Two of those four major light heavyweight titles are put to be merged at the Liacouras Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on October 18. Undefeated OleksandrThe Nail Gvozdyk is producing his next WBC and lineal light heavyweight titles defense, while also undefeated Artur Beterbiev defends his IBF light heavyweight strap for the next time. Gvozdyk, the Ukraine indigenous, is now a favored with all the Beterbiev.
This is the fight out of the four to Gvozdyk he has been favored by less than -250. The two previous bouts came from Adonis Stevenson and Isaac Chilemba and the two ended by knockout. Meanwhile, this is the time because his chances were -500 if he battled Radivoje Klajdzic in May which finished with a knockout Beterbiev has been an underdog.
Gvozdyk, Even the 2012 Olympic bronze medalist, is caught out of position, moving across the ring looking to allow his thick hands . With 14 of the 17 professional wins end by knockout when the Ukraine native discovers his chances to land he does so brutally. His knockout may have come last December when he won both the WBC and lineal light belts from the 11th round against Adonis Stevenson. That fight could be the final for Stevenson because he has been in that state for several weeks and was placed into a coma on the following Monday.
Maybe matching Gvozdyk in punching strength is Beterbiev as only one of the 14 professional fights have made beyond the round and all have ended by knockout. When he decides to strike, the Russia native is extremely competitive. Rarely does he throw one punch at one time he his foe with a flurry of punches seeking to put them off and sets up his opportunity.
Both guys have conditioning but go about their struggles in different ways. Beterbiev is like a pitbull down looking to get into exchange hands and a telephone booth, he is prepared to consume a couple shots when it means that he could land.
Conversely, Gvozdyk is a technician, while keeping range together with his lengthy jabs and straights, moving like a cat swiftly out of danger. That having been said, if he smells blood into the water he moves on a attack. The question for this battle is will Beterbiev be in a position to corner Gvozdyk, or will be your Ukrainians footwork likely to keep him secure.
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