WBA light heavyweight champion Dmitri Bivol in an interview with he said that to win a fight with a compatriot Artur Beterbiev he just needs to go through a good camp.
Bivol has 22 victories in 22 fights in the professional ring. The boxer has made 11 successful defenses of the WBA light heavyweight belt since 2017. Negotiations are currently underway to arrange a fight between Bivol and Russian WBC, WBO, IBF champion Artur Beterbiev.
— What is your general attitude towards Artur Beterbiev? And how would you act with him in a duel?
“I have the same attitude towards him as I do towards many athletes. I respect him as an athlete. He really did a lot. I respected him when I was in the national team. I observed him like an older comrade. He was the leader of the team. He did a lot for Russian boxing. This is how it turned out that we were rivals. And I must respect him as a rival, and nothing more.
What should I do to emerge victorious in the ring? I have to be myself. I must have a good camp. A lot of things can happen in the ring, so you need to minimize the risks. And for this you need to train correctly, develop the right tactics, choose the right sparring partners. You have to be focused throughout the fight,” Bivol said in an interview with .
Beterbiev’s statistics are 20 early victories in 20 professional fights.
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