WBC chief believes Beterbiev should be included in top rankings regardless of weight class

World Boxing Council (WBC) President Mauricio Suleiman in a conversation with said Russian Artur Beterbiev should be included in the top rankings regardless of weight classes.

On Sunday night at a tournament in the United States, Beterbiev defeated American Joe Smith Jr. in the second round by technical knockout in a unification bout and became the WBO, WBC, IBF world champion. The owner of the WBA (Super) belt in this weight is another Russian Dmitry Bivol.

— Beterbiev’s performance was incredible. He is a dominant, strong and intelligent boxer. Those who rank independently of weight classes will have to include it, Suleiman told .

In the top 10 of the world ranking, all weight categories combined, there is Bivol. On the BoxRes portal, Beterbiev is in the 12th line, regardless of the weight categories (Artur is represented there under the Canadian flag), Bivol is in third.

Source : MatchTV

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