Arsenal fan Anthony Yarde reveals cheeky dig he is preparing ahead of fight with Lyndon Arthur at Tottenham's stadium
ARSENAL fan Anthony Yarde has a cheeky trick up his sleeve as he prepares to fight behind enemy lines at Tottenham's stadium.
The light-heavyweight Gooner faces Lyndon Arthur in a trilogy bout on the undercard of Chris Eubank Jr vs Conor Benn.
Yarde has worn Arsenal attire all week in what could rile up any Spurs fans attending the event.
And now the two-time world title challenger teased going one further by walking out to Gunners' theme tune North London Forever.
He told Sky Sports: "I might even come in to the theme song."
Yarde was stunned to a points defeat to Arthur in 2020.
But he viciously got redemption in the rematch with a brutal fourth-round stoppage.
Now they prepare to settle the score nearly half a decade after their rivalry first started.
Yarde, 33, said: "Sometimes that's just how it all works out and it's boxing.
"I just take every fight very, very seriously. He's going to be a person that wants to get, you can call it revenge.
Chris Eubank Jr vs Conor Benn
THE countdown is ON to one of the biggest boxing events of the 21st Century
Familial tension and a rivalry that has been brewing for years will finally be resolved when Chris Eubank Jr and Conor Benn meet at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday night.
There has been huge drama in the build-up with the pair engaged in a war of words and multiple clashes in person.
SunSport will have full coverage of the blockbuster clash all week and LIVE round-by-round coverage of every fight on a stacked undercard.
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"I want to do a better job than I done last time. It's due to be a good clash."
Arthur, 33, said: "I have to be better than the first (fight) better than the second fight.
"I have to take from both, good things that I did in both. Obviously, the second fight was only four rounds but there were still some good bits.
"Personally, I think he's taking this fight lightly. By accident, just naturally thinking it will be easy because of how the second fight went."
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