Saturday night at the Bell Centre, Montreal could be the launch pad for yet another hard punching Russian light heavyweight. Following the rise of Sergey Kovalev in the sport, Montreal-based Artur Beterbiev (5-0, 5 KOs) makes a huge leap as he takes on former IBF champion, Tavoris Cloud (24-2, 19 KOs), the vacant NABA title will be up for grabs.
Beterbiev comes from a standout amateur background winning a gold medal at the 2009 world amateur championships as well as competing in two Olympics.
BoxingScene spoke to the Russian’s promoter, Yvon Michel, to discuss the intriguing encounter and got his thoughts on a few other topics concerning the light heavyweight division.
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Beterbiev comes from a standout amateur background winning a gold medal at the 2009 world amateur championships as well as competing in two Olympics.
BoxingScene spoke to the Russian’s promoter, Yvon Michel, to discuss the intriguing encounter and got his thoughts on a few other topics concerning the light heavyweight division.
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