Meng returned for a second-round knockout of Gilberto Rubio on Oct. 5 in a stay-busy fight before his chance to fight for the world title. The judges scores were 116-1101; 115-110; and 117-109. With this historic victory and by getting into the mandatory position, Meng will become the first ever Chinese boxer to fight for the Light Heavyweight World Championship.

The date and site came as no surprise, as it has been Top Rank's plan since last month when it took over promotional control of the bout.

Top Rank promoter Bob Arum had hoped the Canelo Alvarez would hold onto his WBO light heavyweight title to face Beterbiev after he beat champion Sergey Kovalev last November. Beterbiev is the guy that Canelo should have chosen to fight for a world title last November, but he opted for the 36-year-old Kovalev.

According to RDS.ca, Beterbiev (15-0, 15 KOs) will be battling the 2012 Olympian Meng (16-0, 10 KOs) at the Ekaterinburg Expo, in Ekaterinburg in Russia.

Real or not: The latest on crossover fights featuring McGregor, Mayweather, Pacquiao and Khabib. Looking forward to that historic match. "I am truly honored to be fighting Artur Beterbiev for the light heavyweight championship," Meng said. That’s the fight the fans want to see. "This victory means a lot to me.

Beterbiev proved a lot of the boxing fans and bettors wrong by taking the fight to the previously unbeaten Gvozdyk to wear him down and stop him. Interestingly, the Dagestani-born Beterbiev has actually never competed professionally in Russia, scoring all 15 of his pro finishes in North America.

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