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 outing, 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 battle for me, I often prepare for each battle, I practice the identical, I practice onerous and wish to placed on a very good present,” Biyarslanov (15-0, 13 knockouts) informed The Ring. “The opponent might change, however the objective 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 struggle in 1995 with Chechnya,” he defined. “We got here again after the struggle to Chechnya and stayed for 4 years, then the second Chilly Warfare 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 straightforward 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 residing 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. Nonetheless, 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 compelled me into it, he needed me to study to field and self-defense. I used to be a big-time soccer participant. I believed at some point 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 beginner 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 probably the greatest beginner careers within the 4 years from 2013/17.
“I went to 3 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 proper 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 in a position to battle, his exercise noticeably suffered, and he ended up preventing simply twice a yr from 2020 to 2023.
Arthur Biyarslanov – Photograph by Vincent Ethier
“After I first began my skilled profession it was a bit tough 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 reveals each month, and I’m preventing fairly often which is what I want. 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 maintaining me very lively, it’s my third battle 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 wish to battle 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 objective after I’m 30-years-old, I wish 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 sincere 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 skills are wonderful so the plan is to quick observe him, he appears to be like 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 Could. 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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