The coach of Russian Dmitry Bivol, Gennady Mashyanov, in a conversation with , expressed confidence that the fight against Artur Beterbiev in 2024 will certainly take place if the opponents achieve victories in their next fights.
Bivol (21-0, KO 11) will defend his WBA belt on December 23 in Saudi Arabia against Briton Lyndon Arthur (23-1, KO 16), who holds the IBO minor light heavyweight belt. For the Russian, recognized as the best boxer in many versions, this fight will be the first in 2023. The holder of the WBC, WBO, IBF belts Beterbiev (19-0, KO 19) will meet the WBC mandatory challenger and former WBA champion of super-middleweight, the British Callum Smith, on January 13 in Quebec, Canada.
— We remember 2022, and there Bivol boxed against Saul Alvarez, Gilberto Ramirez. Dmitry’s next fight cannot boast of such a sign.
– Well, who can be your rivals to match your status? The only person is Artur Beterbiev. All the fans are waiting for their confrontation, these are the best boxers in this weight. And they have different styles.
— The most common question in recent years is whether we will even see a fight between Betrebiev and Bivol?
– I think we will see this fight. And it will definitely take place in 2024. But both Arthur and Dima are arguing. You must first achieve victories in your battles. Let’s not look behind the backs of our rivals yet. We must go through these struggles, then negotiate the terms of meeting them face to face. But there are definitely people who want to continue their fight – these are the same Saudis who want to do it,” Machyanov told .
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