I thought beterbiev was fighting fan long meng next? This bum instead https://boxrec.com/en/proboxer/646981
Well, the "bum" nearly beat Fanlong Meng and dropped him on his ass too. I don't think he's MUCH worse than Meng. Both fights are useless as Beterbiev is just levels above those kind of guys but as Meng pulled out Deines is an okay replacement considering his performance against him.
I just hope Beterbiev doesnt get stuck in this IBF carousel where that idiot Meng remains his #1 challenger for a long time and Beterbiev cant progress any further with a Bivol unification, Smith Jr war or a Canelo big money fight Meng is holding this guy up. He should just dump the IBF belt and try and wreck some cruiserweights instead.
Deines is russian. Mengs team didn't want to go to russia because of covid and fear he couldnt leave after. this isnt a fight I give a **** about, I hope Meng doesnt get an automatic shot right after..