World Boxing Council (WBC) President Mauricio Suleiman said his organization would not sanction a fight between WBC, WBO and IBF champion Artur Beterbiev and WBA Super belt holder Dmitry Bivol for the undisputed world light heavyweight title..

Beterbiev, who was born in Dagestan, but has a Canadian passport and lives in Montreal, negotiated with the Russian Bivol, but the parties could not agree.

Suleiman noted that in the future, if the boxers still decide to hold this fight, the WBC will not sanction it due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Thus, without a WBC belt, the title of absolute world champion will not be at stake..

" The WBC would not have accepted this fight, it would have been without our title on the line.. This is the position of the WBC today.. As long as there is no boxing in Ukraine, we will not accept boxing in Russia. At least he won't be sanctioned by the WBC," com.

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Earlier it was reported that the fight between Ukrainian Oleksandr Usyk and Briton Tyson Fury for the title of absolute world champion could still take place..