Artur Beterbiev: record, next fight and profile →
World Boxing Council (WBC) President Mauricio Sulaiman recently discussed why his organization is not barring their light heavyweight world champion, Artur Beterbiev, from moving forward with a planned summer unification with WBO champion Joe Smith at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Beterbiev also holds the IBF's world title.
British promoter Frank Warren realizes that he needs to be extra prudent in the matchmaking for his charge Anthony Yarde, since it appears that the hard hitting light heavyweight contender is on the cusp of another shot at a divisional title – or possibly three.
Promoter Eddie Hearn believes Dmitry Bivol is Canelo Alvarez's toughest opponent since Floyd Mayweather. Canelo suffered his sole career defeat back in 2013, when he was easily outboxed over twelve rounds by Mayweather.
Eddy Reynoso, head trainer and manager of Mexican superstar Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez, is looking forward to a very big year for his boxer. On May 7th, Canelo return to the light heavyweight division to challenge undefeated WBA world champion Dmitry Bivol.
Bob Arum hopes those that oppose Canelo Alvarez’s fight against Dmitry Bivol because Bivol resides in Russia can differentiate between Bivol and the Russian-born light heavyweight champion his company co-promotes.
Veteran trainer Abel Sanchez has been in the opposite corner against Saul "Canelo" Alvarez on two separate occasions. Sanchez is the former longtime trainer of middleweight champion Gennadiy Golovkin.
Trainer Marc Ramsay is no fan of the seemingly well-intentioned but, in his view, wrongheaded rash of punitive measures enacted recently by boxing’s major sanctioning bodies.
A three-belt light heavyweight unification showdown between Artur Beterbiev and Joe Smith Jr. appears imminent to take place this summer, Top Rank boss Bob Arum has revealed.
Artur Beterbiev is on the same page as Joe Smith Jr. Beterbiev, the WBC/IBF light heavyweight titleholder from Russia, wants to unify the belts in the division as much as Smith, the WBO light heavyweight titleholder from Mastic, New York, does, according to Marc Ramsay, Beterbiev’s longtime trainer.
If Artur Beterbiev truly wants to fight Joe Smith Jr. next, he had better act fast. That’s the message Joe DeGuardia, Smith’s co-promoter, delivered after Smith stopped Steve Geffrard early in the ninth round Saturday night at Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona