President of the International Boxing Association (IBA) Umar Kremlev in a conversation with , he named Russia’s WBA (Super) light heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol the best boxer of 2022.
WBA (Super) light heavyweight champion Bivol, due to his victories over Mexicans Saul Alvarez and Gilberto Ramirez, has been recognized as the best boxer by many publications and organizations, including the WBA.
– First place – Dmitry Bivol. And that is not debatable, the whole world recognizes it. Second place – Artur Beterbiev. Well, the third may be called Saul Alvarez. Yes, he lost (against Bivol), but he still shows class, fights with the strongest opponents. In general, I would give the third row to Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin. They promote boxing. Yes, they can lose, but they don’t give up and move on,” Kremlev told .
Beterbiev defeated American Joe Smith Jr. in the second round in 2022 and added the WBO title to his WBC and IBF light heavyweight belts. In total, Beterbiev has 18 first wins in 18 fights in the professional ring. On January 28, Beterbiev will face British WBO mandatory challenger Anthony Yarde in London on January 28.
Alvarez, after losing to Bivol in September, beat Gennady Golovkin to defend his four super middleweight titles. Before the meeting with Canelo in April in Japan, Kazakhstan defeated Ryota Murata ahead of schedule and unified the WBA and IBF middleweight belts.
Source : MatchTV
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