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John Scully, trainer of WBC, WBO, IBF light heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev, has spoken out about the boxer's injury.
"I talked to guys who had the same injury and they say it's not that serious. They are confident that Artur will fight before the end of the year. When I joined the camp, he was already practicing with a bandage on his knee. I honestly didn't even ask what happened because he was training normally, looked good, everything was clear. There was no point in asking, but you see, it turned out to be more serious," - said the specialist.
Recall that on June 1, Beterbiev was scheduled to fight for the title of absolute world champion in the heavyweight division against Dmitry Bivol, but was injured and was forced to withdraw from the fight.
The World Boxing Organization (WBO) has mandated Artur Beterbiev, the reigning WBC and IBF light heavyweight champion, to provide comprehensive medical explanations of his recently sustained knee injury. The demand was issued on Wednesday by Luis Batista Salas, the chairman of the WBO Championship Committee. This comes after the scheduled prime fight with WBA titlist Dmitry Bivol on June 1 in Riyadh was postponed due to Beterbiev's injury.
WBA light heavyweight boxing champion Dmitry Bivol will defend his title against Libyan Malik Zinad on June 1 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This is reported by ESPN with reference to Turki Alalshih, chairman of the General Entertainment Authority of Saudi Arabia.
The unified heavyweight boxing world champion Artur Beterbiev made the first statement after the fight against WBA belt holder Dmitry Bivol was canceled.
The fight for the title of absolute champion was scheduled for June 1 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, but was postponed due to a meniscus tear in the Canadian boxer.
"Dear friends, welcome everyone. Unfortunately, injuries in professional sports are not at all uncommon and no one is immune to them. I sincerely did not want the upcoming fight to be postponed, but the doctors insisted on the postponement.
Thank you to everyone who has already bought tickets, this fight will definitely take place, but a little later. Thank you all for your support," Beterbiev wrote in Instagram.
WBC, WBO and IBF light heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev has been injured and will not be able to fight WBA belt holder Dmitry Bivol on June 1 in Saudi Arabia as scheduled.
According to insider Mike Coppinger, the Canadian boxer has a torn meniscus. It is expected that he will be able to return to the ring no earlier than September.
The information was later confirmed by the chairman of the General Entertainment Authority in Saudi Arabia, Turki Al Al-Sheikh:
"After receiving today's news about Beterbiev's injury, we will postpone this fight until later this year. I wish my brother Artur a speedy recovery. However, the 5 on 5 tournament will still take place on June 1," he wrote in X.
Artur Beterbiev's record currently stands at 20 wins, 0 lose and 0 draw.
Artur Beterbiev's last fight took place against Callum Smith on Jan. 13, 2024, in Quebec City, Canada. He won by TKO in the 7 round. That fight was 4 months and 0 day ago.
Beterbiev's last 3 fights have come over a period of 1 year, 6 months and 26 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 6 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 5 rounds on average.
Beterbiev was born in Russia.
The Artur Beterbiev is currently 39 years old. He was born on Jan. 21, 1985, so he will turn 40 in 8 months and 8 days.
Artur Beterbiev made his professional debut in June 2013, so he has been a pro for 10 years.
Beterbiev is 6' 0" (6 Foot and 0 inch) which is 184 cm (1 meter and 84 centimeters).
Beterbiev fights from a orthodox, which means he favours his right hand as his power hand when fighting.
