Russian fighter Artur Beterbiev said that the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, congratulated him on his victory in the fight for the title of absolute world light heavyweight champion.
The fight took place on October 12 in Riyadh. The fight lasted all 12 rounds. Beterbiev won by judges’ decision. He now holds the WBA, IBO, WBC, IBF and WBO belts. After the victory, Ramzan Kadyrov approached Beterbiev in the ring.
— He has supported me since childhood, my sports career. It is very encouraging for me, for all Chechen athletes. He’s the number one fan. Even when he was a kid, he would say, “Arthur, I’ll help you as much as I can, but in the ring you have to box.” » He congratulated me. “I came especially to applaud,” reports the correspondent of , according to Beterbiev’s words.
The rivals entered the battle invincible. Beterbiev had 21 victories, Bivol 23 victories and one defeat.
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