МОНРЕАЛЬ (Февраль 17, 2017)– It’s official: Монреаль Артур Бетербиев(IBF #2 – 11-0-0, 11 КО) will be in the most important fight of his career, against Cuban-born Sullivan Баррера(IBF #7 – 18-1-0, 13 КО), for the mandatory challenger position for the International Boxing Federation (IBF) light heayvweight world title, held by American Андре Уорд (31-0-0, 15 КО). The Beterbiev vs. Barrera clash will take place Апреля 21 в Майами, Флорида.
“It is with great pride and confidence that we go into this fight in Miami,” Beterbiev’s promoter Ивон Мишель(Groupe Ивон Мишель). “In order for Beterbiev to receive maximum credibility, he needs to demonstrate that he can perform anywhere in the world. Because Sullivan Barrera, the only top-rated contender to accept the challenge to face Artur, could not cross the Canadian border, we agreed to have this fight take place in the United States.
“We are convinced that the many Quebecers who still live in Florida, в это время, will come to support Artur, who has made Quebec the adopted home for him and his young family.”
The Beterbiev-Barrera winner will become the mandatory challenger for the IBF light heavyweight champion, who will have until September, самое позднее, to face the winner.]GYM won the IBF-ordered purse bid Feb. 2 (2017), winning with a $201,000 (доллар США) bid to $181,000 for Barrera’s promoter, Главные события. Due to the 75-25 percentage advantage going to the highest ranked fighter, Beterview will earn $188,250 для $62,750 for Barrera.
Ward won the IBF, WBA and WBO light heavyweight titles with a 12-round unanimous decision win over Сергей Ковалев, Ноябрь 19, 2017, в Лас-Вегасе.
Beterbiev was impressive in his most recent outing, последний Декабрь 23 at the Lac Leamy Casino in Gatineau, stopping Paraguayan slugger Исидро Прието Ranoni (26-1-3) in opening round (2:44).
Barrera also displayed tremendous skills during his most recent performance, this poast Декабрь. 16 in California, shattering the previously undefeated Вячеслав Shabrank
More details about Beterbiev vs. Barrera will be announced in the coming days.
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