Anthony Yarde vs Marko Nikolic (10-02-2024) Full Fight

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00:00 [indistinct chatter]

00:15 Almost a reverential pause after the excitement of what we've witnessed so far tonight.

00:21 There's such goodwill surrounding Anthony Yard these days right across Great Britain,

00:27 particularly in this East End of London. He is one of their own in every sense.

00:31 A medal for valour, but not the world title belts that his bravery perhaps would earn at any other time.

00:40 He's been in against two of the best of this era, pound for pound, and come up short, but only marginally so.

00:46 We're not going to pretend that Marco Nikolic has any claim on that kind of status, but he is the job at Hatton Ritchie.

00:53 What do we look for in terms of the focus that Anthony Yard needs?

00:57 Well, this is a big year for Anthony Yard. He knows that he can't afford any sloppy performances.

01:02 He's got to look good because he wants to obviously get another world title shot.

01:06 And it's such an exciting division, both domestically and on the world scene, with some, as you said,

01:13 Paul, the best pound for pound boxers in the world. Probably are light heavy.

01:16 You know, you're Bouturbier, you're Bivell. And then there's that also on the British scene with now Josh Bawatze.

01:24 That's a fantastic fight that will keep brewing and brewing. So he's got to look good here tonight.

01:30 And with shots like that to the body there, that was a good shot indeed from Yard.

01:35 Who started this quite composed and very confident, but it's a massive year for him and he'll want to look good.

01:42 I don't think they'll mind if they get a few rounds of this tonight, Rich.

01:47 Just that brief, brief excursion against Georges Silva at Wembley.

01:54 Deservedly took, what, seven months off after Bouturbier.

01:58 And that brilliant fight, Fight of the Year potentially, in the eyes of many.

02:02 I think you actually said it was your Fight of the Year last year.

02:05 Yeah, it was for me. I thought he really showed his mettle in that contest against Bouturbier.

02:11 It was my Fight of the Year. And the work he's doing here,

02:16 the quality of his punching and the speed is much better than Nikolic,

02:21 who's struggling straight away with dealing with the speed and the power of Anthony Yard.

02:28 But when he throws that jab from the waist, it's hard to detect.

02:31 Oh, what a shot that was.

02:34 Had a little recoil effect, didn't it?

02:37 Yeah, the quality of his work here, Paul, is very good indeed. Speed and accuracy.

02:43 Nikolic almost professing an awe of being in the ring with Anthony Yard,

02:49 expressing his admiration for him, saying,

02:51 I've always dreamt of the opportunity to fight a man like Anthony Yard.

02:55 Perhaps also knowing that the reality is going to hurt a lot more.

02:59 Hopefully it won't hurt for very long.

03:01 Well, give him credit. He's not hitting and running, is he?

03:03 He's having a go here, but he's just been beaten by, at the moment,

03:07 better quality boxing, speed in the punch from Yard, the power and the accuracy.

03:13 Nikolic is really sort of struggling to cope with his opponent here.

03:19 But give him credit, he's not running from Yard.

03:21 And to pick up from your previous point, Richie,

03:23 I think one of the things they want to see in the Yard corner tonight

03:26 is the variety of work which they've worked so hard on over the last two years.

03:31 And we are seeing that in this opener.

03:33 [BELL RINGS]

03:35 Hmm. Million dollar Whopper contest. I can top that.

03:53 I can top that.

03:54 Hey! You can top that!

03:56 You bet!

03:57 Really? Avocado, bacon, hollandaise.

04:00 Hollandaise?

04:01 Pickles and sport peppers.

04:03 What? Corn chips!

04:05 Brisket and bark!

04:07 I can top that!

04:09 Bacon, egg and cheese Whopper.

04:10 Pizza Whopper!

04:11 Creating your Whopper, your way, could win you a million bucks.

04:15 Can you top that?

04:17 [MUSIC]

04:18 Corners, 10 seconds.

04:25 So, cool, calm and collected, as usual.

04:28 Marco Nicolic, not so. I think all that is to be expected.

