Promoter Bob Arum is livid concerning the IBF ordering undisputed mild heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev to defend his IBF belt in opposition to little-known obligatory Michael Eifert subsequent. Arum feels that it’s foolish for the Worldwide Boxing Federation to order Beterbiev (21-0, 20 KOs) to a “non-entity” Eifert (13-1, 5 KOs) simply to carry onto his IBF belt so quickly after Beterbiev’s victory over Dmitry Bivol final Saturday night time in Riyadh.
Arum didn’t point out whether or not Beterbiev would vacate his IBF title or provide a step apart to the 26-year-old German Eifert. His Excellency Turki Alalshikh desires to place collectively a rematch between Beterbiev and Bivol to clear up what some followers felt was a controversial resolution from final weekend.
It’s unclear if Turki will undergo with that plan or goal a much bigger combat for Beterbiev in opposition to Canelo or Benavidez. Whereas followers are concerned about seeing a rematch between Beterbiev and Bivol, they might change their minds if Canelo or Benavidez have been provided as potential choices for Artur.
The High Rank promoter Arum prefers that Beterbiev combat one in every of these three subsequent:
– Canelo Alvarez
– Dmitry Bivol
– David Benavidez
“It’s completely insane. It’s like a burden to be undisputed. I imply, the concept that it’s a must to combat some non-entity to maintain your title after you’ve gained the largest combat of your profession appears loopy to me. That is ludicrous. They are saying, ‘These are our guidelines.’ Properly, change the foundations,” mentioned Bob Arum to @UncrownedCombat
Arum didn’t say which of these three that he would ideally need Beterbiev to combat subsequent, however it’s probably Canelo as a result of that’s a combat that might me huge within the U.S in would generate loads of PPV buys.
A rematch with the Matchroom-promoted Bivol (23-1, 12 KOs) gained’t be as attention-grabbing as a result of he was operating all night time in opposition to Beterbiev, making an attempt to outlive. He made it very boring. Hearn promotes Bivol however has a boring type in comparison with Canelo and David Benavidez.
