Yarde’s ability to compete against world class fighters and he certainly impressed Beterbiev.

“I had good moments, I could’ve won that fight and changed my life forever,” Yarde told talkSPORT.

“I’ve changed my life anyway, but I could’ve had that celebration that I had in my mind.

“I didn’t go out there and embarrass myself, I’m getting a lot of credit for doing that to someone like Beterbiev.

“So I think it’s a win-win for me.”

Yarde went on to reveal what Beterbiev had said to him after the fight, saying: “There’s a lot of respect.

“He just said, ‘No-one’s given me that test as a professional.’

“So there’s a lot of respect there. They said they’d prepared for me, but they didn’t know what to expect.

“They knew I was hungry, but they didn’t expect that hard of a fight.

“But he said that he turned professional when he was 28 and I’m 31 now, so I’ve got time.”

Yarde was winning on two of the three judges scorecards, with one judge putting the Brit up by three rounds.


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