Russian boxer Artur Beterbiev reported that the contract for a fight for the absolute light heavyweight world title against a compatriot Dmitri Bivol has not yet been signed, but an agreement on holding the battle has been reached.
The fight will take place on October 12 in Saudi Arabia. Bivol has 23 wins and holds the IBO and WBA light heavyweight belts. Beterbiev has 20 wins and holds the IBF, WBO and WBC belts. Both fighters are undefeated.
– How is your health?
– You won’t wait.
– We expect you to be in good shape.
– I’m in good shape. Right now I can get up at 6 in the morning to train.
— What kind of injury did you have? You haven’t given an interview yet.
– I don’t give interviews, I’ve already given up that job.
– For what?
– Having had enough. Everything I say is rewritten and transmitted differently.
— Have you signed a contract for the fight yet?
– No.
– What does that have to do with it?
— The process is just beginning. The signing has not yet taken place.
— But is there an agreement in principle with the organizer?
– Yes.
— Will there be a rematch clause in the contract?
— I did not specify this point. We need to discuss this point with my team.
— Did you watch the fight between Bivol and Malik Zinad?
— I only saw highlights.
— Will Bivol be the most serious opponent of your career?
– I wouldn’t say that. How can you insult all my former rivals like that? They’ll catch you somewhere.
– But Bivol is an undefeated boxer.
— Weren’t there undefeated boxers in my career?
– But Bivol is a very distinguished boxer.
“We’ll see, I’m interested myself,” the correspondent reports, citing Beterbiev’s words.
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