Before this fight, Cloud had never been dropped in his professional career. The IBF later announced that the fight between Beterbiev and Kölling would be for the now-vacant world title. [citation needed], In June 2016, Beterbiev defeated Ezequiel Maderna by round 4 TKO, dropping him four times along the way. However, Beterbiev was dropped for the first time in a professional fight in the first stanza of the fight. Joe Smith Jr. and Maxim Vlasov will both be looking for their first major titles when they face off for the WBO light heavyweight title on Saturday. A professional boxer typically weighs more between fights than at the time of a fight. [19] The show was later announced to be taking place on 11 November at the Save Mart Arena in Fresno. The class first appeared in 1967. "I want to thank Yvon and all members of the GYM team for their efforts, and support in developing my career since arriving in Canada in 2013". As an amateur, Beterbiev won a silver medal at the 2007 World Championships, gold at the 2009 World Championships, as well as gold at the 2006 and 2010 European Championships, all in the light-heavyweight … Heading into Kovalev vs Yarde, Sergey is rated by BoxRec as it's top light heavyweight, and that ranking is fairly comfortable for now. Beterbiev is a Muslim, and married with three children; a son and two daughters. Both of these were in the heavyweight division. Beterbiev had entered into new a co-promotional agreement with Eddie Hearn and Matchroom Boxing. Light heavyweight, also referred to as junior cruiserweight or light cruiserweight, is a weight class in combat sports.. Boxing Professional. The winner of Beterbiev vs. Gvozdyk will hold two of the four world titles at 175, and set up further unification matches. 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Retrieved from ‘https://boxrec.com/media/index.php?title=The_Ring_Magazine%27s_Annual_Ratings:_Light_Heavyweight- … This light heavyweight from Mississippi, USA, started his boxing career back in 1990. However, after one fight under the Eddie Hearn arrangement, Beterbiev left Hearn, and subsequently signed to Top Rank and ESPN. Name Date of title victory Successful defences Nationality Ba Sounkalo 18 September 1974: 4 Malian Lottie Mwale: 30 September 1979: 5 Zambian Joe Lasisi 25 April 1986: 1 Nigerian Ali Saidi 7 November 1992: 0 Tunisian Chipundu Chipayeni 25 June 1995: 0 Zambian Joe Lasisi 29 November 1996: 0 Nigerian Braimah Kamoko Beturbiev appealed, arguing his contract with Michel had expired in March 2017, then agreed to an out-of-court settlement with Michel. World Boxing Organisation Inter-Continental Light Heavy Title Champion Lyndon Arthur 51 title bouts page. List of British light-heavyweight boxing champions is a table showing the boxers who have won the British light-heavyweight title. [23] Beterbiev finally scored a knockdown in round 12, as Kölling went down on one knee and received a count. [26] Beterbiev accepted the fight on a co-promotional deal with Matchroom Boxing USA, which was aired live on DAZN in the US and on Sky Sports in the UK. Afterwards, Beterbiev would face off against another former IBF world champion, Gabriel Campillo, with his North American title at stake. Boxing's Official Record Keeper sign up ... titles. [13] Beterbiev had several title eliminators and world title shots fall through, including bouts against Sullivan Barrera, Igor Mikhalkin, and Sergey Kovalev. Another light heavyweight champion from one of the division's golden eras, Matthew Saad Muhammad participated in some of the most exciting bouts of the late 1970s and early 1980s. He's followed … [21], Andre Ward officially announced his retirement on September, therefore the IBF title became vacant. After 19 years of boxing, his career ended in … [17], In July 2017, Beterbiev had yet another world title eliminator fall through. ^ BoxRec Light Heavyweight Ratings Retrieved on 27 December 2012. [29] Beterbiev would go on to win the fight in the 10th round by TKO.[30]. [clarification needed] In 2007 he beat future unified light-heavyweight champion Sergey Kovalev in the semi-finals, and eventually beat Evgeny Makarenko in finals to qualify for the World Championships. Giuseppe Antonio Berardinelli (March 28, 1922 – June 2, 2001) was an American professional boxer. After winning his first five professional bouts, Beterbiev would face off against former IBF light-heavyweight champion Tavoris Cloud for the vacant NABA title on 27 September 2014. The first triple champion of boxing was Bob Fitzsimmons when he added the light-heavyweight title to his middleweight and heavyweight titles on November 25, 1903.. Barney Ross was the first boxer to simultaneously hold world titles in two different weight classes when he won the 135-pound lightweight and 140-pound light-welterweight titles against Tony Canzoneri on June 23, 1933. As an amateur, Beterbiev won a silver medal at the 2007 World Championships, gold at the 2009 World Championships, as well as gold at