Artur Beterbiev: record, next fight and profile →
Argentinean super middleweight Mateo Damian Veron (28-22-3) beat Danish veteran Lolenga Mock in January in quite an upset (let´s forget it was a bad piece of matchmaking: Veron has the one thing Mock never could handle and that is speed). Veron have since been back to Europe and was stopped by Anthony Sims Jr March 2 in the UK.
IBF light heavyweight world champion Artur Beterbiev, the only current world champion with a 100 percent knockout ratio, will take his iron fists to California for the second defense of his title. Beterbiev, who recently signed a long-term pact with Top Rank, will face top contender Radivoje “Hot Rod” Kalajdzic in the main event Saturday, May 4 at Stockton Arena. In the co-feature, Jerwin “Pretty Boy” Ancajas, the world’s longest-reigning 115-pound world champion, will make the seventh defense of his IBF junior bantamweight title against No. 1 contender Ryuichi Funai.
It was revealed on Monday that Groupe Yvon Michel (GYM) and undefeated Artur Beterbiev, the IBF world light heavyweight champion, have reached an agreement confirming the end of their promotional contract. The agreement puts an end to all of legal proceedings between GYM and Beterbiev.
Callum Johnson just isn’t sure. That was the British light heavyweight’s honest answer when asked why didn’t try harder to finish off Artur Beterbiev once he floored the Russian knockout artist five months ago. Johnson had every reason to be mindful of Beterbiev’s power once he landed a flush left hook that dropped the IBF champion at 1:24 of the second round. A stunned Beterbiev got up and fended off Johnson for the remainder of the second round.
Sullivan Barrera was confident that Artur Beterbiev would be his next opponent, but the negotiations did not play out as expected and now the IBF light heavyweight champion is heading in another direction.
Danish super middleweight Patrick Nielsen, 29-3, has signed with Peder Forsmnan´s Sports Management and the debut for his new promoter is set for May 25 in Aarhus. Nielsen lost a close, disputed decision to Arthur Abraham in April of 2018 and has been inactive since then and there have been talks of a rematch but the fight never materialized.
Earlier this month, IBF light heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev (13-0, 13 KOs) expressed his interest in a potential unification with Sergey Kovalev, who recently reclaimed the WBO world title with a dominant twelve round unanimous decision over Eleider Alvarez. Kovalev (33-3-1, 28 KOs), who last August was knocked out by Alvarez in seven rounds, is now back in the mix with the very best at 175.
IBF light heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev (13-0, 13 KOs) was a very interested party last Saturday night, as he watched Sergey Kovalev reclaim the WBO world title with a dominant twelve round unanimous decision over Eleider Alvarez.
According to light heavyweight contender Sullivan Barrera, he accepted an offer to face IBF world champion Artur Beterbiev, who recently signed a promotional pact with Top Rank.
Mike Lee will keep a watchful eye on the Badou Jack-Marcus Browne light heavyweight bout Saturday night in Las Vegas. The undefeated light heavyweight contender could see himself fighting the Jack-Browne winner next. Lee, 31, also is interested in challenging IBF light heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev.