In May, Berinchik defeated Emmanuel Navarrete by split decision of the judges to become the WBO lightweight champion of the world.
"When boxers become world champions, they immediately add 20% to their skill set. It has to do with the mental perception of the situation - when you feel like a champion. We can still see very cool fights in Denis' performance. I heard that Berinchik is not very disciplined outside the ring, but in the ring he is a 100% disciplined boxer. Today he can compete with top lightweights: both Stevenson and Gervonta", - Gvozdik believes.