wasn’t for Beterbiev’s record, we’d be talking about Yarde’s skill as a knockout artist. Across his 23 wins, 22 have come by way of knockout. The Englishman has lost twice, however, most recently dropping a tight split decision in late 2020 and getting knocked out late by Sergey Kovalev a year before that. We say this will be Yarde’s third defeat on Saturday night.
Rather than taking the weak outright betting odds, a more lucrative betting market is on when Beterbiev will finish this fight. Across his past four fights, three of Beterbiev’s wins have come late. Specifically, all have been beyond the 9th round. We suggest betting on this match to go above 6.5 rounds at 2.00 would be a conservative bet or even getting more specific and betting that this will again go deep and end in Round 9-12 at 5.00.
※ Current Odds Date & Time: January 27th, 2:30 A.M. (GMT)
Fight Details:
- Date: January 29th from 8:30 p.m. (GMT)
- Venue: Wembley Stadium, London, England
- Belts: WBC, WBO and IBF World Light Heavyweight titles
