Russian boxer Artur Beterbiev commented on the upcoming fight against his compatriot Dmitri Bivol noting that he hopes to win another championship belt.
The fight for the title of absolute light heavyweight world champion between Beterbiev and Bivol will take place on June 1 in Saudi Arabia.
— Thank you to everyone who helped make this fight possible. I see another belt in front of me.
— What do you think of Dmitry Bivol, is he an ordinary opponent? He has no defeats in the professional ring.
“I collect titles, I need one more.”
— Why do you think it took so long to reach agreement on the unification struggle?
— I don’t know, ask him (Bivol).
— Is this the most important challenge of your career?
“We’ll see, I’ll try to be 100% ready for the fight.”
— Do you want to say something to your opponent?
“He already knows that,” Beterbiev said at a press conference.
Beterbiev, 39, holds championship titles according to WBC, WBO, IBF and has 20 first victories in 20 fights. Bivol, 33, owns the WBA championship belt, he has 22 victories in 22 fights.
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