04:32 [BELL RINGS]

04:34 Scheduled 10 rounder.

04:36 The return of Anthony Yard, a headliner in itself.

04:40 It really did look like Anthony Yard was in second gear, Paul, in that opening round.

04:47 Just testing his opponent with some nice fast shots here and there.

04:51 Crisp work from him, quality boxing.

04:54 Nicolic took a couple of good right hands to the body late on in that round.

04:59 It hurt him, I thought.

05:00 But, yeah, he's just struggling with the speed of Yard.

05:05 And the variation, there's that right hand again, downstairs.

05:09 Cracking shot, little left hook on the inside as well.

05:12 That wasn't too far away, so good variation from Yard.

05:15 It was veering towards top gear there for a sec, Richie, wasn't it?

05:18 Yeah, it was.

05:19 Nicolic is the brave man in the line of fire.

05:23 And by trade, a fireman, actually.

05:25 So used to danger, used to being brave.

05:28 Hasn't come over to just get the money and run.

05:33 It's a well-known casino not very far from here.

05:37 And a lot of his fellow countrymen have been in there playing for money this week.

05:41 He's playing for a different kind of reward, but it's all hard work.

05:45 Down for the first time.

05:46 He says that wasn't a knockdown, incidentally.

05:47 What was your view, Richie?

05:48 I think he was a little bit off balance, maybe.

05:51 But there was certainly a punch involved there, Paul.

05:53 So you've got to give it as a knockdown, I think.

05:55 But he was sort of shoved to the ground, wasn't he?

05:58 It was a punch and then a shove, I should imagine.

06:00 I think it was from Yard.

06:01 But just before that, he landed quite a good shot, Nicolic.

06:05 And that's why I think Yard just upped the tempo a little bit.

06:08 And again, it's the quality of the jab, the speed and the accuracy with it.

06:12 And there's another body shot from Yard.

06:14 That's wonderful.

06:17 Up and down and around the side.

06:20 Everyone at Cannon is not going to make it, I don't think.

06:25 Just in the nick of time.

06:28 Yeah, brave guy.

06:30 Many, many boxers would have just stayed down there.

06:33 He's got a brave kid.

06:35 The end appears to be nigh for Marco Nicolic.

06:38 It might be merciful if it is quick.

06:40 Yard, so composed, wants to showcase his ability.

06:48 Showcase is the key word tonight in every way.

06:50 There's another one underneath.

06:51 Showcase the talent.

06:53 And moreover, in addition to the power,

06:55 showcase the improvement in his general output.

06:59 The armory is so much more varied these days.

07:02 That's all the work they've done since that first defeat by Lyndon Arthur.

07:07 Reprogrammed, rebuilt.

07:09 They were brave enough to think about what they were doing wrong and address it.

07:13 James Cook came in as part of the team.

07:15 And you're seeing the fruits of his work alongside Tunde Ojeye here.

07:19 This is a showcase performance from Yard, as they were hoping for.

07:23 Yeah, good work, good variation.

07:25 Switching the attack body to head.

07:27 Uppercuts and hooks going in.

07:29 Fair play to Nicolic.

07:30 He's having to go back, landing with Yard's right hand here and there.

07:33 But the quality work on the inside from Yard, very good indeed.

07:36 Unsteady legs.

07:38 Feeling for the canvas with his toes as he goes back.

07:41 Look at him slump on the stool.

07:43 [crowd cheering]

07:48 Hmm. Million dollar Whopper contest.

07:51 I can top that.

07:52 I can top that.

07:53 Hey! You can top that!

07:55 You bet!

07:56 Really?

07:57 Avocado, bacon, hollandaise.

07:59 Hollandaise?

08:01 Pickles and sport peppers.

08:02 What?

08:03 DuBois has come over rightly.

08:05 Good referee and have a little word.

08:07 [crowd cheering]

08:10 It's so one-sided.

08:11 Of course a meeting with this guy will be altogether a different proposition

08:14 as has been said on the show tonight.

