Artur Beterbiev says he’s not excited by a struggle in opposition to Canelo Alvarez until he had one of many belts at gentle heavyweight. The unified 175-lb champion Beterbiev (20-0, 20 KOs) says he gained’t struggle Canelo only for the sake of combating him with out him holding a belt.
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Beterbiev can be a nightmare for Canelo as a consequence of his energy, aggression and his excessive work charge. The within combating skill of Beterbiev can be an excessive amount of for Canelo, who has by no means fought anybody like that in his profession. He’s normally the one higher on the within, however is on one other degree.
Canelo has by no means proven any curiosity in going through Beterbiev, and it’s unlikely that he would transfer as much as 175 to problem him for the undisputed championship if he’s victorious in opposition to WBA champ Dmitry Bivol on Saturday night time. Two years in the past, Bivol defeated Canelo in Las Vegas by a detailed 12-round unanimous determination on Could 7, 2022.
Canelo blamed his defeat on an injured hand, however followers noticed it as a case of Bivol being too expert, too massive, and too well-conditioned for him. The Mexican star got here throughout like a poor loser, unwilling to confess that he was out of his class in opposition to Bivol.
The man that Canelo needs is Bivol (23-0, 12 KOs). Nevertheless, it’s unknown if he’d need to struggle him if Beterbiev knocks him out on Saturday night time. Canelo needs the 4 belts at 175 to be on the road when he faces Bivol in a rematch, and it gained’t be as attention-grabbing if he comes into the competition having been obliterated by Beterbiev.
This Saturday, October twelfth, IBF, WBC, and WBO gentle heavyweight champion Beterbiev will face WBA champ Bivol for the undisputed championship on the Kingdom Area in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The winner of the struggle will maintain all 4 titles and be seen because the King of the division.
“Canelo is a decrease class. I don’t need to go there,” stated Artur Beterbiev to iFL TV when requested if he’d be excited by combating Canelo Alvarez after his conflict in opposition to Dmitry Bivol on Saturday night time. “If he involves my class and he has some belts in my class, sure, I’ve some curiosity. However only for nothing, I’m not .”
