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Photos: Artur Beterbiev, Radivoje Kalajdzic - Ready For Battle
Boxing's only world champion with a 100 percent knockout ratio (Artur Beterbiev), the longest-reigning junior bantamweight world champion (Jerwin Ancajas) and the sport's youngest ticket-seller (Gabriel Flores Jr.) took center stage at the official weigh-in for Saturday's ESPN-televised card at Stockton Arena (10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT) . (photos by Mikey Williams).
IBF light heavyweight world champion Beterbiev (13-0, 13 KOs) will take on the hard-hitting Radivoje "Hot Rod" Kalajdzic (24-1, 17 KOs) in the main event, while Ancajas (30-1-2, 20 KOs) will make the seventh defense of his IBF junior bantamweight world title against No. 1. contender Ryuichi Funai (31-7, 22 KOs) in the co-feature.
Flores (12-0, 5 KOs), the 19-year-old Stockton native making his grand homecoming, will fight Eduardo Pereira Reis (23-5, 19 KOs) in a six-round lightweight special attraction. At the press conference, Stockton Mayor Michael Tubbs presented Flores with a key to the city and the NBA G League's Stockton Kings gave the hometown hero a custom jersey and belt.
Flores and his adviser, Rick Mirigian, did not want this event to pass without giving back. They awarded a local high school senior, Sherwood Ruffin-Turner, with a scholarship check to assist with his collegiate studies. Ruffin-Turner is a straight-A student who works two jobs and dreams of becoming an immigration attorney.
A minor controversy erupted at Friday’s weigh-in in Stockton, California, for the IBF light heavyweight title fight between unbeaten champion Artur Beterbiev, and challenge Radivoje “Hot Rod” Kalajdzic, which will be televised by ESPN Saturday.
Kalajdzic’s team complained about the length of Beterbiev’s beard, which extends about an inch or two below his chin. Beterbiev (13-0, 13 KOs) is Muslim and Ramadan begins on Sunday. Muslim men aren’t supposed to shave their beards during Ramadan.
Andy Foster, the executive officer of the California State Athletic Commission, said referee Dan Stell didn’t have a problem with Beterbiev’s beard and ruled he could fight with it.
Foster referred to a commission rule which notes all fighters “shall be clean and present a tidy appearance. It shall be at the sole discretion of the commission or its representative to determine whether facial adornments (mustaches, goatees, excessive sideburns) and length of hair presents any potential hazard to the safety of the contestant or his or her opponent, or will interfere with the supervision or conduct of the contest.”
Kalajdzic promoter Lou DiBella said Kalajdzic (24-1, 17 KOs) would not file a protest. He said the team raised the issue for a number of reasons, including the fact it could obstruct whether a punch landed or just hit the beard hanging down the chest.
“It shouldn’t be long enough that you’re wondering whether a punch landed on the chin or grazed the chest,” DiBella said. “And instinctively, I think we should recognize that a prizefighter shouldn’t look like Santa Claus or ZZ Top.”
Foster said he respected Beterbiev’s right to have his beard for religious reasons, but a boxing license is a privileged one.
“There’s a fine line between having respect for religious liberties and the privilege to have a license in the state of California,” Foster said. “Dan Stell is the commission representative and he made his decision. He doesn’t believe it will impact the health and safety of the fighters and nor did he feel it provided any kind of a competitive advantage.”
Following discussion between the two camps, Beterbiev made a gentlemen’s agreement with Kalajdzic to trim his beard instead of shave it entirely.
Photos: Artur Beterbiev, Radivoje Kalajdzic - Ready For Battle
Boxing's only world champion with a 100 percent knockout ratio (Artur Beterbiev), the longest-reigning junior bantamweight world champion (Jerwin Ancajas) and the sport's youngest ticket-seller (Gabriel Flores Jr.) took center stage at the official weigh-in for Saturday's ESPN-televised card at Stockton Arena (10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT) . (photos by Mikey Williams).
IBF light heavyweight world champion Beterbiev (13-0, 13 KOs) will take on the hard-hitting Radivoje "Hot Rod" Kalajdzic (24-1, 17 KOs) in the main event, while Ancajas (30-1-2, 20 KOs) will make the seventh defense of his IBF junior bantamweight world title against No. 1. contender Ryuichi Funai (31-7, 22 KOs) in the co-feature.
Flores (12-0, 5 KOs), the 19-year-old Stockton native making his grand homecoming, will fight Eduardo Pereira Reis (23-5, 19 KOs) in a six-round lightweight special attraction. At the press conference, Stockton Mayor Michael Tubbs presented Flores with a key to the city and the NBA G League's Stockton Kings gave the hometown hero a custom jersey and belt.
Flores and his adviser, Rick Mirigian, did not want this event to pass without giving back. They awarded a local high school senior, Sherwood Ruffin-Turner, with a scholarship check to assist with his collegiate studies. Ruffin-Turner is a straight-A student who works two jobs and dreams of becoming an immigration attorney.
A minor controversy erupted at Friday’s weigh-in in Stockton, California, for the IBF light heavyweight title fight between unbeaten champion Artur Beterbiev, and challenge Radivoje “Hot Rod” Kalajdzic, which will be televised by ESPN Saturday.
Kalajdzic’s team complained about the length of Beterbiev’s beard, which extends about an inch or two below his chin. Beterbiev (13-0, 13 KOs) is Muslim and Ramadan begins on Sunday. Muslim men aren’t supposed to shave their beards during Ramadan.
Andy Foster, the executive officer of the California State Athletic Commission, said referee Dan Stell didn’t have a problem with Beterbiev’s beard and ruled he could fight with it.
Foster referred to a commission rule which notes all fighters “shall be clean and present a tidy appearance. It shall be at the sole discretion of the commission or its representative to determine whether facial adornments (mustaches, goatees, excessive sideburns) and length of hair presents any potential hazard to the safety of the contestant or his or her opponent, or will interfere with the supervision or conduct of the contest.”
Kalajdzic promoter Lou DiBella said Kalajdzic (24-1, 17 KOs) would not file a protest. He said the team raised the issue for a number of reasons, including the fact it could obstruct whether a punch landed or just hit the beard hanging down the chest.
“It shouldn’t be long enough that you’re wondering whether a punch landed on the chin or grazed the chest,” DiBella said. “And instinctively, I think we should recognize that a prizefighter shouldn’t look like Santa Claus or ZZ Top.”
Foster said he respected Beterbiev’s right to have his beard for religious reasons, but a boxing license is a privileged one.
“There’s a fine line between having respect for religious liberties and the privilege to have a license in the state of California,” Foster said. “Dan Stell is the commission representative and he made his decision. He doesn’t believe it will impact the health and safety of the fighters and nor did he feel it provided any kind of a competitive advantage.”
Following discussion between the two camps, Beterbiev made a gentlemen’s agreement with Kalajdzic to trim his beard instead of shave it entirely.
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