Artur Beterbiev
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| Native name | Артур Асилбекович Бетербиев | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | Artur Asilbekovich Beterbiev 21 January 1985 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11+1⁄2 in (182 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | Light-heavyweight | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Reach | 73 in (185 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stance | Orthodox | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Total fights | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Win by KO | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Losses | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Artur Asilbekovich Beterbiev (born 21 January 1985) is a Russian and Canadian professional boxer. He held the undisputed light-heavyweight championship between 2024 and 2025. He also held the International Boxing Organization (IBO) and Ring magazine titles during his reign as champion.
Beterbiev is the first boxer to become the undisputed light-heavyweight champion since Roy Jones Jr. last held that distinction in 2002, and is the first to do so in the "four-belt" era.
As an amateur, Beterbiev won a light-heavyweight silver medal at the 2007 World Championships, gold at the 2008 World Cup and 2009 World Championships, as well as gold at the 2006 and 2010 European Championships. He also reached the heavyweight quarter-finals at the 2012 Olympics.
He is known for his exceptional punching power, having won his first 20 professional fights by knockout or stoppage after debuting in 2013. His perfect KO record ended when he defeated Dmitry Bivol by majority decision to become undisputed champion, whom he then lost to in an immediate rematch, also by majority decision.