Artur Beterbiev appeared angry during today’s press conference ahead of his Rihyadh season undisputed light heavyweight championship fight against Dmitri Bivol on October 12. One thing that may have put IBF, WBC and WBO 175-lb champion Beterbiev (20-0, 20 KOs) in a foul mood was when it was his time to speak during the press conference.
The commentator told him, “I know you’re a man of few words,” then quickly moved on after letting Beterbiev answer a question. Looking at Beterbiev’s face, you could see that he was not happy because he could no longer speak for such an important fight. He should have been given more opportunity to speak rather than being dismissed with the ‘man of few words’ remark.
This event is supposed to be about Beterbiev and Bivol, not the undercard fighters, who were apparently given more time during the press conference than the two 175-lb champions. The undercard is filled with fighters nowhere near world class except for the women’s fight.
“My coach tells me not to tell details,” Beterbiev told the Stampede grounds about his trainer not wanting him to reveal his game plan for his fight against Dmitri Bivol on October 12th. “Right now, my dream fight, all my fights now is Dmitri Bivol. After that we will think, and we will see (who comes next).
“When Canelo Alvarez had one belt (WBO 175-lb title) in my division at that time, I wanted to fight him, but now I don’t think so. It’s not interesting to fight him,” Beterbiev said when asked if he wanted to fight Canelo. “Of course,” Beterbiev said when asked if the titles were the most important to him.
“All my previous fights I don’t give predictions. I am not a forecaster. I’m just a simple boxer, and I do my job as I can. I will do my best,” Beterbiev said.
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