olympic boxing champion Egor Mehontsev believes in the victory of the Russians Artur Beterbiev on Britain’s Anthony Yard.
Beterbiev will defend the WBC, WBO and IBF light heavyweight belts on January 28 at Wembley Arena in London, UK.
– Arthur is the favorite of both those who predict and the boxing community. I saw Yard’s fight with Kovalev and noted the times when he hit his attacks. The jab knockout with Kovalev left me in doubt. I’d like to think everything was fair, but I’m not sure. We also met at the gym when we trained at the same gym during the London Olympics. Beterbiev was also present. Arthur and I even took pictures with him, but we didn’t know what kind of young boy he was. He just walked beside us.
Of course, since then he has gained experience and gotten stronger. Arthur is 38 years old. In boxing, it’s not a matter of years, but depends on the mileage of the car. If he traveled 800,000 kilometers, his operation is questionable, and if he traveled 30,000 kilometers at the same time, the situation is different. It’s the same in boxing. Artur has a lot of experience, a lot of baggage, but also a long career: two Olympic Games, three world championships and serious fights in professional boxing. Although he defeated everyone by knockout, he also encountered difficulties, such as in a fight with Alexander Gvozdyk. Moreover, every title fight required serious preparation. These moments could exhaust him.
Winning by knockout isn’t Arthur’s main goal, because if you go for a knockout, you can fail and have an inconclusive fight in terms of hit accuracy and pacing of the fight. But I believe Arthur will successfully fight one more fight and get the victory,” Mekhontsev told MMA.Metaratings.ru.
The Russian has 18 first wins in 18 fights in the professional ring. Yard has 23 wins and two losses.
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