Callum Smith believes he has the finishing ability to stop Artur Beterbiev. The former super middleweight champion is in the midst of preparations for his delayed mandatory shot at the WBC, IBF and WBO light heavyweight champion.
The top handler for Dmitry Bivol has strong belief that a fight with Artur Beterbiev will materialize next summer. An undisputed light heavyweight title bout between Bivol, the WBA titlist, and Beterbiev, the unified IBF, WBO, WBC champion, is among...
Artur Beterbiev couldn’t help taking a verbal jab at Dmitry Bivol in a recent face-to-face encounter. The Russian light heavyweight champions took part in a jovial, mock face-off during fight week proceedings in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, ahead of the hig...
Top Rank CEO Bob Arum, who promotes WBO, IBF, WBC light heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev, is open to the possibility of bringing his boxer back to the UK to fight the winner of Saturday's clash between unbeaten contenders Joshua Buatsi and Dan Az...
Light heavyweight Marcus Browne apparently holds Artur Beterbiev in very high esteem. In a recent post on X (formerly Twitter), Staten Island’s Browne gave high praise to his former adversary, calling the unified WBC, WBO, IBF 175-pound champion from...
Rust-ridden Dmitry Bivol will soon have a fight date, according to his promoter, Eddie Hearn. The Russian WBA light heavyweight titlist has not fought so far this year, despite a noteworthy 2022, when he defeated Canelo Alvarez and Gilberto Ramirez.
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Former light heavyweight titlist Oleksandr Gvozdyk hopes to inch closer to regaining his former perch after this coming Saturday. The California-based Ukrainian takes on Brazilian journeyman Isaac Rodrigues in an eight-round bout this Saturday night
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Artur Beterbiev will be back in full training mode by the end of October, according to his trainer. The unified WBC, WBO, IBF light heavyweight champion from Russia had to drop out of a scheduled mandatory defense in August against England’s Callum S...
WBC/WBO/IBF light heavyweight king Artur Beterbiev now has a date to defend his crown. After recent dental surgery forced Beterbiev to postpone his Aug. 19 title defense against former world champion Callum Smith, the two will now meet Saturday, Jan....
According to statements provided to Radio Canada from promoter Camille Estephan of Eye of the Tiger Mangement (EOTTM), unified light heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev may not be able to step back in the ring until at least November.
WBC/WBO/IBF light heavyweight world champion Artur Beterbiev’s title defense against former super middleweight world champion Callum Smith—originally scheduled for Saturday, August 19, at Videotron Centre in Quebec City, Canada—has been postponed due...
Promoter Eddie Hearn is still looking for a suitor for Dmitry Bivol. The WBA light heavyweight champion from Russia has been on the hunt for an opponent ever since talks to engage Canelo Alvarez in a rematch fell through earlier this year. Last month...
Death, taxes, and Artur Beterbiev putting someone to sleep are seemingly the only things guaranteed in life. Whether they were rough and rugged or attempted to box and move, the Russian champion always found a way to put his opponents out of their mi...
Hard-nosed puncher Artur Beterbiev might be characterized as being bashful to a fault. The unified WBC, WBO, IBF 175-pound champion from Russia recently downplayed his own role in the achievements he has thus far garnered in professional boxing, attr...
