Cloud accepted according to Quebec TVA Sports. Article google translated: [url]http://tvasports.ca/combats/boxe/cloud-dit-oui-beterbiev-25072014[/url] Cloud says yes to Beterbiev July 25, 2014 5:54 p.m. | QMI Agency The young foal of Groupe Yvon Michel Artur Beterbiev face Tavoris Cloud on September 27th at the Bell Centre. The manager of boxer, Anna Reva, confirmed the news to TVA Sports in the early evening. "We're really excited about this opportunity," she said. The boxer played only four fights in professional, winning by KO at every opportunity. It will be an excellent opportunity for this promising boxer to become known in the Quebec public. This is Jean Pascal which was previously to measure Cloud, who had partnered with Yvon Michel and InterBox Group. However, Pascal would have required an additional amount of $ 50,000 which was not included in his contract, which is what Yvon Michel refused and Jean Bedard, president of InterBox. The Quebecers then changed his mind, but the two businessmen refused the request of Pascal, preferring to turn their plan B. Michel, however, did not close the door to a possible collaboration with Pascal, who recently started his own company, Jean Pascal Promotions. The former world champion had to win more than $ 2 million for his fight against Cloud. He had faced Adonis Stevenson September 28, 2013, losing by knockout Technical seventh round.
So far i'm happy with Gvozdyk's level of competition but Top Rank and Mekhontsev need to take note and speed things up big time.
He's a fellow Floridian, I almost don't want to see him get another beatdown, but that's probably what's going to happen.
I know that Cloud is 0-3 in his last 3 fights but he does have some decent wins: Mack, Johnson, Woods and Gonzales. A big test for Beterbiev. Might be too big of a step up so soon but then agan Cloud has not been in a competitive fight for a while now
Well the main concern for prospects transitioning with endurance is certainly a big what if here. Beterbiev has never gone past four rounds and i would expect this to be a high action fight. Apparently he's been sparring with Pascal, Alvarez and Stevenson in Montreal which is probably why GYM has the confidence in him to take this big of a step up hopefully that sparring has been for 10 rounds too or we could see him pull a Lemieux.