That could change if Yarde faces Kovalev at the end of 2019, but he might not be ready for a fighter as good as that. It’s arguably overdue for Yarde, 27, to be fighting for a world title. Yarde will be facing Reeves in a 10 round bout in a fight that presumably is supposed to prepare him for a fight with Kovalev. “I was offered the Kovalev fight in 2018 but my manager and promoter agreed it wasn’t the fight time for me to be challenging for a world title then.”In hindsight, Yarde would have been better off fighting Kovalev last year than now. The Kovalev that Yarde will fighting in 2019 will be one that will stay at range and box him for 12 rounds, and make him look bad and possibly stop him.

Source: News 24 March 04, 2019 22:41 UTC