IBA champion, 2024 European champion, bronze medalist at the 2023 World Championship Vsevolod Shumkov in a conversation with , he said this on the spot Artur Beterbiev he would have retired after the fight with Dmitri Bivol .
The fight for the title of absolute light heavyweight world champion took place on Saturday in Riyadh; Beterbiev, 39, won by majority decision. Bivol manager Vadim Kornilov said the boxing team plans to challenge the decision of judge Pavel Kardyni on Monday, who recorded Beterbiev’s victory with a score of 116-112. After the fight, both sides declared themselves ready for a rematch.
— This fight is a real spectacle for boxing fans, I really liked it. The outcome of the fight was clear: Arthur was more active, threw more punches, some of which were very hard and landed to the body, which forced Dmitry to slow down and get tired in the championship rounds. Dmitry acted strictly according to plan, keeping Beterbiev at a distance, not allowing him to get closer. In my opinion, Dmitry lacked activity in the subsequent rounds, because until the 9th round the fight was absolutely even, but in the end Arthur won the championship rounds and deservedly became the absolute champion. We don’t know Arthur’s plans, but in his place I would have retired and remained the absolute champion, I would have left with grace! – Shumkov told .
Shumkov previously told that his next fight would take place on November 30 at the RCC Boxing Promotions tournament.
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