Artur Beterbiev

Artur Beterbiev Артур Бетербиев
Born	Artur Asilbekovich Beterbiev (1985-01-21) 21 January 1985 Khasavyurt, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union (now Russia)
Nationality (legal)	Russian
Statistics
Weight(s)	Light-heavyweight
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Reach	185 cm (73 in)
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	11
Wins	11
Wins by KO	11
Losses	0
Medal record Men's amateur boxing Representing Russia European Championships 2006 Plovdiv Light-heavyweight 2010 Moscow Light-heavyweight World Championships 2009 Milan Light-heavyweight 2007 Chicago Light-heavyweight

Artur Asilbekovich Beterbiev (Russian: Артур Асильбекович Бетербиев; born 21 January 1985) is a Russian professional boxer. As an amateur he won a silver medal at the 2007 World Championships, gold at the 2009 World Championships, as well as gold at the 2006 and 2010 European Championships, all in the light-heavyweight division. He also reached the quarter-finals of the heavyweight bracket at the 2012 Olympics.

Beterbiev is particularly known for his formidable punching power, with all of his professional wins to date scored by knockout or stoppage.

Amateur career

Beterbiev competed as a light-heavyweight and heavyweight in his amateur career. He won the 2006 European Amateur Boxing Championships beating Kenneth Egan and Ismail Sillakh among others. He beat Egor Mekhontsev but lost to two-time world champion Evgeny Makarenko in 2006. In 2007 he beat future unified light-heavyweight champion Sergey Kovalev in the semi-finals, and eventually beat Evgeny Makarenko in finals to qualify for the World Championships. In the finals of the World Championships he faced the little-known Abbos Atoev but lost in an upset.

At the Olympics 2008 he beat Kennedy Katende 15:3 then fell controversially to local boxer Zhang Xiaoping who went on to win the gold medal.

In Milan he beat young Cuban Jose Larduet and Uzbek Elshod Rasulov for the 2009 world championship title.

At the 2011 World Championships he lost to eventual winner Oleksandr Usyk by 13–17. At the 2012 Olympics he edged out Michael Hunter but lost again by 13–17 to Usyk. Both of these were in the heavyweight division.

Professional career

Beterbiev won his professional debut via a second-round TKO over Christian Cruz at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada on July 8, 2013.

Beterbiev vs. Cloud

After winning his first five professional bouts, Beterbiev would face off against former IBF light heavyweight world champion Tavoris Cloud for the vacant NABA Light Heavyweight championship on September 27, 2014. After a tentative opening minute from both fighters, Beterbiev opened up and began landing powerful shots that visibly rocked Cloud. In the final minute, the Russian would drop his opponent three times via devastating and concussive combinations. This was the first time Cloud had ever been dropped in his professional career. Beterbiev would close the show in round two, landing multiple hard shots to the head that knocked Cloud out, giving Beterbiev his first professional title.

Beterbiev vs. Campillo

After stopping light heavyweight prospect Jeff Page Jr. in two rounds, winning the vacant IBF North American and WBO–NABO light-heavyweight titles, Beterbiev would face off against another former IBF light heavyweight world champion, Gabriel Campillo, with his North American title at stake. Both men began cautiously until Beterbiev dropped Campillo late in the first round. The Russian slowly wore down his foe with multiple straight rights to the body. Finally in the fourth, Beterbiev would land a straight/uppercut hybrid that would hit Campillo square on the chin, and followed it up with a perfunctory left hook before walking to his corner while his opponent slid to the canvas, barely conscious. The PSI detector in his gloves stated that the first punch landed with 973 lbs of force.

Beterbiev vs. Johnson

Beterbiev made his record a perfect 9-for-9 with nine knockouts as Alexander Johnson became his latest victim on June 12, 2015 at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago. Using a vicious overhand right, Beterbiev knocked Johnson down twice in the fifth and a third time in the seventh before getting him for good at 1:38 of the round, clobbering him with a left hook and finishing him off with a booming overhand right that put Johnson through the ropes down and out. With the win, Beterbiev added the vacant WBO International light-heavyweight title to his other four won titles.

Personal life

Beterbiev was born in Khasavyurt, Dagestan, and is of Chechen descent. He currently resides in his adopted hometown of Montreal, Quebec. A Muslim, Beterbiev is married with three children; a son and two daughters. He is promoted by Groupe Yvon Michel (GYM) and advised by Al Haymon, following his move to Canada in May 2013.

Professional boxing record

11 fights	11 wins	0 losses
By knockout	11	0

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
12	—	—	Enrico Kölling	—	– (12)	11 Nov 2017	Save Mart Arena, Fresno, California, U.S.
11	Win	11–0	Isidro Ranoni Prieto	TKO	1 (12), 2:44	23 Dec 2016	Casino du Lac-Leamy, Gatineau, Quebec, Canada	Retained WBA–NABA light-heavyweight title
10	Win	10–0	Ezequiel Maderna	TKO	4 (12), 0:54	4 Jun 2016	Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada	Retained WBA–NABA light-heavyweight title
9	Win	9–0	Alexander Johnson	TKO	7 (10), 1:38	12 Jun 2015	UIC Pavilion, Chicago, Illinois, US	Retained WBA–NABA light-heavyweight title; Won vacant WBO International light-heavyweight title
8	Win	8–0	Gabriel Campillo	KO	4 (12), 0:37	4 Apr 2015	Colisée Pepsi, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada	Retained IBF North American light-heavyweight title
7	Win	7–0	Jeff Page Jr.	TKO	2 (10), 2:21	19 Dec 2014	Colisée Pepsi, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada	Retained WBA–NABA light-heavyweight title; Won vacant IBF North American and WBO–NABO light-heavyweight titles
6	Win	6–0	Tavoris Cloud	KO	2 (12), 0:38	27 Sep 2014	Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada	Won vacant WBA–NABA light-heavyweight title
5	Win	5–0	Alvaro Enriquez	TKO	1 (6), 2:38	22 Aug 2014	Complexe Sportif Sportscene, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
4	Win	4–0	Gabriel Lecrosnier	TKO	4 (6), 2:44	18 Jan 2014	Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
3	Win	3–0	Billy Bailey	KO	1 (6), 2:49	30 Nov 2013	Colisée Pepsi, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
2	Win	2–0	Rayco Saunders	RTD	3 (6), 3:00	28 Sep 2013	Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
1	Win	1–0	Christian Cruz	TKO	2 (4), 2:21	8 Jun 2013	Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada	Professional debut

External links

• Official website (archived)
• Boxing record for Artur Beterbiev from BoxRec (registration required)
• Amateur results
• Artur Beterbiev at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
• Artur Beterbiev profile at Premier Boxing Champions