Vadim Kornilov, manager of the WBA light heavyweight champion Dmitri Bivol named the approximate date of the fight for the absolute champion title with his compatriot Artur Beterbiev .
On January 13, Beterbiev defended his belts at a boxing event in Quebec, defeating Briton Callum Smith by technical knockout in the seventh round. Earlier, Beterbiev, 39, and Bivol, 33, spoke several times about their willingness to fight face-to-face.
— As I already said, everything was agreed on our part. As for Beterbiev’s team, we have not yet been informed. The estimated fight date is June 1 in Saudi Arabia. The official information will come from the organizers,” Kornilov said, as quoted by .
Beterbiev’s statistics are 20 early victories in 20 professional fights. Bivol has 22 victories in 22 fights.
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