Beterbiev-Deines Light Heavyweight World Title Bout Postponed

*WBC/IBF light heavyweight world champion Artur
Beterbiev has been forced to postpone his title defense against Adam Deines
— scheduled for Jan. 30 at VTB Arena in Moscow, Russia — after being
diagnosed with COVID-19.

Beterbiev and Deines were originally scheduled to fight Oct. 23, but
Beterbiev suffered a rib injury in training. Information about the
rescheduled Beterbiev-Deines showdown will be announced in due course.

Beterbiev (15-0, 15 KOs), the only current world champion with a 100
percent knockout rate, has not fought since his knockout victory over
Oleksandr Gvozdyk in October 2019 to unify world titles.