Light heavyweight titleholder Artur Beterbiev and challenger Anthony Yarde on Friday made weight for their fight Saturday at OVO Arena Wembley in London (ESPN+).
Beterbiev weighed 174.5, a half pound below the division limit. Yarde came in at 174.25.
The Russian-Canadian Beterbiev will be defending three belts and attempting to extend his streak of knockouts to 19 in as many fights in his professional career.
Yarde (23-2, 22 KOs) will be fighting for a major championship for a second time. He was stopped by then beltholder Sergey Kovalev in 11 rounds in August 2019.
The Londoner is 5-1 since that setback, including victories in his three most-recent fights.
Also featured on the card: Artem Dalakian (111.6) vs. David Jimenez (111.1), flyweights (for Dalakian’s WBA title); Karol Itauma (174.1) vs. Ezequiel Osvaldo Maderna (174.7), light heavyweights
The main portion of the card is scheduled to beging at 2 p.m. ET / 11 a.m. PT.
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