International Boxing Council (WBC) president Mauricio Sulaiman told that the whole world hopes to see a fight between Russians. Artur Beterbiev And Dmitri Bivol .
The fight between Bivol and Beterbiev for the title of absolute world light heavyweight champion was to take place on June 1 in Riyadh. On Saturday it became known that Beterbiev was injured, the fight was postponed and could take place at the end of the year.
“It is a great disappointment for me to learn of Arthur’s injury. I don’t know the nuances and degree of damage, but still. Boxing is an individual sport, so sometimes fights are postponed. It’s like football or hockey, if the star player gets injured, the games continue. The whole world hopes that the fight between Bivol and Beterbiev will take place,” Suleiman told .
Bivol, 33, has 22 victories in 22 fights and is a WBA world champion. The holder of the WBC, WBO, IBF belts, Beterbiev, aged 39, has 20 first victories in the professional ring.
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