Beterbiev’s Most Recent Rivals

One of the most anticipated fights in recent years will take place on October 12 and His Excellency, Turki Alalshikh is preparing to present a show full of excitement.

In the main event, Artur Beterbiev will face Dimitri Bivol, for supremacy at 175 pounds at the Kingdom Arena of #RiyadhSeason.

Dimitri Bivol has an undefeated record of 23 wins with 12 KO’s. Artur Beterbiev has been the World Boxing Council champion since 2019 when he defeated the then unbeaten Oleksandr Gvozdyk.

The long-awaited light heavyweight unification fight between Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol was postponed due to a knee injury suffered by Beterbiev.It was originally scheduled for Saturday, June 1 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia at the Kingdom Arena, but now everything is set for us to discover the name of the undisputed 175-pound champion in October.

Callum Smith

WBC, IBF and WBO Light Heavyweight Champion Artur Beterbiev retained his crowns, by knocking out former former super middleweight world champion Callum “Mundo” Smith in the seventh round, at the Center Videotron in Quebec, Canada.

Beterbiev was ruthless and relentless from the outset, throwing clusters of fast, accurate and heavy punches.

Anthony Yarde

Unified light heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev retained his 100% knockout ratio by scoring an eighth-round technical knockout victory against British puncher Anthony Yarde (23-3, 22 KOs) at OVO Arena Wembley in London.At the time of the stoppage, two judges had Yarde winning, while one judge had it for Beterbiev. However, the king of the 175-pound division has never gone the distance, and that night was no exception.

Joe Smith Jr.

At the Hulu Theater in the Madison Square Garden, New York, Artur Beterbiev (18-0, 18 KO) became unified light heavyweight champion stopping Joe Smith Jr (28-4, 22 KOs) in two ruthlessly devastating rounds.Both fighters went straight at it from the opening bell, testing their punch potency. Beterbiev was more versatile with quicker combinations, neutralizing the long jab of Smith, who launched all-out attack, throwing caution to the wind. At the end of the round, a quick and accurate counter right hook from Artur, found its mark and dropped Joe to one knee.In the second round, the two began exchanging power shots and Smith was knocked down again. Beterbiev landed a flurry of punches to drop Smith for the third time. Smith once again beat the Referee’s protection count, but Beterbiev staggered him badly and the Referee stepped in to stop the fight. Eighteen fights 18 KO’s for Artur Beterbiev!

Marcus Browne
A badly bloodied WBC light heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev KO’d Marcus Browne in the ninth round, with a left to the liver at the Bell Center in Montreal, overcoming a horrendous gash to his forehead, which bled profusely, after an accidental clash of heads in the fourth, to make it seventeen out of seventeen KO`s in his stunning pro career.