Frank Warren commented on coach Tunde Ajayi’s decision to pull Anthony Yarde out of his united world title fight with Artur Beterbiev at OVO Arena on Saturday night, praising Ajayi for acting “reasonably” “.
Some fans on social media questioned whether the withdrawal was premature, but Warren believes Ajayi’s decision is the right one.
Talking to iFL TVWarren says:
“You have to make the judgment, and the people around him [Yarde] care about him.
You see all the criticism, but Tunde cares about him and he showed it in that fight.
It was a really sensible decision from the corner.”
Warren went on to admit that you never know what could happen, but sometimes it’s better to be ‘safe and sorry’.
“You can always think, if it wasn’t stopped, would he recover like he did when he was clamped a few times in battle and come back, who knows?
But sometimes it’s better to be safe than sorry.”
Although the Briton beat the count to his feet, it was clear that he had not yet recovered and Ajayi grabbed his ring apron to pause the match as Beterbiev began unloading again.
Up to that point, Yarde had highly appreciated herself. He has appeared to rock the Russians on a number of occasions and ahead of two out of three judges’ scorecards.
There have been many calls for Yarde and domestic rival Joshua Buatsi, who is working on the BT broadcast team, to go head to head next.
As for Beterbiev, it looks like he’ll be back in the UK for his next outing, after the WBC asked him to face mandatory challenger Callum Smith next.
Despite this, the representatives of Top Rated have stated their desire to create an undisputed clash with compatriot Dimitri Bivol, however there will be major advertising and broadcasting hurdles. must pass for that fight to be done.
