Artur Beterbiev: record, next fight and profile →
The idea of retroactively invalidating a ring loss based on a subsequent result is commonplace in boxing, though never an option for Marcus Browne.
Top Rank's CEO Bob Arum, who promotes WBC/WBA light heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev, has revealed that Mexican superstar Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez has expressed interest in facing the fearsome puncher.
Marcus Browne could not have asked for a better time to link up with one of the top trainers in the sport today. The veteran light heavyweight contender took a leap of faith in relocating to Dallas where he is now working with Derrick James. The move from the East Coast didn’t happen in a New York minute for Browne, who put a lot of thought in the switch in coaches ahead of the biggest fight of his pro career as he challenges lineal/WBC/IBF light heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev (16-0, 16KOs).
World Boxing Council President Mauricio Sulaiman likes the idea of Saul "Canelo" Alvarez moving up in weight to challenge WBC, IBF light heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev.
Former two division champion Carl Frampton views WBC, IBF light heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev as a very "dangerous" fight for Mexican superstar Saul "Canelo" Alvarez.
WBC/IBF unified light heavyweight world champion Artur Beterbiev moved to Montreal nearly a decade ago to embark on his professional journey following a pair of Olympic berths for his native Russia. Sixteen fights into his career, he will return to his adopted hometown for the first time as a world champion.
Artur Beterbiev will return to his adopted hometown following a five-year absence for his next fight. BoxingScene.com has learned that Beterbiev’s mandated light heavyweight title defense against American Marcus Browne will headline Top Rank’s December 17 card from Bell Centre in Montreal. Staten Island’s Browne is the mandatory challenger for Beterbiev’s WBC 175-pound championship.
The Artur Beterbiev-Marcus Browne bout officially has a promoter of record. Bob Arum’s Top Rank Inc. won a purse bid Tuesday to earn the right to promote their WBC light heavyweight title fight. The bidding process was conducted virtually by the WBC.
Top Rank and Premier Boxing Champions will go back to the well in hopes of extra time producing a deal between their respective clients. Talks remain ongoing for the ordered WBC light heavyweight title fight between defending champion Artur Beterbiev (also the lineal and IBF champ) and mandatory challenger Marcus Browne, WBC representatives confirmed Wednesday with BoxingScene.com. The fight was destined for a purse bid hearing scheduled to take place this Friday from the sanctioning body’s headquarters in Mexico City but has been postponed to September 28.
WBC, IBF light heavyweight world champion Artur Beterbiev explains that it would not be a problem to reach an agreement for a potential fight with Mexican superstar Saul "Canelo" Alvarez.