08:16 One of the standout potential fights to look forward to.

08:21 And maybe not that far into the future.

08:23 But they've never strayed into that territory this week.

08:26 Yes, we want it.

08:27 We want everybody.

08:28 They've already shown that time and time again.

08:30 But the job is to do the right thing tonight against the very brave Marco Nicolic.

08:35 Yeah, I don't know whether I'd have been sending my boxer out there, you know, Paul,

08:39 for this round.

08:41 You know what's coming here.

08:43 And Nicolic is on the end of it already from the jabs.

08:48 And when Yard decides to go through the gear, he'll take him out whenever he wants to,

08:52 to be quite honest.

08:53 I think the only way...

08:54 So the cornerman maybe shouldn't have sent him out really.

08:56 Rich, I think the only way he sees the start of round four is if Anthony just eases off slightly.

09:01 Yeah.

09:02 Which doesn't happen very often, does it?

09:04 No.

09:08 All pretense of boxing has been abandoned by Nicolic.

09:11 He's just having it, isn't he?

09:13 And he's bound to lose out in that way.

09:15 Well, he hasn't gone on the back foot at all, has he?

09:18 He hasn't tried to get away.

09:20 What a brave guy he is taking these shots.

09:23 But Yard with that precision, with those punches, especially downstairs.

09:29 That left hook especially to the body.

09:32 Powerful shots, but Nicolic...

09:35 Oh, there you go.

09:36 Oh, brilliant one.

09:38 So the question again is asked of Lee Everett,

09:40 how much more of this do we really need to see?

09:42 Just throw the towel in there.

09:44 The kid's hurt, you know?

09:45 Yeah.

09:46 It's over.

09:47 Well played, Lee Everett.

09:48 And very well done indeed, Anthony Yard.

09:50 It could not have been more clinical.

09:52 It could not have been more of a statement tonight at the start of 2024.

09:58 We didn't even get to Lyons in the camp.

10:01 That's for another night.

10:03 And what a wild ride it would be with that kid if it does happen one day.

10:06 Josh Bawatsy.

10:07 Now Tunde might give a little chorus of it, I don't know.

10:11 Hardly even breathing.

10:13 They've worked so hard on the fitness,

10:15 apparently the new dedication, Richie, over the last six months.

10:18 James Cook was telling me there's a run in Dulwich in South London

10:23 that they've been doing,

10:24 which has extended even his exceptional athletic powers.

10:28 Brilliant.

10:29 James Cook's been brought in.

10:31 He's made such a difference as well to the training camp.

10:35 That was a wonderful right hand there, wasn't it, to the body from Yard.

10:39 Let's have a look at that.

10:41 Bang on the solar plexus.

10:42 Nikolic goes down, he's hurt.

10:45 Yeah, you can only beat what's put in front of you.

10:47 Nikolic didn't run, he stood and had a go.

10:51 But Yard was in another league, to be quite honest.

10:54 And not even drawing breath.

10:56 It is actually a run that many years ago Crystal Palace FC used to torture their players on.

11:01 I actually know, well I've never done it.

11:03 I've watched them suffer.

11:05 And James Cook said, he's been making me suffer.

11:08 He's been running it while I've been on the bike and he's been outrunning me.

11:11 Brilliant.

11:12 Well, it's paying off, Paul, isn't it?

11:14 You look really good tonight.

11:15 That was until James got on the electric bike, by the way.

11:18 But Yard has got the motor, hasn't he?

11:21 And as Richie rightly said, second gear was enough tonight.

11:24 Great job.

11:25 Perfect.

11:26 Perfect start to 2024.

11:28 Ladies and gentlemen, here is the official time.

11:36 One minute, 15 seconds of round number three.

11:40 Our referee in charge, Lee Every, waves off the contest.

11:44 Therefore, your winner by way of technical knockout,

11:48 Akane, the Beast Family, is yours!

11:54 [Cheering]

12:00 These are great days, let's be very clear about it.

12:02 To have fighters of the quality.

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