On Thursday, Arthur Biyarslanov will headline a card for the primary time in his profession when he faces late substitute Tamas Kiliti on the Montreal On line casino, Montreal.
Biyarslanov, who claimed the NABF junior welterweight title final trip, is trying to construct on that momentum and get himself into the world title image within the close to future.
Whereas the change in opponent from veteran Marcos Villasana Jr., isn’t perfect, he takes it in his stride.
“It’s simply one other combat for me, I normally prepare for each combat, I prepare the identical, I prepare laborious and need to placed on a superb present,” Biyarslanov (15-0, 13 knockouts) instructed The Ring. “The opponent could change, however the aim stays the identical.”
Biyarslanov, who’s now a Canadian citizen, has come a great distance since he first moved to Canada again in 2007.
“I used to be born in Makhachkala, Dagestan due to the conflict in 1995 with Chechnya,” he defined. “We got here again after the conflict to Chechnya and stayed for 4 years, then the second Chilly Struggle began in 1999/2000 and that’s after I moved to Azerbaijan and we lived there for about six years earlier than we got here to Canada.
“I got here right here after I was younger, so for me, it was simple for me to adapt and discovered the language actually fast. As I received older I might inform the distinction. Each nation has their very own lifestyle. I’m settled in Canada and I’ve been dwelling right here for nearly 20 years. I’m used to it now.”
Initially he performed soccer and supposed for that to be his chosen path. Nevertheless, issues turned out reasonably totally different.
“I began about three years after I got here to Canada,” he mentioned of his first foray into boxing. “My brother kinda pressured me into it, he wished me to be taught to field and self-defense. I used to be a big-time soccer participant. I believed someday I used to be going to be a soccer participant however right here I’m a boxer.”
He went on take pleasure in a extremely profitable newbie that culminated in his representing his adopted homeland on the 2016 Olympics.
“It was superb, it’s the most important step you may get to,” he mentioned of his look on the showpiece occasion. “I used to be the one male Canadian that certified. I believe I had among the finest newbie careers within the 4 years from 2013/17.
“I went to a few world championships, the place I received bronze twice. I went to Commonwealth Video games, Pan Am Video games, Olympics Video games. I really feel like in these 4 years I did the utmost I might. I solely had 98 fights, I did rather a lot in these fights. I believe it was the right timing to show skilled.”
Biyarslanov made his debut in his hometown of Toronto with a first-round knockout over Ernesto Cardona in December 2018.
Though he was capable of combat, his exercise noticeably suffered, and he ended up preventing simply twice a yr from 2020 to 2023.
Arthur Biyarslanov – Picture by Vincent Ethier
“Once I first began my skilled profession it was a bit troublesome as a result of Covid began proper after in 2020 and that form of put me again and the businesses didn’t have many fights. However right here with Eye of the Tiger they’re lively,” he defined. “I believe they’ve exhibits each month, and I’m preventing fairly often which is what I would like. I must be lively, I must get extra fights to get to that world degree.
“I’m certain with Eye of the Tiger they’re going to get me to it. They’re conserving me very lively, it’s my third combat in lower than six months. It’s what I wanted, and now they’re placing me as the principle occasion which is nice – it’s superb.”
Whereas Biyarslanov holds the NABF title, that isn’t the extent of his aspirations.
“I need to combat for a world title by subsequent summer time,” he mentioned. “Hopefully two or three extra fights, if I get the correct fights and the massive fights and if I carry out. That’s my aim after I’m 30-years-old, I need to be world champion, which is simply across the nook.
“Each belt there’s a totally different champion in my weight class, so to be trustworthy it doesn’t actually matter so long as I get a shot.”
Camille Estephan of Eye of the Tiger believes Biyarslanov is an efficient addition to the already expertise laden junior welterweight division.
“Artur is a really severe athlete,” mentioned Estephan. “His work ethic and energy was in comparison with (IBF, WBC and WBO mild heavyweight titlist Artur) Beterbiev by his energy coach André Kulesza (who works with each.) His boxing talents are glorious so the plan is to quick observe him, he appears to be able to face the elite.”
Kiliti (10-0, 6 KOs) turned skilled in his native Hungary in 2019, the place all of his fights have taken place. In his most up-to-date outing he outpointed Miguel Antin (UD 8) in Might. It is a marked step up in school for him.
Biyarslanov-Kiliti, plus undercard bouts, will likely be broadcast on ESPN+ at 6:30 p.m. ET/ 3:30 p.m. PT and on punchinggrace.com in Canada.
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