On June 18, 2022, the 37-year-old WBC and IBF light-heavyweight champion, Artur Beterbiev (17-0, 17 KOs), and the 32-year-old WBO light-heavyweight champion Joe Smith Jr. (28-3, 22 KOs) met in a title-unification fight.
Beterbiev came in to the fight on a 17-fight win streak with a 100% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 6 months and 1 day. Smith Jr. was on a 4-fight win streak with a 71% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 5 months and 3 days.
Artur Beterbiev made very easy work of Joe Smith Jr., stopping Smith Jr. via TKO in the 2nd. Beterbiev improves his record to 18-0 (18 KOs), while Smith Jr. adds a loss to his record at 28-4.
On January 13, 2024, the 38-year-old WBC, IBF, and WBO light-heavyweight world champion, Artur Beterbiev (19-0, 19 KOs), faced a 33-year-old British boxer Callum Smith (29-1, 21 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Beterbiev came in to the fight on a 19-fight win streak with a 100% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 11 months and 16 days. Smith was on a 2-fight win streak with a 70% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 1 year, 4 months, and 24 days.
Artur Beterbiev stopped Callum Smith via TKO in the 7th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBC, IBF, and WBO light-heavyweight titles. Beterbiev improves his record to 20-0 (20 KOs), while Smith adds a loss to his record at 29-2.
On October 6, 2018, the 33-year-old IBF light-heavyweight world champion, Artur Beterbiev (12-0, 12 KOs), faced a 33-year-old British boxer Callum Johnson (17-0, 12 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Beterbiev came in to the fight on a 12-fight win streak with a 100% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 10 months and 25 days. Johnson was on a 17-fight win streak with a 70% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 6 months and 12 days.
Artur Beterbiev stopped Callum Johnson via KO in the 4th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his IBF light-heavyweight title. Beterbiev improves his record to 13-0 (13 KOs), while Johnson adds a loss to his record at 17-1.
On October 18, 2019, the 34-year-old IBF light-heavyweight champion, Artur Beterbiev (14-0, 14 KOs), and the 32-year-old WBC light-heavyweight champion Oleksandr Gvozdyk (17-0, 14 KOs) met in a title-unification fight.
Beterbiev came in to the fight on a 14-fight win streak with a 100% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 14 days. Gvozdyk was on a 17-fight win streak with a 82% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 6 months and 18 days.
Artur Beterbiev stopped Oleksandr Gvozdyk via TKO in the 10th round of the 12-round world-title fight and unified the IBF and WBC light-heavyweight titles. Beterbiev improves his record to 15-0 (15 KOs), while Gvozdyk adds a loss to his record at 17-1.
On May 4, 2019, the 34-year-old IBF light-heavyweight world champion, Artur Beterbiev (13-0, 13 KOs), faced a 27-year-old American boxer Radivoje Kalajdzic (24-1, 18 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Beterbiev came in to the fight on a 13-fight win streak with a 100% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 6 months and 28 days. Kalajdzic was on a 3-fight win streak with a 72% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 6 months and 24 days.
Artur Beterbiev stopped Radivoje Kalajdzic via KO in the 5th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his IBF light-heavyweight title. Beterbiev improves his record to 14-0 (14 KOs), while Kalajdzic adds a loss to his record at 24-2.
On January 28, 2023, the 38-year-old WBC, IBF, and WBO light-heavyweight world champion, Artur Beterbiev (18-0, 18 KOs), faced a 31-year-old British boxer Anthony Yarde (23-2, 22 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Beterbiev came in to the fight on a 18-fight win streak with a 100% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 7 months and 10 days. Yarde was on a 3-fight win streak with a 88% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 2 months and 9 days.
Artur Beterbiev stopped Anthony Yarde via TKO in the 8th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBC, IBF, and WBO light-heavyweight titles. Beterbiev improves his record to 19-0 (19 KOs), while Yarde adds a loss to his record at 23-3.
On December 17, 2021, the 36-year-old WBC and IBF light-heavyweight world champion, Artur Beterbiev (16-0, 16 KOs), faced a 31-year-old American boxer Marcus Browne (24-1, 16 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Beterbiev came in to the fight on a 16-fight win streak with a 100% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 8 months and 27 days. Browne was on a 1-fight win streak with a 64% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 7 months and 27 days.
Artur Beterbiev stopped Marcus Browne via KO in the 9th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBC and IBF light-heavyweight titles. Beterbiev improves his record to 17-0 (17 KOs), while Browne adds a loss to his record at 24-2.
On November 11, 2017, 32-year-old Artur Beterbiev (11-0, 11 KOs) and 27-year-old Enrico Kölling (23-1, 6 KOs) fought for the vacant IBF light-heavyweight title.
Beterbiev came in to the fight on a 11-fight win streak with a 100% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 10 months and 19 days. Kölling was on a 7-fight win streak with a 25% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 9 months and 7 days.
Artur Beterbiev stopped Enrico Kölling via KO in the final round of the 12-round world-title fight. Beterbiev improves his record to 12-0 (12 KOs), while Kölling adds a loss to his record at 23-2.
On March 20, 2021, the 36-year-old WBC and IBF light-heavyweight world champion, Artur Beterbiev (15-0, 15 KOs), faced a 29-year-old German boxer Adam Deines (19-1-1, 10 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Beterbiev came in to the fight on a 15-fight win streak with a 100% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 year, 5 months, and 2 days. Deines was on a 2-fight win streak with a 47% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 1 year, 5 months, and 20 days.
Artur Beterbiev stopped Adam Deines via TKO in the 10th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBC and IBF light-heavyweight titles. Beterbiev improves his record to 16-0 (16 KOs), while Deines adds a loss to his record at 19-2-1.
On April 4, 2015, a 30-year-old Artur Beterbiev (7-0, 7 KOs) and a 36-year-old Spanish boxer Gabriel Campillo (25-6-1, 12 KOs) met in the ring in a light-heavyweight bout.
Beterbiev came in to the fight on a 7-fight win streak with a 100% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 16 days. Campillo was on a 3-fight win streak with a 37% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 3 months and 23 days.
Artur Beterbiev stopped Gabriel Campillo via KO in the 4th round. Beterbiev improves his record to 8-0 (8 KOs), while Campillo adds a loss to his record at 25-7-1.