Unified featherlight heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev is willing to talk about a possible fight with Canelo Alvarez or David Benavidez only after his upcoming fight with Dmitry Bivol.

Thirty-nine-year-old Beterbiev of Russia is preparing to face his compatriot Bivol for the undisputed 175-pound championship on Saturday in Riyad, Saudi Arabia.

Despite considering future fights with Alvarez and Benavidez, Beterbiev is only focused on defeating Bivol.

“We’ll see. Let’s talk about it later,” Beterbiev said in response to a possible fight with Benavidez in the future. “Honestly, I’ve never seen him fight. I never watched his fights because I’m not a boxing fan. When I sign a contract to fight a boxer, I only focus on that fighter. I’m not the type of person who wants to watch everyone fight.

Beterbiev (20-0, 20 KO) will have his three featherlight heavyweight titles on the line – WBC, IBF and WBO – when he goes head-to-head with Bivol in a highly anticipated clash. If the unified champion wins, Beterbiev could face either Benavidez or Alvarez in another thrilling fight.

While Benavidez is coming off a decision win over Oleksandr Gvozdyk in his debut fight at 175 pounds, Alavrez lost to Bivol two years ago in his second featherlight heavyweight fight. Before meeting Bivol, Alvarez won his first fight at 175 pounds against Sergei Kovalev for the WBO championship.

Commenting on a possible fight with unified 168-pound champion Alvarez, Beterbiev said it was a completely different matter.

“It’s a different movie. We need to watch this movie first and then we can talk about it. I never predict the next fight. We’ll see. I’m not one to predict my future fights. I’m a elementary boxer and I try to do my best. I will do my best.”

A classic clash reminiscent of Clash of Titans will headline “EQC Fight Night” presented by Toro Promotions, Inc. and Whitfield Haydon Boxing on Saturday evening, October 19, at the EQC Event Center at Tacoma’s famed Emerald Queen Casino. Washington.

6′ 4″, 290-pound Kinsley “The Black Lion” Ibeh (12-2-1, 10 KO) will face 6′ 8″, 260-pound Jack “The Outlaw” May (10-0, 9 KO) in the main event, a 10-round main event for the vacant Latino World Boxing Council (WBC) Silver Championship.

Ibeh, a Nigerian native who fights out of Phoenix (AZ), is a former college and Canadian Football League player, as well as the cousin of notorious retired boxer Ike Ibeabuchi (20-0, 15 KO). Ibeh is on an eight-game winning streak since losing to then-rising star Jared Anderson 7-0 in 2021. Ibeh’s last action took place on June 15, when he stopped Juan Torres in the second round, also at the Emerald Queen Casino gala.

May, fighting in Chino Hills, California, won ten in a row, nine of which were decided by knockouts. May is a combat sports athlete who also boxed and fought bare-knuckled. May’s last fight was a first-round technical knockout of John Shipman on August 29 in Costa Mesa, California.

“They are both real fighters,” said matchmaker Whit Haydon. “When the fight was proposed, all they asked was when and where and that they would arrive with bells on. The place is almost sold out, so gigantic Northwest fans, and believe me when I say they are the best, will be able to enjoy the sights and sounds.”

Ibeh and May are part of Toro’s growing stable of solid heavyweights, along with Ukrainian Olympian Tsotne “Mr. T” Tsotne (10-0, 7 KO), Alexander “The Great” Flores (19-5-1, 17 KO) and Dante Stone (17-1, 11 KO). But unlike other promoters, Toro doesn’t bother matching his fighters like Ibeh and May, and Tsotne recently defeated Flores by a 10-round unanimous decision.

Ryan Garcia posted the following on social media today: “Case dismissed” thanking his lawyer, Michael Goldstein. This is related to Garcia’s accusations of vandalism last June in connection with events at the Waldorf Astoria hotel in Beverly Hills.

This isn’t the case fans were hoping he would get fired. They are more interested in Devin Haney’s lawsuit against Ryan Garcia for battery and fraud in connection with their April fight in which Kingry tested positive for PEDs.

It’s still unclear whether Haney and his dad, Bill Haney, will pursue the case to the end, hoping the verdict will net them a windfall. This could make staging a rematch problematic if Ryan loses or wins. Would Haney be content to fight Ryan again if the lawsuit was unsuccessful?

Given Bill Haney’s upbeat attitude and Garcia’s request to submit to a doping test within 48 hours for his rematch with Devin (31-0, 15 KO) next, this could be seen as a softening on his part regarding steep court proceedings.

This would be costly and could jeopardize Haney’s chances for a lucrative rematch with Ryan in 2025. A rematch is the best way for Haney to make millions and get back to where he was before his loss to Ryan earlier this year.

If Haney wins the competition, we could see a trilogy if it brings in a lot of PPV buys. Considering how much attention their fight later received, it’s safe and sound to predict that their rematch will generate massive PPV buys, perhaps even bigger than Ryan’s 2023 fight with Gervonta Davis.

Bill Haney would need to up his game to generate interest, as Ryan can’t single-handedly advance the rematch, and Devin obviously won’t be much assist. He’s better off when he doesn’t talk.

CASE DENIED

Thank you Michael Goldstein

The best lawyer in the world!!!! pic.twitter.com/oTqCFmwMvi

— RYAN GARCIA (@RyanGarcia) October 8, 2024

Do you really want me to kick Devin’s ass again?????????

— RYAN GARCIA (@RyanGarcia) October 8, 2024