“It was never offered, by the way,” said Hearn during a media scrum reported by ProBox TV . “If there was an offer that was even remotely reasonable, the Callum Smith fight wouldn’t be happening. Dmitry would have vacated and fought Beterbiev.”
That version is difficult to reconcile with Kremlev’s account. The IBA president said negotiations had taken place with both camps and that Bivol was offered twice his previous purse. Kremlev also claimed Beterbiev was willing to box without taking a purse to help complete the trilogy.
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