Has anyone heard what his next move may be? I checked but could not find anything. Stevenson is fighting Jack and since the other three belts came available and inturn spoken for, the only fighters of the three that has not scheduled their next bout is Beterbiev. Another stretch of inactivity is probably the last thing he needs and I put the blame squarely on the shoulders of his promotional team. I have been really high on this guy but his prime years are ticking along marred by inactivity.
Yeah, he is still waiting for the date for the hearing on his contract dispute with Yvon Mitchell. Also, he has filed inquiry for court to officially make his contract with Yvon Mitchell completed because his contract has ended a time ago. And he is free to fight wherever he wants and fight anyone he wants to. He is set to fight in Grozny,Russia in April or May. He is friends with Ramzan Kadyrov who has the money to put up big card in Grozny,Russia.
Powers at be will continue to stall and effectively ruin his career as they have for the last 2-3 years.
Inactivity + irrelevance for BF24's darling... not a good combination. Hopefully he does, well, something.
Thanks for the information! Can the April/May date in Grozny be blocked or pending upon further legal matters? hopefully it goes through but there probably will not be anyone of consequence willing to fight him over there. hopefully he stills fights then even if against a perfunctory opponent. Then WBSS can do a LHW tournament starting in late 2018 including Beterbiev of course.
It's sickening. Arguably the most devastating fighter in the sport, and the man who forced Ward into faking retirement.... yet he continues to be an unknown Boxing is so ****ed up
I know it’s absolutely maddening as I’d rather see him in some stay busy/showcase fights than do nothing at all. I’ve a feeling that they’ll do with the light Heavyweights what they’ve been doing with the Super Middleweights and Cruiserweights soon enough which will be a boon for Beterbiev as folk will have to face him.
For sure but I think it’s all about to change as these powers that Be have to have recognised how good a spectacle the Ali trophy has been? Whilst the cruiser weight has been fought in Europe the Super Middleweight tournament has essentially been a UK tournament so by that logic I’m thinking the Light Heavyweights would be an American tournament making it more likely to happen. Seeing Beterbiev do his version of what Gassiev has done would be something to watch and s***bags like Stevenson would more than likely lose his belt by not taking part. Beterbiev,Bivol,Kovalev,Badou Jack,Barrera and who knows maybe SOB might be interested would make it a great tournament imo.
Could you manage a WBSS LHW tournament/ Stevenson/Jack winner possibly loser as well Bivol/Barrera winner possibly loser as well Kovalev Beterbiev Gvodzyk Browne Alvarez Smith Jr Yarde Kaladjzic but i think he retired due to a medical issue. Pretty crowded talent pool for 8 slots.
Beterbiev signed with yvon michel who sponsored Beterbiev or else it didn't look like he'd even be able to come to north america not without a struggle. He then focused more on quebec fighters because he wasnt able to make a profit from Beterbiev took a big loss in the cloud fight and didn't even try to make another big fight. Right now the contract isn't offically over but there is a breach of contract for lack fights. Beterbiev has to pay a percentage to GYM right now. I thought it was strange his fight went to purse bid with a different promoter. He made next to nothing in his title fight for the fact a large sum went to GYM who did nothing.
Wow how stacked is this division?say if Groves wins the tournament,maybe he’d want move up to Light Heavyweight just to try and hold a record at both tournaments lol
How discouraging for Beterbiev and his supporters. Pro boxing seems like it is not about how good you are but how many ticket you sell. What more could Beterbiev do to get popular in his adopted home? Start acting like Adonis Stevenson?