Comments Thread For: Medzhid Bektemirov Gets Tough Test With Randy Griffin

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In an intriguing youth-versus-experience matchup, undefeated Medzhid Bektemirov (11-0, 9 KOs) faces the toughest test by far of his career against Randy Griffin (25-3-3, 13 KOs) in a 10-round light heavyweight bout on May 9 at the Hilton Anatole Hotel in Dallas.

A transplant to Houston from Dagestan, Russia, Bektemirov's opposition has thus far comprised of the typical garden variety journeymen and palookas used to pad the records of up-and-coming prospects early in their careers. Griffin twice challenged Felix Sturm for the WBA middleweight title, holding Sturm to a draw in 2007 and losing a 12-round decision to the German the following year. But while Bektemirov, 25, has been active, Griffin, 36, has only had two bouts in the last four years, winning one and losing the other. [Click Here To Read More]

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In an intriguing youth-versus-experience matchup, undefeated Medzhid Bektemirov (11-0, 9 KOs) faces the toughest test by far of his career against Randy Griffin (25-3-3, 13 KOs) in a 10-round light heavyweight bout on May 9 at the Hilton Anatole Hotel in Dallas.

A transplant to Houston from Dagestan, Russia, Bektemirov's opposition has thus far comprised of the typical garden variety journeymen and palookas used to pad the records of up-and-coming prospects early in their careers. Griffin twice challenged Felix Sturm for the WBA middleweight title, holding Sturm to a draw in 2007 and losing a 12-round decision to the German the following year. But while Bektemirov, 25, has been active, Griffin, 36, has only had two bouts in the last four years, winning one and losing the other. [Click Here To Read More]

I like Bektemirov, typical tough Dagestani/Kavkazi fighter similar to Chakhkiev but he's gonna have to fix his stamina issues if he is to be one of the top guys in the Light HW division. He started off well against that Zack Page but gassed out in the later rounds and that was only a 6 round fight. This upcoming fight will be a good test for him.