Comments Thread For: Beterbiev-Campillo is For IBF #2 Spot in The Rankings

[Mr.Daddy]

Having read Sergey's response to Beterbiev's loud mouthing, I am fully confident that Sergey will beat Beterbiev when they fight. Sergey certainly wasn't shy about discussing the corrupt scoring in his amateur losses to Beterbiev, nor was Sergey uncertain about Beterbiev's fate once they square off as professionals.

[Weebler I]

"incredible brute force"

The IBF route is the best route to take if Beterbiev ever wants to get his shot at Kovalev, they'll enforce that mandatory around this time next year.

[Cutthroat]

Awesome this fight will be on TV, will get to introduce the american fans to an exciting power puncher. Beterbiev is a ****ing animal, war Beterbiev!

[CANELOLUJAH]

Campillo is gonna get murdered dude should retire.

[iNixus]

Beterbiev by KO 2nd round. The guy is a freaking beast.

[SlySlickSmooth]

I think it would be great if Kovalev could get Mohamedi then Stevenson this year.

Return to Russia in 2016 for a fight for the people. Kovalev vs Beterbiev, granted Beterbiev stays undefeated.

[Mr.Daddy]

Well, this was his first Olympic cycle, and if BoxRec.com is correct, in 2008, it wasn't domination, but the loss to China's Xiaoping was controversial.
Represented Russia at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, boxing as a Light Heavyweight (81 kg):
Round 1/16 - Defeated Kennedy Katende (Sweden) 15-3
Round 1/8 - Lost to Zhang Xiaoping (China) 2-8
Here's his second:
Represented Russia at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Great Britain, boxing as a Heavyweight (91 kg):
Round 1/8 - Defeated Michael Hunter Jr. (United States) +10-10
Quarterfinal - Lost to Oleksandr Usyk (Ukraine) 13-17

Here's the Wiki analysis of his amateur career:
The aggressive puncher Beterbiyev won the 2006 European Amateur Boxing Championships among others beating Irishman Kenneth Egan and Ismail Sillakh. He beat southpaw Egor Mekhontsev but lost to two-time world champion Evgeny Makarenko in 2006. He finally beat him in 2007 and qualified for the World championships. In the finals he faced little-known Uzbek southpaw Abbos Atoev but was upset.

At the Olympics 2008 he beat Kennedy Katende 15:3 then fell controversially to local Zhang Xiaoping who went on to win.

In Milan he beat young Cuban Jose Larduet and Uzbek Elshod Rasulov for the world championship 2009.

Heavyweight 201lbs/91kg[edit]
At the 2011 World Amateur Boxing Championships ***8211; Heavyweight he lost to eventual winner Oleksandr Usyk 13:17.

At the Boxing at the 2012 Summer Olympics ***8211; Men's heavyweight he edged out Michael Hunter but lost again by 13:17 to Usyk.
Now that Beterbiev's is a pro, does his amateur career even matter?

[ИATAS]

I don' t think he is going to read this.

[bxkiddchino]

Beterbiev is facing pretty good opposition for only 7 pro fights and now going into his 8th against Campillo. I just hope that if he wins, he has a few more fights before he plans to face Kovalev. With a win, its obvious he will get elevated in the rankings. He also should work on his defense from what i saw in his last fight.

[anonymous2.0]

I didn't even know there was a Mediterranean WBC belt