Artur Beterbiev (21-1, 20) was born in Khasavyurt, Dagestan ASSR, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union on January 21, 1985. At the age of 28 years on June 8, 2013, he made his professional boxing debut against Christian Cruz, winning the fight via 2nd-round TKO.
On his 12th career fight at 32 years old, Beterbiev became a light-heavyweight world champion on November 11, 2017 after defeating Enrico Kölling via 12th-round KO to win the vacant IBF title.
Beterbiev's last fight was a light-heavyweight (WBA, IBF, WBC, WBO, The Ring) world-title defense against Dmitry Bivol on February 22, 2025. He lost the fight via 12th-round majority decision. He is on a 1-fight losing streak.
Some of Artur Beterbiev's best fights have been against Dmitry Bivol, Tavoris Cloud, Radivoje Kalajdzic, Isidro Ranoni Prieto, Joe Smith Jr., Anthony Yarde and Adam Deines.
Beterbiev has 1 loss on his boxing record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
22  | Feb 22, 2025 40 years, 1 months 21-1 (20) | 34 years, 2 months 23-1 (12) | LHW | 12 | MD | LOSS Lost WBA, IBF, WBC, WBO, The Ring |
21 | Oct 12, 2024 39 years, 8 months 21-0 (20) | 33 years, 9 months 23-0 (12) | LHW | 12 | MD | WIN Won WBA (Super), The Ring Defended WBC, IBF, WBO Vacant |
20  | Jan 13, 2024 38 years, 11 months 20-0 (20) | 33 years, 8 months 29-1 (21) | LHW | 7 | TKO | WIN Defended WBC, IBF, WBO |
19  | Jan 28, 2023 38 years 19-0 (19) | 31 years, 5 months 23-2 (22) | LHW | 8 | TKO | WIN Defended WBC, IBF, WBO |
18  | Jun 18, 2022 37 years, 4 months 18-0 (18) | 32 years, 8 months 28-3 (22) | LHW | 2 | TKO | WIN Won WBO Defended WBC, IBF |
17  | Dec 17, 2021 36 years, 10 months 17-0 (17) | 31 years, 1 months 24-1 (16) | LHW | 9 | KO | WIN Defended WBC, IBF |
16  | Mar 20, 2021 36 years, 1 months 16-0 (16) | 29 years, 7 months 19-1-1 (10) | LHW | 10 | TKO | WIN Defended WBC, IBF |
15  | Oct 18, 2019 34 years, 8 months 15-0 (15) | 32 years, 6 months 17-0 (14) | LHW | 10 | TKO | WIN Won WBC Defended IBF |
14  | May 4, 2019 34 years, 3 months 14-0 (14) | 27 years, 9 months 24-1 (18) | LHW | 5 | KO | WIN Defended IBF |
13  | Oct 6, 2018 33 years, 8 months 13-0 (13) | 33 years, 1 months 17-0 (12) | LHW | 4 | KO | WIN Defended IBF |
12  | Nov 11, 2017 32 years, 9 months 12-0 (12) | 27 years, 8 months 23-1 (6) | LHW | 12 | KO | WIN Won IBF Vacant |
11  | Dec 23, 2016 31 years, 11 months 11-0 (11) | 30 years, 5 months 26-1-3 (22) | LHW | 1 | TKO | WIN |
10  | Jun 4, 2016 31 years, 4 months 10-0 (10) | 29 years, 8 months 23-2 (15) | LHW | 4 | TKO | WIN |
9 | Jun 12, 2015 30 years, 4 months 9-0 (9) | Alexander Johnson | LHW | 7 | TKO | WIN |
8  | Apr 4, 2015 30 years, 2 months 8-0 (8) | 36 years, 3 months 25-6-1 (12) | LHW | 4 | KO | WIN |
7 | Dec 19, 2014 29 years, 10 months 7-0 (7) | Jeff Page Jr. | LHW | 2 | TKO | WIN |
6  | Sep 27, 2014 29 years, 8 months 6-0 (6) | 32 years, 8 months 24-2 (19) | LHW | 2 | KO | WIN |
5 | Aug 22, 2014 29 years, 7 months 5-0 (5) | Alvaro Enriquez | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
4 | Jan 18, 2014 28 years, 11 months 4-0 (4) | Gabriel Lecrosnier | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
3 | Nov 30, 2013 28 years, 10 months 3-0 (3) | Billy Bailey | 1 | KO | WIN | |
2 | Sep 28, 2013 28 years, 8 months 2-0 (2) | Rayco Saunders | 3 | RTD | WIN | |
1 | Jun 8, 2013 28 years, 4 months 1-0 (1) | Christian Cruz | 2 | TKO | WIN |
