WBA Russian Light Heavyweight Champion (Super) Dmitry Bivol in an interview with , he said he does not see the prospect of a unification fight with a fellow WBC, WBO and IBF belt holder in the foreseeable future Artur Beterbiev .
Bivol will organize on November 5 in Abu Dhabi (UAE) the tenth defense of the WBA (Super) belt against the Mexican mandatory competitor Gilberto Ramirez. In May of this year, Bivol defeated the highest-paid and famous Mexican boxer Saul Alvarez by unanimous decision in Las Vegas. The contract for the fight included a rematch option, which Canelo has yet to use.
It has been reported that Beterbiev in the next fight will fight mandatory challenger according to British WBO Anthony Yarde.
– The rest of the titles in this division belong to Russian Artur Beterbiev. Your potential fight has been discussed millions of times over the years. Do you have doubts that this meeting will take place one day?
– So far I don’t see the option that it can take place just now. A year ago, I saw this opportunity when I went to fight (Umar) Salamov and when title fights were allowed in Russia. Then I saw that it could happen. Right now, probably not.
Are you talking about the foreseeable future, not the long term?
– Sure. It happens that events unfold like this … Maybe tomorrow everything can turn out in such a way that I will see this fight.
Now I see there is a potential fight with Canelo, and also with (Joshua) Buatsi or the same Callum Smith. You yourself see and understand why this can happen. And how can it be with Artur Beterbiev… So far, this meeting looks worse than the options I have voiced,” Bivol said.
Read the full version of the interview on Friday on the website.
Source : MatchTV
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