Beterbiev

BOXING NEWS understands that the next defence of Artur Beterbiev’s light-heavyweight championship has been postponed. The Russian-born Canadian resident was due to face Callum Smith on August 19 at the Centre Videotron in Quebec City.…

WHEN Artur Beterbiev and Callum Smith meet on August 19 there is a high probability the fight will not go the distance. For the sixth time in his last eight outings Smith travels overseas this time to Quebec City in Canada looking to…

GEORGE GROVES says timing could be everything when Callum Smith challenges Artur Beterbiev next month. The Liverpudlian light-heavyweight travels to Canada to take on the Russian for the 175lbs championship in Quebec City on August 19.…

THE manager of Dmitry Bivol says their target is Artur Beterbiev and not a rematch against Canelo Alvarez. Vadim Kornilov is not convinced that the Mexican wants to fight his client a second time and described the idea of fighting on the…

CALLUM SMITH is aware of how big his task is on August 19 when he attempts to become the first man to defeat Artur Beterbiev. The two big punching light-heavyweights meet at the Videotron Centre, Quebec City in Ontario with the champion…

TOP Rank have won the purse bids to stage Artur Beterbiev’s next fight. The world light-heavyweight champion will face WBC mandatory challenger Callum Smith in the next defence of his titles. Beterbiev’s promoters outbid Smith’s backers…

WOW, what a tremendous effort put forth by Anthony Yarde on Saturday night when he challenged world light-heavyweight king, Artur Beterbiev. Though the result was exactly as Boxing News predicted, the contest itself proved more competitive…

Who would you like to see Yarde and Beterbiev fight next? Jordan Gill (Former European featherweight champion) The obvious answer would be Beterbiev vs Dmitry Bivol for the undisputed title. That’s obviously a mega fight. But, selfishly,…

WHEN it was first announced that Artur Beterbiev’s light-heavyweight title defence against Anthony Yarde would be broadcast on BT Sport rather than on Box Office, the news was met with universal praise among boxing fans. Here was one of the…

Jordan Gill (Former European featherweight champion) Yarde really impressed me and I thought he was slightly up (on the scorecards) at the time of the stoppage. His fighting spirit and the heart he showed should be enough to earn anyone’s…