364 days later

Previewing the best upcoming fights around the world

The star ratings indicate how well the writer believes the fighters match up, the fight(s)’ contextual significance, and how good the fight(s) will be

now claims that  never wanted a rematch. If true, that’s understandable: On December 5 last year, Arthur earned the right to move forward, not back, by working hard to prove he was the better man in their first fight. Not only that, the Mancunian injured his right arm beforehand, so proved it almost exclusively with his left. With that in mind, Yarde – who now has a two-armed “King Arthur” to deal with – might have opted to look elsewhere, too. Because regardless of what you’ll see and hear in pre-fight interviews with the ballsy Team Yarde, the truth is that the Londoner was exposed, at least for periods of the contest, by that one