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By Mark Eisner: The purse bid for the WBO light heavyweight title fight between champion Sergey Kovalev and mandatory challenger Anthony Yarde has been canceled, as the terms for the fight have been agreed on, according to World Boxing Organization president Paco Valcarcel.  → read full story

By Tim Royner: Anthony Yarde’s manager Tunde Ajayi says he’s going to do all the sparring himself to help Yarde (18-0, 17 KOs) prepare for his upcoming yet to be scheduled title fight against WBO light heavyweight champion Sergey Kovalev (33-3-1, 28 KOs).  → read full story

By Scott Gilfoid: Top Rank promoter Bob Arum says Anthony Yarde (18-0, 17 KOs) has agreed to terms to fight WBO light heavyweight champion Sergey Kovalev (33-3-1, 28 KOs) in Russia in June or July, according to Boxing Social.  → read full story

By Chris Williams: The purse bid for WBO light heavyweight champion Sergey Kovalev’s title defense against mandatory challenger Anthony Yarde has been moved from next Monday, April 8 to April 15.  → read full story

By Tim Royner: Anthony Yarde’s manager Tunde Ajayi is reportedly not interested in having his fighter face WBO light heavyweight champion Sergey Kovalev in his hometown of Chelyabinsk, Russia.  → read full story

By Allan Fox: Unable to come to an agreement on a deal for a title defense in negotiations with the management of WBO mandatory challenger Anthony Yarde (18-0, 17 KOs), WBO light heavyweight champion Sergey Kovalev’s promoter Kathy Duva of Main Events reportedly will be asking for an immediate purse bid with the World Boxing […]

By Tim Royner: Sergey Kovalev’s manager Egis Klimas is hoping that a deal can be made for Sergey’s title defense for his WBO light heavyweight title against mandatory challenger Anthony Yarde this week, but if not, then says it’ll go to a purse bid, according to Boxingtalk.  → read full story

By Trevor McIntyre: Promoter Eddie Hearn believes #1 WBO contender Anthony Yarde shouldn’t be fighting WBO light heavyweight champion Sergey Kovalev due to his inexperience against world level fighters.  → read full story

By Scott Gilfoid: Earlier on Wednesday, the WBO ordered World Boxing Organization light heavyweight champion Sergey Kovalev and mandatory challenger Anthony Yarde to begin negotiations for a fight with a deadline of April 12 before a purse bid takes place.  → read full story

By Trevor McIntyre: Undefeated WBO Inter-Continental Light Heavyweight champion Anthony Yarde (18-0, 17 KOs) obliterated his over-matched 38-year-old opponent Travis Reeves (17-4-2, 7 KOs) by a fifth round knockout on Friday night in a scheduled 10 round contest at the Royal Albert Hall, in Kensington, UK.  → read full story