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Former world light-heavyweight champion Alexander Gvozdik expressed confidence that WBC, WBO and IBF belt holder Artur Beterbiev will beat WBA titleholder Dmitry Bivol.
Yesterday, April 15, it was officially confirmed that the boxers will meet on June 1 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
"I would bet on Beterbiev. It's a great fight. I haven't sparred with Bivol, so I don't know how he will handle Beterbiev's power. Bivol definitely has great footwork, but Beterbiev is great at cutting angles. I think he'll be able to pin Bivol against the ropes.
If you watch the Bivol vs. Alvarez fight, Canelo never had a problem pinning him against the ropes. The problem for Bivol is that Beterbiev's power is on another level. With all due respect to Alvarez's boxing skills, he's not as strong as Beterbiev. That's where I think Bivol will have trouble, unless he can use his footwork to disrupt his rhythm. I just think Beterbiev will be too strong. It's a 50-50 fight, but if I was betting money, I'd bet on Beterbiev," Boxing Scene quoted the Ukrainian as saying.
Zhanibek Alimkhanuly, the WBO and IBF middleweight champion of the world, wrote a social media post in which he challenged undefeated David Benavides, who is the interim WBC super middleweight champion of the world.
David Benavides, the holder of the WBC interim super middleweight world champion belt, addressed the absolute world champion at that weight, Saul Alvarez, reacting to his recent statement. Canelo said he would fight David for $150-200 million dollars, no less.
"Beterbiev will beat the overrated Bivol!" - such a somewhat surprising statement was made by Alexander Gvozdik (20-1, 16 KOs), former WBC light heavyweight champion.
Oleksandr Gvozdyk, former WBC light heavyweight champion of the world, made an unexpected statement about his upcoming fight with undefeated David Benavides. The Ukrainian said that their fight may not take place on June 15.
Oleksandr Gvozdyk's record currently stands at 20 wins, 1 lose and 0 draw.
Oleksandr Gvozdyk's last fight took place against Isaac Rodrigues on Sept. 30, 2023, in Las Vegas, USA. He won by KO in the 2 round. That fight was 6 months and 18 days ago.
Gvozdyk's last 3 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 11 months and 12 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 3 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 18 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 6 rounds on average.
Gvozdyk was born in Ukraine.
The Oleksandr Gvozdyk is currently 37 years old. He was born on April 15, 1987, so he will turn 38 in 11 months and 29 days.
Gvozdyk is 6' 2" (6 Foot and 2 inch) which is 188 cm (1 meter and 88 centimeters).
His reach is 76 inches (76") which is 192 cm (1 meter and 92 centimeters).
Gvozdyk fights from a orthodox, which means he favours his right hand as his power hand when fighting.
