The WBC president overlooked the undisputed world champion from Russia.
The President of the World Boxing Council (WBC), Mauricio Suleiman, has named the undisputed light heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev among the top three boxers of 2024, as reported by Sports.kz, referencing Matchtv.ru.
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The complete trio of the best boxers of the year, according to the head of the WBC, is as follows: 1. Oleksandr Usyk 2. Saul Alvarez 3. Naoya Inoue. "This is my personal opinion, but many deserve to be included in the top 3," said Suleiman to "Match TV."
Among the four major organizations (WBC, WBO, IBF, WBA), only the WBC continues to maintain sanctions against Russian boxers, excluding them from the rankings and not sanctioning their fights.