the 2006 and 2010 European Championships, all in the light-heavyweight division. After lengthy legal proceedings, which Beturbiev lost in 2018, he was ruled under contract to Michel until 2021. In 1920, the light heavyweight division was formed, with a maximum weight of 175 pounds (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb). [25] Johnson, ranked 7th in the world with the IBF at the time, was coming off a round 1 TKO of domestic rival Frank Buglioni; his first fight in nearly one-and-a-half years. Part of the process of training for a bout is \"getting down to fighting weight\". The weigh-in is often a photo opportunity and boxers or their entourage may trash talk each other. This is a list of IBO world champions, showing every world champion certificated by the International Boxing Organization (IBO) since 1993.. r – Champion relinquished title; s – Champion stripped of title At the 2008 Olympics he beat Kennedy Katende 15:3, then at the round of 16 he fell controversially to local boxer Zhang Xiaoping who went on to win the gold medal. The corresponding designation for a right-handed boxer is orthodox, and is generally a mirror-image of the southpaw stance. https://www.boxingscene.com/top-25-light-heavyweights-all-time-top-ten--23364 Finally in the fourth, Beterbiev would land a straight/uppercut hybrid that would hit Campillo square on the chin, and followed it up with a perfunctory left hook before walking to his corner while his opponent slid to the canvas, barely conscious. [10] The PSI detector in his gloves stated that the first punch landed with 973 pounds per square inch[citation needed]. This is a list of southpaw stance boxers. Italy Light Heavy Title Champion Adriano Sperandio . He is recognized as the best active light heavyweight by The Ring[1] and the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board,[2] and third by BoxRec.[3]. Mikey Garcia In the finals of the World Championships he faced the little-known Abbos Atoev but lost in an upset.[6]. [18] A purse bid was later won by Top Rank, with the American promotion planning to broadcast the fight on ESPN, as part of a show including Jessie Magdaleno. Boxers typically stand on the scales barefoot and without gloves. The Russian slowly wore down his foe with multiple straight rights to the body. - Additional info LINK . "We are proud of the work we have done with Artur during our association, and we wish him the best success in the pursuit of his career," said Promoter Yvon Michel after the settlement agreement. In professional boxing, the division is above 168 pounds (76 kg) and up to 175 pounds (79 kg), falling between super middleweight and cruiserweight. Beterbiev would close the show in round two, landing multiple hard shots to the head that knocked Cloud out, giving Beterbiev his first title. [citation needed] He rebounded to take the 1976 National Golden Gloves Middleweight championship with a three-round victory over Lamont Kirkland in Miami, Florida, and that same year cap… I think I just lost my concentration for a fraction of a second," Beterbiev said of the knockdown.[9]. Both men fought aggressively but it was Beterbiev who knocked down Johnson a final time in round 4 with another right hand to the head; the British fighter failed to beat the count and Beterbiev retained his world title. He has a 100 percent KO … [32][33], Retained WBC and IBF light-heavyweight titles, Retained WBA–NABA light-heavyweight title. … Penelton actually won his first four fights but after that, he won only four times during the 90’s despite a ridiculous amount of fights. Beterbiev is particularly known for his exceptional punching power, having won all of his professional fights by knockout or stoppage. Light heavyweight, heavyweight Ring career: 1935-63 Record: 183-24-10-1 (131 KOs) Career notes: Had fought 168 times and was 39 years old before finally getting shot at world title. He also reached the quarter-finals of the heavyweight bracket at the 2012 Olympics. Below is a list of longest reigning light heavyweight champions in boxing measured by the individual's longest reign. Beterbiev moved to Montreal to pursue a professional career. Beterbiev's legal battle kept him relatively inactive, fighting only once in 2017 and 2018, until his contractual dispute was resolved. [citation needed]. When the fight resumed, Beterbiev dropped Kölling again and the referee waved the fight off. After a tentative opening minute from both fighters, Beterbiev opened up and began landing powerful shots that visibly rocked Cloud. - Due to boxrec not recognizing certain national federations and their results, it may be possible that some linked records of WBF champions are incomplete / incorrect. Two all-time great heavyweight champions, Ezzard Charles and Floyd Patterson, started out as light heavyweights. Top Heavyweight Boxing Rankings are based on a continous digital calculation of all major World Heavyweight Boxing Ratings. He has recently embroiled in controversies after refusing to travel to China to encounter Meng Fanlong, citing the recent repression of Uyghurs in China.