Fights
Beterbiev after defeating Bivol: “Kadyrov is my number 1 fan”
Russian boxer Artur Beterbiev, after defeating Dmitry Bivol in the fight for the title of absolute world light heavyweight champion, said that the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, is his main fan.
The fight took place in Riyadh. The fight lasted all 12 rounds. Beterbiev won by decision of the judges. Now he owns 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. He is very rooting for me, for all Chechen athletes. He is fan number 1. Even as a child, he said: “Arthur, I will help you with everything I can, but in the ring you need to box.” He congratulated me. “I came specifically to cheer,” the Match TV correspondent reports Beterbiev’s words..
The rivals approached the battle undefeated. Now Beterbiev has 21 victories, Bivol has 23 won fights and one defeat.
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Source: Sportbox
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