ՄՈՆՐԵԱԼԻ, Կանադա (Հունիս 15, 2016) – After careful consideration, rising Groupe Yvon Michel (ՋԻՄ) star and double Russian Olympian, Artur Beterbiev, will not take part in the qualifying process to earn a spot to compete in the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Բրազիլիա.
An Olympic qualifying tournament for professional boxers will be held Հուլիս 3-8 in Vargas, Վենեսուելան, following the decision of the International Amateur Boxing Association (ԱԻԲԱ) to include professionals in the Olympic tournament.
Սակայն, Beterbiev (10-0, 10 Նոկաուտով), who made a triumphant return to the ring after a one-year absence on June 4 at the Bell Centre in Montreal against Argentinian Ezequiel Maderna (23-3, 15 Նոկաուտով), will not be there.
“After analyzing all situations, we came to the conclusion that the current situation was not favorable,” ՋԻՄ նախագահ Yvon Michel explained. “The short-term goal for Artur Beterbiev is to become world champion in the pro ranks. He will be back in the ring in September.”
Currently world ranked in the top 10 of the light heavyweight division — IBF # 2, WBC and WBA #4, WBO վարկածով #7 իսկ The Ringmagazine #9 — Beterbiev has already participated in the Olympics twice: 2008 Պեկինում (178 lbs.) իսկ 2012 ին Լոնդոնում (201 lbs.).
“Regardless of my boxer’s objectives, ” Beterbiev’s head trainerMarc Ramsey ասել է, “I’m behind him 100-percent. Սակայն, the main goal remains the conquest of a World title.”
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