Fight fans familiar with his work weren’t at all surprised when Artur Beterbiev knocked down Jeff Page Jr. three times in the second round before referee Jean-Guy Brousseau stopped their Dec. 19 bout in Quebec City, Canada.
Watching the unbeaten Russian light heavyweight hit the canvas toward the end of the first round raised some eyebrows, though. While Page’s right hand didn’t appear to land flush on Beterbiev’s chin and Beterbiev was moving backward when he went down, that marked the first time Beterbiev suffered a knockdown as a pro or amateur.
He responded about as well as his handlers could’ve hoped from that flash knockdown. The fast-rising contender got right to his feet just as the first round was coming to an end and floored the previously unbeaten Page (16-1, 10 KOs) three times in the next round on his way to a knockout victory.
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Watching the unbeaten Russian light heavyweight hit the canvas toward the end of the first round raised some eyebrows, though. While Page’s right hand didn’t appear to land flush on Beterbiev’s chin and Beterbiev was moving backward when he went down, that marked the first time Beterbiev suffered a knockdown as a pro or amateur.
He responded about as well as his handlers could’ve hoped from that flash knockdown. The fast-rising contender got right to his feet just as the first round was coming to an end and floored the previously unbeaten Page (16-1, 10 KOs) three times in the next round on his way to a knockout victory.
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