[31]. [7] He won his professional debut via a second-round TKO over Christian Cruz at the Bell Centre on 8 July 2013. In MMA, the light heavyweight division is from 186 lb (84 kg) to 205 lb (93 kg). 1 He took the ring-name Joey Maxim from the Maxim gun, the world's first self-acting machine gun, based on his ability to rapidly throw a large number of left jabs . Beterbiev improved his record to 9–0 against Alexander Johnson on 12 June 2015, at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago. Artur Asilbekovich Beterbiev is a Russian professional boxer of Chechen descent who has held the unified IBF and WBC light-heavyweight titles since 2019. The Russian light heavyweight boxer is the reigning WBC and IBF champion at said weight class, as he unified the two titles with his October 2019 victory over Oleksandr Gvozdyk. [5] He won the 2006 European Amateur Boxing Championships beating Kenneth Egan and Ismail Sillakh among others. Top Heavyweight Boxing Rankings are based on activity, level of competition, momentum and relative ability when compared to other Top Heavyweights. Light Heavyweight: Will “Power” Rosinsky Born: 12/28/1984 From: South Ozone Park, NY 19-3 (10KO’s) BoxRec: Super Middleweight: DeVaun “Unique” Lee Born: 4/14/1987 From… [14][15][16] He also faced long periods of inactivity in a promotional dispute against Yvon Michel. He beat Egor Mekhontsev but lost to two-time world champion Evgeny Makarenko in 2006. Career total time as champion (for multiple time champions) does not apply. ©BoxRec : data may be incomplete/inaccurate : Editors About BoxRec Contact Us Terms & Conditions Widgets BoxRec.com uses cookies to make the site simpler. Artur Beterbiev, for me, is the crème de la crème of the division and one of the best pound-for-pound fighters in boxing. 1. Charles defeated Archie Moore and Joey Maxim several times in non-title bouts before becoming heavyweight champion and Patterson lost an eight-round decision to Joey Maxim before becoming heavyweight champion himself. At the 2012 Olympics he edged out Michael Hunter but lost again by 13–17 to Usyk. In the 19th century, for example, many heavyweight champions weighed 170 pounds (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb) or less (although others weighed 200 pounds). Spinks won the 1974 156-pound Golden Gloves Light Middleweight Championship by defeating Wilber Cameron in Denver, Colorado and then took the Silver Medal in the National AAU 165-pound Championship Competition in 1975, losing in three rounds to Tom Sullivan in Shreveport, Louisiana. Beterbiev fought on the undercard of Jean Pascal vs. Lucian Bute, beating Gabriel Lecrosnier by TKO on the fourth round. In the final minute, the Russian would drop his opponent three times via combinations. 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Beterbiev was born in Khasavyurt, Dagestan, and is of Chechen descent. [24], In October 2018, Beterbiev fought British champion Callum Johnson in a mandatory defence of his IBF world title in Chicago. ^ BoxRec Light Heavyweight Division Retrieved on 27 December 2012. He was a World Light Heavyweight Champion. [8], In December 2014, Beterbiev stopped light heavyweight prospect Jeff Page Jr. in two rounds, winning the vacant IBF North American and NABO light-heavyweight titles. [4], Beterbiev competed as a light-heavyweight and heavyweight in his amateur career. "I am relieved, and happy to now be able to focus one hundred percent on my training and my performances in the ring," said Beterbiev. Retained WBA–NABA light-heavyweight title; Colisée Pepsi, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, Retained IBF North American light-heavyweight title, Complexe Sportif Sportscene, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 2006 European Amateur Boxing Championships, "RANKINGS | Transnational Boxing Rankings Board", "Beterbiev Stops Prieto in First Round to Keep KO Streak Intact", "Artur Beterbiyev Bio, Stats, and Results", "AIBA World Boxing Championships Chicago 2007 Results", "Beterbiev dropped, but stops Page in two", "Beterbiev vs Johnson Results & Highlights - Jun 12, 2015", "Beterbiev turns up the power to gain fourth-round TKO of Maderna", "Beterbiev-Barrera, Alvarez-Chilemba Double in November? events. A champion during the light heavyweight golden era of the late 1970s and early 1980s, Marvin Johnson was a bronze medalist at the 1972 Munich Olympic Games. He is recognized as the best active light heavyweight by The Ring and the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board, and third by BoxRec. In amateur boxing, light heavyweight is a weight division above 165 pounds (75 kg) and up to 178 pounds (81 kg), falling between middleweight and heavyweight. Overview. [11], With the win, Beterbiev added the vacant WBO International light-heavyweight title to his other four minor titles. Super Middleweight is a boxing and Muay Thai weight division that has a weight limit of 168 pounds (76.2 kilograms). He was scheduled to face Enrico Kölling, with the winner becoming the IBF's mandatory challenger to unified world champion Andre Ward, but the fight was never finalized amidst Beterbiev's contract dispute. He currently resides in his adopted hometown of Montreal, Quebec. 