Russian boxer Artur Beterbiev, light heavyweight world champion under the World Boxing Council (WBC), International Boxing Federation (IBF) and World Boxing Organization (WBO), won his duel with Briton Anthony Yard by technical knockout.
The fight took place on the night of January 29 at Wembley Stadium in London.
The fight ended with Yard’s corner throwing the white towel after being knocked down in the eighth round.
This is the 19th victory for Beterbiev, without a single defeat in his career. Yard lost for the third time in 26 fights.
“socialbites.ca” spent Text online broadcast of the match.
On June 18, in New York City, Beterbiev defeated Joe Smith Jr. by technical knockout in the second round and reclaimed the WBO title from the American. Beterbiev entered the ring under the Canadian flag.
On December 18, he defended two championship belts simultaneously in a duel against Marcus Brown. The Russian won by knockout in the ninth round. Thus, he defended the WBC and IBF light heavyweight titles (up to 79.4 kilograms).
Formerly two-time Olympic biathlon champion Dmitry Vasilyev accused In the lies and hypocrisy of International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach, who said that Russian and Belarusian athletes can participate in the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris with neutral status.
Source: Gazeta
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