(Montreal) Boxers Arthur Biyarslanov and Shamil Ktahaev have reached an agreement with Eye of the Tiger Management, the Quebec promotion company announced in a press release Monday morning.
“They are two hard workers, dedicated to their art, with great potential and above all, great ambitions. We will put everything in place to support them in their rise to a world title and conquer the highest peaks,” described the general director of EOTTM, Antonin Decarie.
Biyarslanov (13-0, 11 KOs), a super-lightweight pugilist already well established in the country, is currently ranked third in Canada in the 140 lbs in the Boxrec rankings.
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Shamil Ktahaev on the right
“I am very happy to join the EOTTM family. I would also like to thank the team for welcoming me, and I am very enthusiastic about the idea of fighting more often where I feel at home, in Montreal,” mentioned Biyarslanov.
For his part, Khataev (12-0, 3 KOs), the brother of Imam Khataev, obtained more than 290 victories in 300 amateur fights, winning the Russian junior and senior national championships in the process. He has already won the WBC Asian belt, bringing him to already be among the top 20 middleweights in the world, according to Boxrec.