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Monday, July 27, 2015, 1:51 p.m. ET
Beterbiev-Kovalev: the stage is set
On signing this column, I am waiting for the call Kathy Duva, promoter Main Event, whose purpose is to officially launch the invitation for a confrontation between Artur Beterbiev and Kovalev in late November, Russia, the birthplace of both athletes.
When he set foot for the first time in my office, Beterbiev expressed the desire to measure up to his countryman, and I found this very ambitious target for someone who had not any experience Boxing professional. Yet it reiterated its request to the point where even Artur disappointed not to have made this wish a reality during his first two years in the pros.
Sergey KovalevAvec new presences in the arena to counter Beterbiev is closer than ever to mandatory challenger status, which was our original plan with him.
Its gain against Gabriel Campillo in April at the Pepsi Coliseum in Québec propelled second in the IBF. With the defeat of the French against Nadjib Mohammedi Krusher in the final of Saturday's card, the organization will send us a day to day for a letter of invitation to Beterbiev to fight for the famous contender status mandatory.
In good businesswoman she is, Kathy Duva became aware of this, and instead of negotiating with a sword of Damocles over her head, she took the lead and was quick to mention that there had an interest in the duel between the two Russians. Everybody will agree to say that would be the best aspirant Beterbiev in the world and it would make a wonderful fight. If we can we avoid having to hold another fight in order to confirm the status of Artur, I fully agree with this approach.
Otherwise, the camp champion would not override the choice of the diffuser. Knowing this, all we need is to receive a fair proposal. Kovalev is the champion, who has all three belts. With this in mind, we know that it is his entourage that comes the privilege to choose the location of the fight and the TV network.
However, what is not prepared to accept is that we compel us to have any obligation or HBO main event for future fights in the event of a victory Beterbiev. Yes, we would be committed to propose a rematch, but the data would be changed. Then we would control our destiny instead of us dictating the course of things.
In short, if Duva and his team show seriously, and I have strong reasons to believe that this is the case, we will engage in the coming hours, since Artur fervently hope this fight, and we.
Very different contexts
Since Sunday night, many have wondered why we would be interested that a Beterbiev - Kovalev fight is aired on HBO, while it is a categorical "no" when it comes to a confrontation between Adonis Stevenson and Kovalev on the same network. The equation is simple. Showtime and CBS networks have invested in Stevenson. It would be dishonest on our part to abandon this affiliation and not to leave them any chance to get the broadcasting rights.
Because it has its hands tied, Duva forces us to focus HBO, and we simply can not bow to such a request. With its commitments, Adonis has a moral obligation to provide those who have supported all these years the chance to take advantage of a possible fight between the two boxers.
In the case of Artur with his relative lack of experience among professionals, Showtime and CBS have never invested in it, up to this point, as part of a main battle. This gives us the flexibility to more easily arrive at an agreement, if the offer is reasonable. The answer in the coming hours, if all goes as planned!
Beterbiev-Kovalev: the stage is set
On signing this column, I am waiting for the call Kathy Duva, promoter Main Event, whose purpose is to officially launch the invitation for a confrontation between Artur Beterbiev and Kovalev in late November, Russia, the birthplace of both athletes.
When he set foot for the first time in my office, Beterbiev expressed the desire to measure up to his countryman, and I found this very ambitious target for someone who had not any experience Boxing professional. Yet it reiterated its request to the point where even Artur disappointed not to have made this wish a reality during his first two years in the pros.
Sergey KovalevAvec new presences in the arena to counter Beterbiev is closer than ever to mandatory challenger status, which was our original plan with him.
Its gain against Gabriel Campillo in April at the Pepsi Coliseum in Québec propelled second in the IBF. With the defeat of the French against Nadjib Mohammedi Krusher in the final of Saturday's card, the organization will send us a day to day for a letter of invitation to Beterbiev to fight for the famous contender status mandatory.
In good businesswoman she is, Kathy Duva became aware of this, and instead of negotiating with a sword of Damocles over her head, she took the lead and was quick to mention that there had an interest in the duel between the two Russians. Everybody will agree to say that would be the best aspirant Beterbiev in the world and it would make a wonderful fight. If we can we avoid having to hold another fight in order to confirm the status of Artur, I fully agree with this approach.
Otherwise, the camp champion would not override the choice of the diffuser. Knowing this, all we need is to receive a fair proposal. Kovalev is the champion, who has all three belts. With this in mind, we know that it is his entourage that comes the privilege to choose the location of the fight and the TV network.
However, what is not prepared to accept is that we compel us to have any obligation or HBO main event for future fights in the event of a victory Beterbiev. Yes, we would be committed to propose a rematch, but the data would be changed. Then we would control our destiny instead of us dictating the course of things.
In short, if Duva and his team show seriously, and I have strong reasons to believe that this is the case, we will engage in the coming hours, since Artur fervently hope this fight, and we.
Very different contexts
Since Sunday night, many have wondered why we would be interested that a Beterbiev - Kovalev fight is aired on HBO, while it is a categorical "no" when it comes to a confrontation between Adonis Stevenson and Kovalev on the same network. The equation is simple. Showtime and CBS networks have invested in Stevenson. It would be dishonest on our part to abandon this affiliation and not to leave them any chance to get the broadcasting rights.
Because it has its hands tied, Duva forces us to focus HBO, and we simply can not bow to such a request. With its commitments, Adonis has a moral obligation to provide those who have supported all these years the chance to take advantage of a possible fight between the two boxers.
In the case of Artur with his relative lack of experience among professionals, Showtime and CBS have never invested in it, up to this point, as part of a main battle. This gives us the flexibility to more easily arrive at an agreement, if the offer is reasonable. The answer in the coming hours, if all goes as planned!
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