Artur Beterbiev spoke ahead of his latest fight on how the sport of boxing helped him and growing up in a tough environment.
Beterbiev from Russia fights Dmitry Bivol also from Russia in a huge rematch this Saturday, but came from humble beginnings away from the bright lights of Saturday’s title fight at 175 lbs.
“I think yes, because hard times make strong people, you know. I think so. Hard times are always good. My older brother, when he does interviews, he’d say, ‘I have a lot of energy, and I need to spend this energy somewhere else,’ you know, and he decided to bring me to the boxing gym to spend my energy there. Since that time, I’ve never fought out in the street.”
Artur Beterbiev is thought to be one of the hardest punchers in the sport pound for pound in all of boxing. He won a close points decision last time out against rival Dmitry Bivol and didn't get a knockout for a change. Speaking to BoxNation ahead of the big fight…
Dmitry Bivol rematches Artur Beterbiev next month in one of the best boxing cards in history. Last time out in their first fight earlier this year Bivol lost a points decision closely to Beterbiev. Speaking to BoxNation Bivol said of the fight: "It was a good fight, especially for boxing…
Ahead of this weekend's big boxing the Beterbiev vs Bivol 2 date and time in all the major cities worldwide below. There is a lot of people interested in boxing this weekend with the rematch for the undisputed light-heavyweight championship but the card is stacked too. Maybe the best boxing…
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