Artur Beterbiev's story is nothing short of incredible
and when, for all of Yarde’s potential, he is expected to record his 19th stoppage victory from 19 professional fights.
Even if that violence didn’t directly affect he and his family, it cannot be disputed that the two Chechan wars, for independence from Russia and which claimed the lives of thousands and bled into Dagestan, ultimately did. The collateral was such that at one point the Beterbiev household, in the small city of Khasavyurt, swelled to 30 as they attempted to shelter refugees, and ensured both insurgence, further violence, and a military presence in the region thereafter.
It took him only six months to win his first local junior championship and begin the largely upwards trajectory that took him from wild street fighter to an amateur of almost the very highest calibre. Winning silver at the 2007 World Championships and gold two years later and becoming the 2006 and 2010 European champion, he also twice defeated his once-outstanding compatriot Sergey Kovalev, also once a light heavyweight champion with the IBF, WBO and WBA.
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