Imam Khataev: record, next fight and profile →
George Kambosos Jnr and Jake Wyllie on Friday cleared the final hurdle for their domestic showdown Saturday night in Sydney, Australia, making the weight for their 12-round junior welterweight fight.
Hard-charging light heavyweight Imam Khataev added another victim to his rapidly growing resume by thrashing previously undefeated Cuban import Yunior Menendez in less than three rounds of one-sided action.
Imam Khataev returns to the ring in Grozny in Russia on December 7, when he meets Cuban contender Yunior Mendez at the Colosseum.
Light heavyweight Imam Khataev extended his knockout streak to eight with a seventh-round stoppage of Ezequiel Osvaldo Maderna on Thursday night at the Montreal Casino in Montreal.
Undefeated junior welterweights Arthur Biyarslanov and Tamas Kiliti both made weight Wednesday ahead of their bout at the Montreal Casino in Montreal on Thursday night.
Russian light heavyweight hopeful Imam Khataev has been branded the next Artur Beterbiev. Khataev (6-0, 6 KOs) claimed a bronze medal for Russia at the Tokyo Olympic Games that took place in 2021. He turned professional following a semi-final defeat to Great Britain’s Ben Whittaker, and has found himself under the guidance of Camille Estephan’s Montreal based Eye of the Tiger.
Christopher Guerrero remained unbeaten by out-landing fellow Mexican Sergio Herrera to the head and body for much of their eight-round fight Saturday night in Quebec City, Canada.
Five months after it was postponed, Artur Beterbiev-Callum Smith became official Friday afternoon in Quebec City, Canada. The Russian-born, Montreal-based Beterbiev and Liverpool’s Smith both made weight for their 12-round, 175-pound championship clash Saturday night at Videotron Centre. Beterbiev officially weighed in at exactly 175 pounds, slightly more than Smith, who came in at 174.6 pounds.
On January 13, the Centre Videotron will kick off the new year in a big way in Quebec, as the unified world light heavyweight champion, Artur Beterbiev, puts his belts on the line against the former super middleweight monarch, now the #1 contender in the light heavyweight division, Callum Smith.