08-25-2019, 09:54 AM
Kovalev stopped Yarde in the 11th round but not before a few anxious moments. He controlled the first half of the fight with his jab but Yarde came on strong in the 7th and 8th rounds when he had Kovalev out on his feet and ready to go. Kovalev was saved by the bell at the end of the 8th but came back to have Yarde in serious trouble in the 9th and 10th and the fight was over when Yarde walked into a straight left hand in the 11th.