Absolute world light heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev (21-0, 20 KOs) expressed hope that Tyson Fury (34-2-1, 24 KOs) will resume performances in the ring. Commenting on the decision of the Gypsy King, as the Briton is called, to end his career, the Russian complained about the lack of stars in boxing.

Beterbiev stated this in an interview with the YouTube channel iFL TV. The Dagestani, who called the head of the Chechen Republic Ramzan Kadyrov his brother and is shamefully hiding under the flag of Canada, added that Boxing needs Fury’s return, where only no-names remain.

" A couple of times, that's right? Maybe now he'll come back again. Boxing needs Tyson Fury because there are only no names left,” Beterbiev said, apparently including in this list not only himself, but also the Ukrainian super champion Alexander Usik (23-0, 14 KOs).

Earlier, the Russian named the only condition for a fight with our compatriot. In turn, American coach Malik Scott emphasized that Beterbiev has no chance of winning the fight against Usik.

The boxers met several times at the amateur level. In 2007, at a tournament in Kaliningrad, the Russian won 12:10, and the Ukrainian took revenge in the quarterfinals of the 2011 World Cup and the 2012 Olympics with the same score of 17:13.

Because of these defeats, Beterbiev harbored a grudge against Usik and accused him of cowardice. And after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, he called Alexander sick because of his position against the aggressors. The Russian also complained that many fans and experts accuse him of envy of the Ukrainian super champion.