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ArturBeterbiev
The Russian light-heavyweight's title haul and twenty knockout wins in twenty-one bouts explain the respect he commands in the division.
Overview
Artur Beterbiev, forty-one, boxes from an orthodox stance at light-heavyweight, the division where he has won the world titles. A career spent at the weight has produced more finishes than decisions, a pattern opponents plan around.
A single belt would have satisfied plenty of fighters. Beterbiev went after the full set, winning the light-heavyweight titles of the sanctioning bodies and adding the division's other major honours. That complete collection is what separates his career.
When he fights, the ledger explains the danger. Twenty-one wins with a solitary defeat, twenty by knockout, tell opponents they cannot relax for a moment; an orthodox stance keeps the power hand at the back, ready.
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Artur Beterbiev is a Russian professional boxer who campaigns at light-heavyweight and has won world titles across the major sanctioning bodies. He fights from an orthodox stance and was born in Khasavyurt.
Twenty of his victories have arrived by knockout, a figure that shows how hard he hits at light-heavyweight.
He is 41 years old, and his birthday falls on 21 January each year.
He was born in 1985, in the Russian town of Khasavyurt.
Across 22 professional bouts he has lost only once, with no draws and every other contest ending in victory.