Artur Beterbiev: record, next fight and profile →
It was a savage light heavyweight battle that lived up to the Philadelphia billing. Artur Beterbeiv, in a back-a-forth affair, knocked out Oleksandr Gvozdyk in the 10th round to unify the WBC/IBF light heavyweight titles Saturday evening at the Liacouras Center.
Beterbiev, Gvozdyk Fight Photos Gallery - Liacouras Center, Philadelphia - In an IBF, WBC light heavyweight unification between two undefeated world champions, Artur Beterbiev (15-0, 15 KOs) kept his knockout streak in place as he stopped Oleksandr Gvozdyk (17-1, 14 KOs) in the tenth round. (photos by Mikey Williams)
Top Rank's CEO Bob Arum, who promotes WBC, IBF light heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev, says the boxer is going to return in the early part of 2020 in a mandatory title defense. Beterbiev's next fight will be a mandatory defence against undefeated Meng Fanlong of China.
Artur Beterbiev landed harder punches all night and eventually wore down Oleksandr Gvozdyk. Beterbiev had a 49-8 edge in power landed in last 2 rounds and landed 40% of his power shots in the fight. Gvozdyk threw 260 jabs, but landed less than 10%.
Beterbiev, Gvozdyk Official Scorecards - Liacouras Center, Philadelphia - In an IBF, WBC light heavyweight unification between two undefeated world champions, Artur Beterbiev (15-0, 15 KOs) kept his knockout streak in place as he stopped Oleksandr Gvozdyk (17-1, 14 KOs) in the tenth round.
By Keith Idec - PHILADELPHIA – Oleksandr Gvozdyk took Artur Beterbiev’s vaunted power for as long as he could Friday night. Beterbiev eventually wore down the previously unbeaten Gvozdyk, dropped him three times in the 10th round and stopped him in their light heavyweight title unification fight. Referee Gary Rosato called an...
Beterbiev, Gvozdyk Scorecard BoxingScene Live - Oleksandr Gvozdyk and Artur Beterbiev made weight for one of the year’s most anticipated showdowns, a light heavyweight title unification bout and lineal championship heat which takes place Friday evening live on ESPN from the Liacouras Center on the campus of Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (photos by Mikey Williams)
Boxing fans sit through lots of the ordinary to get to night’s like this. Who know what will happen Friday night (ESPN, 10 PM EST). It might be over early. One man or the other might dominate it for twelve rounds. It might be a classic. We won’t know until we see it play out. The one thing we can be sure of is we are getting two of the best light heavyweights in the world, both of them unbeaten, with history’s crown on the line. The odds makers can’t seem to pick a clear favorite...
Beyond the ropes, Artur Beterbiev prefers to disconnect from the sport—and at time, reality—as often as possible. “I’m the wrong person to ask about another fighter,” the unbeaten knockout artist and reigning light heavyweight titlist confessed to BoxingScene.com. “When I’m training, I don’t pay attention to anything else. When my fight is done, I only pay attention to what’s important to my family.”
Top light heavyweight contender Callum Johnson gave his take on the upcoming top scraps in his weight class. Later tonight, undefeated world champions Oleksrandr Gvozdyk and Artur Beterbiev will collide in a WBC, IBF unification in Philadelphia. And on November 2nd at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Canelo Alvarez will jump up by two weight divisions to challenge WBO world champion Sergey Kovalev.