Arthur Biyarslanov (13-0, 11 KOs), a.k.a. the ‘Chechen Wolf’, will make his EOTTM debuts on March 7 at the Montreal Casino.
On April 29, 2017, I start receiving incessant calls, everyone wants to tell me about the final of the Canadian championships, Arthur Biyarslanov has just defeated Mazlum Akdeniz in one of the most thrilling fights in Canadian Olympic boxing history.
I start hammering that he is the hottest free agent in Canada, and I advise Camille Estephan and Yvon Michel to sign him as soon as possible…
Who is Мовладдин Биярсланов?
Movladdin, a.k.a. Arthur, Biyarslanov was born in Makhachkal, a city famous for its grand mosque and its monument to the Russian teacher. He arrives in Toronto at the age of 10, where his older brother recommends boxing to him to learn how to defend himself.
He is talented; 4 Canadian championships, a victory over Yasnier Toledo at the PanAm, and the only Canadian boxer to qualify for the 2016 Olympics.
After 3 wins as a pro where he boxed independently, Matchroom and Eddie notice him and sign him to a contract. The pandemic will cause the British promoter to no longer be able to honor the contract clauses, and he becomes as free as air. Probellum smells a good opportunity and signs him, except that financial problems hit the company, which renames itself Disrupt, but still cannot keep the Chechen Wolf active. The contract is no longer valid. Arthur Biyarslanov has only one idea: to join the number one boxing company in Canada, EOTTM. My grandmother would say it’s a marriage of love and reason.
“Arthur, a left-handed boxer with hands of bricks, is a complete boxer. His seriousness in training and his tenacity in the arena make him a boxer to be taken very seriously. The goal is to break into the top 10 of the division by 2025,” says his trainer, Samuel Décarie-Drolet.
I see clearly in EOTTM’s new strategy, to assault the world of boxing by trying to invade the lucrative divisions. Steve Claggett and now Arthur Biyarslanov take advantage of good reputations and good rankings in a division where the top 10 is immensely powerful.
The Artur Beterbiev Effect
Arthur is no stranger to EOTTM’s galas, he is in the corner during Imam Khataev’s fights and he is a friend of Artur Beterbiev… it becomes interesting, he is already aware of all the sacrifices required to become and remain a world champion.
“I am very happy to join the EOTTM family. I have attended many of their galas, and I have always been impressed and inspired by the way they organize events and support their boxers. After communicating with Camille, I always had positive vibes and I knew deep down that one day I would work with Eye of the Tiger. I would also like to thank the team for welcoming me and I am very excited to fight more often where I feel at home, in Montreal!” says Arthur Biyarslanov.
In the ring, it’s the science of Russian boxing, always being at the right distance, applying pressure intelligently, and a left that hurts. The only fault I could find at the moment is that his matchmaking has been done a bit too gently, we often picked from pages 7 and 8 of the BoxRec site.
I always tend to analyze everything too much or find fault with promoters… I admit it. But here, I want to applaud loudly, a Canadian Olympian, left-handed with power and impeccable work ethic.
