Artur Beterbiev

Artur Beterbiev was born in Khasavyurt, Dagestan ASSR, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union on January 21, 1985. He made his professional debut at the age of 28 years on June 8, 2013 against Christian Cruz. Beterbiev defeated Cruz via 2nd round TKO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.

Beterbiev became a world champion at the age of 32 after 11 professional fights. He challenged Enrico Kölling for the vacant IBF light-heavyweight title and stopped Kölling in the final round of the 12-round fight, winning his first world title.

He then went on to successfully win the WBC and WBO light-heavyweight world titles as well.

Beterbiev's latest fight was a 7th-round TKO victory over Callum Smith at age 38, on January 13, 2024, in which he successfully defended his WBC, IBF, and WBO light-heavyweight championship.

Artur Beterbiev Next Fight: He is next scheduled to fight Dmitry Bivol (23-0, 12 KOs) on October 12, 2024. He will be fighting for the undisputed light-heavyweight world championship, and defending his WBC, IBF, and WBO titles. On the day of the fight, he will be 39 years old, and Bivol 33.

Some of Artur Beterbiev's best fights so far have been against Oleksandr Gvozdyk, Callum Smith, Joe Smith Jr., Callum Johnson, Anthony Yarde, Isidro Ranoni Prieto, and Enrico Kölling. For a complete list of Beterbiev's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Artur Beterbiev".