President of the International Boxing Association (IBA) Umar Kremlev expressed confidence that the world champion according to WBC, WBO, IBF is Russian Artur Beterbiev will defeat the Brit early Callum Smith .
The fight will take place in Quebec, Canada on January 13. Beterbiev will defend his WBC, WBO and IBF light heavyweight titles against WBC mandatory challenger Smith.
– I am sure that Artur Beterbiev will win sooner than expected. But anything can happen, that’s boxing. So we wait and support, I support Arthur,” Kremlev said in an audio recording posted on his Telegram channel.
Beterbiev, 38, has 19 early victories in 19 fights. Smith, 33, has 29 victories and one defeat, which he suffered in December 2020 against Mexican Saul Alvarez.
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