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Cloutier’s Canada Corner
IBF Requiring Beterbiev vs.
Hopkins
By Daniel Cloutier
MONTRÉAL - The IBF championship committee sent a letter to
the GYM Group requiring a fight between Montrealer
Artur Beterbiev and American Bernard Hopkins for the
number one contender position in the light heavyweight division.
Kathy Duva, the promoter of the WBA, WBO and IBF light
heavyweight champion of the world, the Russian Sergey
Kovalev (28-0-1), was negotiating with promoter Yvon
Michel, the boss of the GYM group, for a fight between
Beterbiev (9-0-0) and Kovalev (27-0-1) for November 28th in
Moscow, Russia.
The decision of IBF should logically block Duva’s
project. Duva mentioned her strong desire to organize a
fight between Beterbiev and Kovalev a few hours after Kovalev beat
the French Nadjib Mohammedi (37-4-0) by TKO in less than
three rounds, July 25th at the Mandalay Bay Arena in Las
Vegas.
Apparently, the IBF championship committee is ready to hold
a purse bid for Beterbiev vs. Hopkins.
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