17. Beterbiev landed 322 of 1,111 punches (29 percent) while Kölling landed 64 of 252 blows (25 percent). Artur was formerly promoted by Yvon Michel. A judge ruled that a promised purse, which Beterbiev stated was not completely paid by the following March, over a December 2015 bout with Isidro Prieto, and the fact that Beterbiev agreed to a process of elimination bouts to secure the International Boxing Federation World Light Heavyweight title, despite a four-bout-a-year contractual agreement, did not cause any prejudice to his career. The title has been sanctioned by the National Sporting Club since 1891, and later by its replacement British Boxing Board of Control since 1929.. A champion may retire or voluntarily relinquish the title in order to fight for a higher-ranked championship. In professional boxing, the division is above 168 pounds (76 kg) and up to 175 pounds (79 kg), falling between super middleweight and cruiserweight. [27], Beterbiev won an action-packed fight by round 4 KO, which saw both men hurt and knocked down; Johnson in round 1 by a Beterbiev right hand followed by Beterbiev in round 2 from a Johnson left hook. Abandoned as a. 133 title bouts page. List of ABU light-heavyweight champions. Any fighter weighing more than 175 pounds was a heavyweight. Light heavyweight, also referred to as junior cruiserweight or light cruiserweight, is a weight class in combat sports. The weigh-in takes place the day before the fight. Southpaw is a boxing term that designates the stance where the boxer has his right hand and right foot forward, leading with right jabs, and following with a left cross right hook.Southpaw is the normal stance for a left-handed boxer. [12] Beterbiev's eleventh professional win came against Isidro Prieto, whom he knocked out after a flurry of punches at the end of the first round. In professional boxing, the division is above 168 pounds (76 kg) and up to 175 pounds (79 kg), falling between super middleweight and cruiserweight.. [28], After Beterbiev defeated Radivoje Kalajdzic (24-1) by KO in May 2019, Top Rank set to work on a unification fight between Beterbiev and WBC and lineal light heavyweight champion Oleksandr Gvozdyk (17-0) for some time in Autumn 2019 on ESPN. [22] Beterbiev dominated Kölling in a dull fight, walking him down while Kölling refused to engage. Evander Holyfield successfully moved up from the light-heavyweight division to the cruiserweight division and eventually the heavyweight division and became undisputed champion of the latter two. At the 2009 World Championships, he beat young Cuban Jose Larduet and Uzbek Elshod Rasulov to claim the light heavyweight title. Adonis Stevenson (29-1) Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images. LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT DIVISION (UP TO 175 POUNDS) 1. BoxRec Title. Beterbiev knocked Johnson down twice in the fifth and a third time in the seventh before finishing him at 1:38 of the round, clobbering him with a left hook and finishing him off with an overhand right that put Johnson through the ropes down and out. In July it was announced that the fight would be on 18 October, at the Liacouras Center in Philadelphia. Find out … ^ BoxRec WBC Light Heavyweight Champion Retrieved on 27 December 2012. Many light heavyweight champions unsuccessfully challenged for the heavyweight crown until Michael Spinks became the first reigning light heavyweight champion to win the heavyweight championship. WBC Light Heavyweight Title Fights - BoxRec . Bob Fitzsimmons captured the light-heavyweight championship after losing his heavyweight championship. The light-heavyweight class has produced some of boxing's greatest champions: Bernard Hopkins (who, upon becoming champion, broke the record for oldest man to win a world title), Tommy Loughran, Billy Conn, Joey Maxim, Archie Moore, Michael Moorer, Bob Foster, Ann Wolfe, Michael Spinks, Dariusz Michalczewski, Roy Jones, Jr., Sergey Kovalev and Zsolt Erdei. At the 2011 World Championships he lost in quarter-finals to eventual winner Oleksandr Usyk by 13–17. ^ Official Glory Ranking Archived 2014-01-10 at the Wayback Machine "I felt a bit sleepy before the fight. champions. His original 2013 contract had been extended to 2015. Both men began cautiously until Beterbiev dropped Campillo late in the first round. Artur Asilbekovich Beterbiev (Russian: Артур Асильбекович Бетербиев; born 21 January 1985) is a Russian professional boxer of Chechen descent who has held the unified IBF and WBC light-heavyweight titles since 2019. people. Out of 166 losses, Penelton got stopped 33 times. 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