Drozd said Bovil and Beterbiev are not obliged to be friends

The ex -champion of the world in boxing Grigory Drozd said that Dmitry Bivol and Arthur Beterbiev, who should conduct revenge on Saturday, are not obliged to be friends.

The fight for the title of absolute worldwide world will be held on February 22 in Riyadh. The first duel of Russian boxers took place in October 2024 and ended with Beterbiev’s victory by the decision of most judges (114–114, 115–113, 116–112). Beterbiev became the absolute champion of the world in half -life.

– Bovil and Beterbiev do not want to reap their hands. Feel the tension between them?

– This is fine. Two fighters will dispute the title of absolute world champion. They do not have to be friends. They respect each other, but do not squeeze their hands – this can be.

– For the past few years, they have been talking about the age of Beterbiev. Can age overtake him in this battle?

– History shows that this happens. The boxer is in excellent shape and suddenly in a second during the battle begins to age. This happened, for example, with Vladimir Klitschko in a duel with Anthony Joshua. But one cannot confidently say that Beterbiev is already age -related and he may have problems with Fizukha. He is a wonderful boxer who keeps himself in discipline. He has a cool team. I think Arthur will be in the best shape.

– If the bevel wins, there will be a trilogy. What if Beterbiev defeats?

– Arthur proved everything to everyone. He will probably think about the completion. And Bwalwo should do work on mistakes and look for opportunities to go upstairs, – quotes the Drozd “RB Sport”.

Beterbiev in a professional ring won 21 victory in the 21st match, on the account of Bivola 23 victories and one defeat.