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A TRUE CHRISTMAS GIFT
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మాంట్రియల్ (సెప్టెంబర్ 29, 2016) – Ottawa and Outaouais boxing fans in Canada will receive a special Christmas gift when Montreal’s adopted son and the most dangerous world title challenger, Artur Beterbiev (10-0, 10 కోస్), faces Paraguay slugger and reigning WBC Latino light heavyweight champion ఇసిడ్రో ప్రైటో Ranoni (26-1-3, 22 కోస్) in a real power punching affair, డిసెంబర్ 23 in Gatineau as part of the GYM Boxing Series, presented by the Casino de Lac Leamy in collaboration with Videotron.
Beterbiev is world ranked by all over the major sanctioning bodies: అంతర్జాతీయ బాక్సింగ్ ఫెడరేషన్ (IBF) #2, ప్రపంచ బాక్సింగ్ కౌన్సిల్ (WBC) and World Boxing Association (WBA) #3, ప్రపంచ బాక్సింగ్ ఆర్గనైజేషన్ (WBO) #4, మరియు రింగ్ magazine #6.
WBO #10 rated contender Prieto has won his last two fights by knockout, since losing by unanimous decision to Eleider అల్వారెజ్ in a spectacular 12-round fight, in which he refused to give an inch to the WBC # 1 challenger on August 15, 2015 మాంట్రియల్ బెల్ సెంటర్ వద్ద.
Expect fireworks as the KO ratio for Beterbiev and Prieto is an incredible 80-percent.
“Despite the claims of some promoters and light heavyweight challengers,” గ్రూప్ Yvon మిచెల్ (GYM అధ్యక్షుడు Yvon మిచెల్ అన్నారు, “it’s a fact that Artur Beterbiev is the most dangerous and biggest threat to all of the world light heavyweight champions All contenders for titles change their minds when it comes to getting in the same ring with him,” said the president of GYM, Yvon మిచెల్.
“Isidro Prieto is a fierce fighter who accepted the challenge, also believing he has the style to repel even the most courageous boxer. He is determined to make a name for himself December 23rd. We certainly admire his determination.”
 Artur Beterbiev
Beterbiev is a bright GYM prospect. A true jewel, the Chechen fighter brutalized the international amateur scene.
The ferocious Beterbiev represented Russia in two Olympic Games in Beijing and London. He also won a gold and silver medals at the prestigious World Amateur Championships, as well as gold medals in numerous amateur tournaments including the Wold Cup and European Championships.
లో 2010, the International Boxing Association (AIBA) named him its Boxer of the Year, as the best pound-for-pound amateur fighter in the world. He also defeated current WBO light-heavyweight world champion Sergey Kovalev ఔత్సాహికులు లో.
The gladiator from Daghestan left behind family and friends to fulfill his dream of becoming a professional world champion.
“He has all the qualities required to become world champion,” highly regarded strength-and-conditioning coach Andre Kulesza said of Beterbiev when he first signed a promotional contract with GYM. “He is healthy and always positive. He is highest level of athlete who I have ever had the chance to work with in Montreal. He has a superior genetically than anybody I ever work with and that’s really saying something! Artur is naturally strong, agile and flexible. He will go up very quickly and destroy his rivals. Expect lots of KOs,”
ఒక ప్రొఫెషనల్గా, Beterbiev has destroyed every opponent he’s faced. In only his sixth fight, he crushed former IBF champion Tavoris Cloud in less than two rounds to capture the NABA strap.
తన షోటైం తొలి, Beterbiev stopped previously undefeated Jeff Page Jr. రెండవ రౌండ్. Spaniard southpaw గాబ్రియేల్ Campillo was next in line, in an IBF eliminator bout for the IBF #2 world ranking, which was televised in the first Premier Boxing Champions show, live on CBS. Campillo, a former WBA champion, was dropped and then viciously knocked out in the fourth round.
Beterbiev knocked out American southpaw అలెగ్జాండర్ జాన్సన్ in the seventh round, live on Spike TV, జూన్ 12, 2015 చికాగో లో.
After a one-year absence due to a shoulder injury, Beterbiev climbed back in the ring, his first main PBC main event broadcasted on ESPN this past జూన్ 4 at the Bell Centre against Argentine Olympian Ezequiel Maderna, who failed to get through the fourth round.
Highly ranked by all the sanctioning bodies despite having only 10 అనుకూల పోరాటాలు, Beterbiev has opened eyes all around the boxing world, and the scariest part is that it is only the beginning for him.
“I’m really happy with the turn of events,” Beterbiev remarked. During his time in Montreal Prieto has shown that he is a true warrior and that’s the kind of opponent I want to face. “
“With his WBO #10 ర్యాంకింగ్, “Beterbiev’s trainer Marc Ramsay గుర్తించారు, “Prieto is by far the best fighter available to fight Artur. He is very aggressive and his style insures a fight filled with action. “
ఇసిడ్రో “వారియర్” ప్రైటో
Prieto has dreamed of becoming the first Paraguayan world boxing champion.
After winning his first six pro fights and the Paraguay national title, he resettled in Argentina in 2009 to continue his development. In Buenos Aires, Prieto was taken under the wing of the first coach, రాల్ పానియాగు, mentor and uncle of former world championసెర్గియో “వండర్” మార్టినెజ్. “We have always encouraged each other, me and Sergio,” Prieto said in an interview with a South American website. “He started from the bottom and that is why we have so many things in common.”
ప్రస్తుతం స్థానంలో # 10 WBO ద్వారా, “వారియర్” has wiped out South American competition, knocking out most of his rivals, including Brazilian brawler Jackson Junior.
His lone defeat was to WBC Silver champion Alvarez, and since then Prieto has won two bouts, both by knockout. Slick and freakishly strong with heavy hands, Prieto is a serious threat.
“I’ve worked in various places but the Casino du Lac Leamy is one of the places I love the most, ” జోడించారు Éric Bélanger, trainer and organizer of events in the Gatineau and Ottawa region “It’s beautiful and prestigious; intimate but the atmosphere is amazing. Everyone connects and is part of the show. Gatineau also has a fan base that loves boxing. With Artur Beterbiev, it will be a major league boxing card, and I am sure that the region will be happy to be part of it.”
Ticket information will soon be announced
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