Artur Beterbiev refuses to fight Canelo Alvarez: I'm not interested

WHowever, many fighters would do anything to face it Saul “Canelo” Alvarezthere are others willing to reject him, just like him Artur Beterbiev has.

Although Canelo is a big box office hit and guaranteed big payouts, that doesn't matter to the Russian fighter who fended off a fight with him Canelo in favor of pursuing his own titles.

Artur Beterbiev refuses to fight Canelo

The Russian fighter is considered one of the best boxers in the world and has set his sights on defeating him Dmitry Bivol at 175 pounds the same fighter it was Canelois “kryptonite”.

For this reason, Beterbiev Downplayed the possibility of fighting Canelo Alvarez and explained his reasoning: “When Canelo has a belt in my division, then I will want to fight him.”

“Even if that moment comes, I still don’t think I want to face him. I’m really not interested in a fight with him.” Canelo” he said on The Stomping Grounds podcast.

Who is Artur Beterbiev?

At 39 years old, Beterbiev is considered one of the best boxers in the world. He is also one of the few with a 100 percent knockout record, having won all 20 of his professional fights by knockout.

At the moment, Artur Beterbiev holds the WBC, IBF and WBO light heavyweight titles, which he will defend Dmitry Bivolthe reigning WBA light heavyweight world champion in an effort to unify the 175-pound division. This fight is one of the most anticipated fights in recent years.

The winner of the Oct. 12 fight will be considered one of the best pound-for-pound fighters in the world.

It's important to note that the 175-pound class is a weight class higher Canelo Alvarez's division (168 lbs).

Even if it seems unlikely Canelo would accept promotion again, as he lost to Bivol in the process. Therefore, if Beterbiev If he wants to face it, he would probably have to lose weight.