Anthony Yarde gets his revenge in rematch with Lyndon Arthur as he pulls off brutal fourth-round stoppage to put himself in contention for WBO light-heavyweight title
- Anthony Yarde stops Lyndon Arthur in fourth round of at CopperBox Arena
- Yarde won Commonwealth and WBO Inter-Continental light-heavyweight belts
- Arthur had retained his Commonwealth belt in an upset win in December 2020
- Yarde described last year's result as a 'robbery' and was out for revenge
Anthony Yarde blasted himself back into world light heavyweight contention with brutal vengeance on Lyndon Arthur.
Yard’s four round destruction of Arthur in this rematch so inflamed passions in the CopperBox that rival fans battled continued the slugging in ugly scenes at the end , chairs flying instead of fists.
Arthur had no chance to impose the left jab with which he had pot shotted Yarde’s career off course last year
![Anthony Yarde claimed the WBO Inter-Continental light-heavyweight title on Saturday night](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/12/04/23/51346935-10276021-image-a-23_1638661434857.jpg)
Anthony Yarde claimed the WBO Inter-Continental light-heavyweight title on Saturday
![The two fighters had first met 12 months ago when Lyndon Arthur had pulled off an upset win](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/12/04/23/51346869-10276021-image-a-10_1638661149298.jpg)
The two fighters had first met 12 months ago when Lyndon Arthur had pulled off an upset win
Yarde started like a tornado and simply blew his nemesis away.
Every round was punishing and as the two-fisted onslaught intensified in the fourth Arthur collapsed to the canvas.
Somehow he rose at eight but the wisdom of referee Bob Williams’ refusal to let him continue was evident as he slumped semi conscious in his corner.
Yarde was simply magnificent, devastating proof that his team had learned the lessons of the first.
![Yarde made an impressive start in the early rounds and stopped his opponent in round four](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/12/04/23/51346949-10276021-image-a-24_1638661471959.jpg)
Yarde made an impressive start in the early rounds and stopped his opponent in round four
![Yarde hit Arthur with a body shot before pinning him onto the ropes and knocking him out](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/12/04/23/51346905-0-image-a-22_1638661329003.jpg)
Hitting Arthur with a body shot before being pinning onto the ropes as knocking him out
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