“A thrill during the dinner where we met Beterbiev? Firstly, because he was never my friend, I never communicated warmly with him. When we were in the national team, I treated him very of respect, because he was the eldest, one of the leaders that I admired, understanding how the leaders of the national team live. But we were never friends. I was not particularly friendly with any of my rivals. And Arthur’s character is such that – that’s it, we are rivals” “Sport-Express quotes Bivol.
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Dmitry said that Beterbiev himself chose similar behavior. At the same time, Bivol emphasized that he did not intend to impose himself on anyone as a friend.
Source: Sport
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