Boxer Arthur Beterbiev: sport achievements and fights

Arthur Beterbiev is a Russian professional boxer of Chechen descent, honored master of sports of the international class of Russia (2007), performing in the light heavyweight category (up to 81 kg). From the sports achievements of the boxer, the following can be singled out: World Champion 2009, European Champion 2006, 2010, World Cup 2008. Also, Beterbiyev holds titles from WBA-NABA (from 2014 to present) and IBF North America (from 2014 Year to the present).

Arthur Beterbiev, whose height is 182 centimeters, the range of his arms is 185 cm, he trains under the direction of Beterbiev Abubakar (brother) and Nuripash Talibov.

Biography and familiarity with boxing

He was born on January 21 in 1985 in the city of Khasavyurt, Dagestan (USSR). From a young age began to play sports. The main motivators were his older brothers, who from a young age were boxing and were tall and strong guys. Looking at them, Arthur always caught himself thinking that he wants to be the same.

At the age of eleven he is enrolled in the boxing section and begins to actively study this sport discipline. The guy had good skills and physical characteristics, but with discipline things were not so smooth. Arthur was an extremely spoiled and disobedient child, because of which he was expelled from the sports school more than once.

First awards and achievements

In 2001, Artur Beterbiev made his debut at a high-level competition. It was the world championship in boxing among the cadets, on which he managed to take the 3rd place. The next years the guy actively trained and collected awards in various Russian boxing tournaments.

In 2006, Arthur signed a professional contract with the sports organization "Ring Magnitogorsk" from Magnitogorsk, where he later moved to permanent residence. In the same year, the boxer wins a silver medal in the Russian championship. Prior to that, in 2004 and 2005, Arthur Beterbiev took bronze medals here. Under the auspices of the Ring of Magnitogorsk, the boxer performed at the World Championships in Chicago (2007), where he won a silver medal.

After a successful performance at the world championship Arthur confirmed his status at the Russian Championship in 2007. Here he fought already at light heavyweight and managed to win the first gold in his career at a high level.

In 2011, boxer Artur Beterbiev decided to move into a heavyweight division. The fact is that the national team has a new potential leader, to whom all hopes were placed. It was Yegor Mehontsev (Olympic champion in 2012).

Arthur Beterbiyev fights

In 2013, the boxer signs a contract with Canadian promoters GYM and in the summer will make his debut in Montreal. Quickly adapting to the new rules and standards, the Chechen boxer began to win with the first battles. The first rivals of Beterbiyev were little-known strong professionals with whom he easily coped. After a little training with the Canadian "jurnimenami" Arthur came to a new level.

The first serious opponent was the former IBF champion American Tavoris Cloud, who before the battle with Beterbiev suffered two defeats in a row. The inferiors of Clauda were the heavyweights of the Canadian Adonis Stevenson and the American Bernard Hopkins.

Despite this, Tavoris Cloud was considered an undisputed favorite. The result of the fight plunged everyone into a shock: in the first round Arthur Beterbiev, without slowing down the pace, dealt the strongest blows, thanks to which Tavoris was thrice knocked down. In the second round, the humiliation of the Russian opponent ended: Arthur once again sent the American to a knockdown, after which he was unable to stand on the count of the referee. As a result, the battle was stopped, and the victory was won by Beterbiev.

Arthur Beterbiev - Jeff Page Jr.

In 2014, on December 19, Arthur Beterbiev fought against the undefeated Jeff Page, Jr.. It was a fight for the vacant titles of WBO-NABO and IBF "North America". During the fight, Beterbiev markedly dominated and already in the second round at 2.21 minutes Jeff Page fell to the ring and the judge counted the victory by knockout in favor of the Russian. In the same fight, Beterbiyev felt for the first time on his own skin what a knockdown was.

The first defense of the IBF: a duel against the Spanish ex-world champion Gabriel Campillo

In April 2015, the boxer fought with the former world champion - Spaniard Gabriel Campillo. In this battle Arthur Beterbiyev defended his IBF title. The first three rounds were equally fair: both fighters inflicted the strongest blows and punches to each other, however in the first round the Spaniard was knocked down.

At the beginning of the fourth round, Beterbiyev decided to choose a slightly different tactic - he started passively boxing, mostly defending himself. At this point, Gabriel Campillo stepped up and began to attack, trying to knock down a Russian. However, Arthur technically evaded, at some point caught the Spaniard's error and caused him a crushing uppercut.

Campillo crashed to the platform with a crash and did not rise again. After this fight, Beterbiev achieved the second place in the rating of IBF, and also significantly rose in the ratings of BoxRec and The Ring.