Anthony Yarde wants Dmitry Bivol fight after David Benavidez: ‘I have no fear of any man on this planet’ | Boxing News
Anthony Marde will challenge a world title against another elite opponent when he combat David Benavidez for the WBC lightweight belt.
After losing offers from the previous world title against Sergey Kovalev in Russia, then the unified champion and future Artur Beterbiev, Yardle will face the formidable Benavidez on November 22 in Riyadh.
He insisted that he did not hesitate to take the fight, even if baking his time could have given a more easy world title.
“I’m going to fight that is ready to fight or when the opportunity happens. Sky Sports.
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Anthony Marde fought a hard Lyndon Arthur to seal the victory in two of their three meetings
“If you look at my career, I don’t live my life to please others,” he added. “I don’t do what others want me to do. I’m not the crowd.
“My character has not changed. This is my life. If I live for other people, it’s just a matter of time before I find myself very unhappy. So I do what I want to do.”
Recently, Beterbiev expressed his frustration while waiting for a third fight with Bivo, who still has the WBO, WBA and IBF championships.
Warde insists on the fact that he wants to continue and bivo box himself.
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Highlights of the sensational revenge match between Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivo who was even better than their first confrontation
“I have not feared any man on this planet,” said the Briton. “I want to fight the best in the world. When at the end of my career, I retire, I don’t want to look back and be [thinking:] “I only fought this person, I only fought this person. My personality is that I have the impression of being able to beat everyone. I’m going to beat Benavidez and even after Benavidez, I will fight the best.
“If Bivol is always the champion after having fought Benavidez, it is a fight that I will certainly explore. Because it means that I will be undisputed. This is the goal. This is the ambition.
“I’m going to fight anyone and I think I have shown it.”
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Speaking on the Podcast Toe2Toe, Anthony Warde reveals that he tried to make a potential fight with Joshua Buatsi, but his domestic rival has rather chosen Callum Smith
However, a confrontation with the London rival Joshua Buatsi remains elusive. After Callum Smith defeated Buatsi to win the temporary WBO title in February, Warde insists that Buatsi is no longer an opponent in his eyes.
“This is not my business. I fight Benavidez – a world class operator, a world champion, undefeated. A person who is considered to be avoided by many people. It is a different level,” said Warde.
“So I’m not going to talk about anyone is a lower level. I’m still looking for my eyes.”
