Artur Beterbiev siblings: Meet Abakar Beterbiev
Emma Newman
Updated on January 14, 2026
Russian-Canadian professional boxer Artur Asilbekovich Beterbiev was born on January 21, 1985.
He has held the IBF championship since 2017, the WBC title since 2019, and the WBO belt since 2022, making him the undisputed light heavyweight champion.
Beterbiev competed as an amateur and earned medals in the light-heavyweight class at the 2007 World Championships, 2008 World Cup, 2009 World Championships, 2006 European Championships, and 2010 European Championships. In the heavyweight division at the 2012 Olympics, he also advanced to the quarterfinals.
Artur Beterbiev siblings: Meet Abakar Beterbiev
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Throughout his amateur career, Beterbiev participated in the light-heavyweight and heavyweight divisions.
He defeated opponents such as Kenneth Egan and Ismail Sillakh to win the 2006 European Amateur Boxing Championships. Although defeating Egor Mekhontsev in 2006, he fell short behind two-time world champion Evgeny Makarenko.
He defeated future undisputed light-heavyweight champion Sergey Kovalev in the 2007 semifinals, and then he defeated Evgeny Makarenko in the championship match to earn a spot at the World Championships. He competed against the unknown Abbos Atoev in the World Championships finals, but he was defeated.
