March 20: Light Heavyweight King Artur Beterbiev Set for Ring Return Against Adam Deines

Published by Shawn C.

The wait is over. WBC/IBF light heavyweight world
champion Artur Beterbiev (15-0, 15 KOs) will fight top contender Adam
Deines in a special Russian homecoming Saturday, March 20 at Megasport
Arena in Moscow.

Beterbiev represented Russia at the 2008 and 2012 Olympics and moved to
Montreal to begin his pro career in 2013. Nearly eight years after turning
pro, he will fight in Russia for the first time, and for the first time
since unifying world titles in October 2019 with a scintillating 10th-round
knockout over Oleksandr Gvozdyk.

Promoted by Top Rank, in association with Patriot Promotions,
Beterbiev-Deines will air live on an ESPN platform, with additional details
to follow.

“At long last, Artur Beterbiev will defend his world titles as he looks to
kick off his 2021 campaign in devastating fashion,” said Top Rank chairman
Bob Arum. “We have big plans for Artur, but he must first take care of
business in Moscow.”

Beterbiev said, “I am excited to finally have a date for the fight. Now
that COVID-19 and the injury are behind me, I am able to prepare well and
put on a great show for boxing fans.”

Beterbiev and Deines (19-1-1, 10 KOs), who is ranked No. 6 by the IBF, have
been scheduled to fight twice before. A proposed Oct. 23 date was scuttled
after Beterbiev suffered a rib injury in training, and the Jan. 30 makeup
date was postponed after Beterbiev tested positive for COVID-19. Deines,
who turns 30 on Feb. 8, has won a pair of bouts via stoppage since the lone
loss of his career, a June 2019 unanimous decision to Meng Fanlong in
Macau, China.

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