Secretary General of the Russian Boxing Federation Tatyana Kiriyenko said she would be very upset if a fight for the title of absolute world light heavyweight champion was arranged between the Russians. Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol .
Beterbiev, who holds the WBC, WBO, IBF championship belts, announced Thursday on that his possible fight with Bivol could take place in May-June 2023. Beterbiev has 19 first wins in 19 bouts in the professional ring. The WBA world champion Bivol has 21 victories (11 by KO).
– It’s professional boxing, and one day this fight can take place. But there is a constant ethic… I have known these boxers since childhood, from the first stages of training. You can say I’m like a mother to them, so I can’t imagine their full-time duel in my head. The heart will break into pieces. So far, it can’t fit in my head, ” correspondent reports, according to Kiriyenko’s words.
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Source : MatchTV
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