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Artur Beterbiev
Artur Asilbekovich Beterbiev (Russian: Артур Асильбекович Бетербиев; born 21 January 1985) is a Russian professional boxer of Chechen descent. He is a unified light-heavyweight champion, having held the IBF title since 2017 and the WBC and lineal titles since 2019. As of October 2019, he is ranked as the world's best active light-heavyweight by The Ring and the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board, and third by BoxRec. As an amateur, Beterbiev won a silver medal at the 2007 World Championships, gold at the 2009 World Championships, as well as gold at the 2006 and 2010 European Championships, all in the light-heavyweight division. He also reached the quarter-finals of the heavyweight bracket at the 2012 Olympics. Beterbiev is particularly known for his exceptional punching power, having won all of his professional fights by knockout or stoppage.
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Born
1985-01-21
Birth Place
Soviet_Union
Nationality
Chechen
Height
1.82
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Marcus Browne Trainer: We Want Artur Beterbiev Next

Light heavyweight contender Marcus Browne has been relatively quiet for the past two years, but his longtime trainer, Gary Stark Sr., is hoping his charge can change that trend by ending the year with a statement performance – against, no less, the feared, two-belt Russian champion of the division, Artur Beterbiev.
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Joe Smith Jr believes he’s got what it takes to beat Artur Beterbiev

WBO light heavyweight titleholder Joe Smith Jr says he’s on the hunt to unify world titles. Smith snagged a belt in a hotly debated win over Maxim Vlasov last month and has since been linked to a potential unification fight against WBC and IBF champion Artur Beterbiev, though nothing official has been announced at this point.
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Artur Beterbiev vs Joe Smith Jr targeted for fall at Madison Square Garden

If Bob Arum gets his way, the hotly anticipated light heavyweight unification match between Artur Beterbiev and Joe Smith Jr. could land in one of boxing’s most hallowed arenas. He tells TASS that Beterbiev and Smith are “set” to go at it this coming autumn in a bout “conditionally scheduled to take place at Madison Square Garden Arena.”
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Gilberto Ramirez looking to land fight against Artur Beterbiev

With Mexican light heavyweight Gilberto Ramirez (41-0, 27 KOs) now campaigning under the banner of Golden Boy Promotions, Ramirez makes it clear to RingTV that he’s looking for a big fight to make a splash, and leaves no question as to who he has set in his sights. “I’m targeting...
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Photos: Artur Beterbiev Breaks Down, Stops Adam Deines

Russia's Artur Beterbiev, in his first bout in 17 months, knocked out Adam Deines in the 10th round to retain his WBC and IBF light heavyweight world titles Saturday at Megasport Arena in Moscow. Beterbiev (16-0, 16 KOs) authored a fitting encore to his October 2019 TKO over Oleksandr Gvozdyk,...
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Artur Beterbiev extends knockout record in first bout in 519 days

After a 519-day absence, Artur Beterbiev picked up where he left off as he extended his 100% knockout record with a tenth-round TKO win over Adam Deines Saturday. The Russian power-puncher ensured he remained boxing's only world champion with a perfect KO record when he ended the stubborn resistance of Deines with a short left hook at the Khodynka Ice Palace, Moscow.
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Artur Beterbiev Unsurprisingly Stops Adam Deines

It was viewed as a grotesque mismatch on paper and it proved to be just that. Unified light heavyweight titlist Artur Beterbiev (16-0, 16 KOs) had long been known for his concussive knockout power. However, his inability to actually step inside the ring had recently plagued him. Coming into his...
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Artur Beterbiev continues his perfect knockout run

Artur Beterbiev retains his unified light-heavyweight championship in Moscow. BOXING in his homeland for the first time as a professional fighter, Artur Beterbiev retained his WBC and IBF light-heavyweight titles halting Germany’s Adam Deines at the Khodynka Ice Palace in Moscow on Saturday (March 20). Deines landed his southpaw left...
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Artur Beterbiev retains title and perfect KO record

After 17 months, Artur Beterbiev finally returned to the ring on Saturday night at the Megasport Sport Palace in Moscow, Russia against Adam Deines. Beterbiev was initially set to put his WBC and IBF light-heavyweight titles on the line against Deines in October of last year but a rib injury in training put a halt to that scrap. The bout was rescheduled for January 30 of this year but again, the date had to reset after Beterbiev tested positive for Covid-19. So, finally, Saturday night in the champion’s native Russia, Montreal-Canada-based Beterbiev got back to work.
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Photos: Artur Beterbiev, Adam Deines - Face To Face in Moscow

WBC/IBF light heavyweight world champion Artur Beterbiev went face to face with top contender Adam Deines, before they collide on Saturday, March 20 at Megasport Arena in Moscow — will be televised live on ESPN and ESPN Deportes (and simulcast on ESPN+) at 3 p.m. ET/12 p.m. PT. In the...
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Artur Beterbiev vs Adam Deines official, March 20th in Moscow

Everything’s officially squared away for unified IBF/WBC light heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev’s March 20th title defense against Adam Denies. The undercard kicks off at 1:00 PM Eastern on ESPN+, while the ESPN broadcast begins two hours later. The co-feature sees former WBA “world” welterweight champ Alexander Besputin (13-0, 9 KO)...
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Artur Beterbiev vs. Adam Deines - Undercard Information

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Bob Arum: Artur Beterbiev vs. Joe Smith Jr. Would Sell Out MSG

Top Rank Boxing’s Bob Arum thinks a title unification clash between Artur Beterbiev and Joe Smith Jr. would pack Madison Square Garden in New York City. Beterbiev is considered by many to be the top light-heavyweight in boxing. He holds the WBC and IBF gold. Beterbiev is set to put his gold on the line against Adam Deines on March 20. Smith is looking to capture the WBO Light-Heavyweight title in his February 13 showdown with Maxim Vlasov.
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Artur Beterbiev, now recovered from COVID-19, to defend titles vs. Adam Deines on March 20

Unified light heavyweight world titlist Artur Beterbiev's title defense against Adam Deines has been rescheduled for March 20, most likely in Russia, according to the WBC. Beterbiev (15-0, 15 KOs), of Russia, who also owns the IBF title, was scheduled to face Meng Fanlong in March 2020, but the coronavirus pandemic forced that fight to be rescheduled for October 2020. When Fanlong couldn't secure a visa to travel to Russia for the fight, he was replaced by Deines. A month before the fight was supposed to take place, Beterbiev suffered a rib injury and the bout was postponed and rescheduled for Jan. 30. But Beterbiev tested positive for COVID-19 and the fight was postponed again. According to the WBC, Beterbiev has now recovered from the virus.
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Artur Beterbiev vs Adam Deines rescheduled for March 20, likely in Moscow

Just days after ordering Gilberto Ramirez vs. Marcus Browne for the interim light heavyweight title, the WBC has revealed that now-healthy champion Artur Beterbiev’s voluntary defense against Adam Deines is back on for March 20th, “most likely” in Moscow, Russia. This marks the fight’s fifth planned date; after jumping from...