Earlier this week, breakfast buffet eaters at the Movenpick, a swanky hotel on the outskirts of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, were surprised by who was in line with them: Artur Beterbiev, the undisputed light heavyweight champion. In between training sessions before Saturday’s anticipated rematch with Dmitry Bivol, Beterbiev found time to join the masses and pick through a fruit salad.
That’s Beterbiev. He likes to keep things simple. A team of nutritionists? Nah. An army of conditioning coaches? Not interested. The security guards that have followed Beterbiev around during fight week number more than members of his team.
