Artur Beterbiev (21-1, 20 kos) finally tasted defeat for the first time, losing its light heavyweight championship undisputed in Dmitry Bivo (24-1, 12 KB) in their revenge on Saturday evening at The Kingdom Arena Riyadh
Bivo, 34, used his upper hand speed, his combination of punches and her movement to make his way to a decision. Beterbiev had his moments, landing the hard punches when he could go to Bivo, but he couldn’t cut his ring well enough. It was a fight that should probably have been a draw, but it works well with the bivo. At least now, fans and promoter Eddie Hearn, who have complained about the previous fight, cannot make noise. They obtained their victory.
The scores
114-114
116-112: Bivo
115-113: Bivo
The fight lacked drama, mainly involving Bivol moving around the ring, launching fast fire, then endearing Betbiev. It would have been more interesting for fans to look at if Bivol had been held and committed, but it is not his style. It is an engine. The whole movement used by Bivol has made it impossible for Beterbiev to remove his photos. When he bolled right in front of him, he didn’t get enough.
He was just waiting for the ideal moment, and Bivol was able to remove his shots. In the 12th, Beterbiev abandoned his cautious style and bivomulone in this tour. If he had fought like this in other towers, it would have been a unilateral fight. Bivol would probably have been eliminated because his left eye was all meat of this tower. He looked in distress when the fight ended.
This fight would have been better on the subcarte in Vergil Ortiz Jr. against Israil Madrimov. It was easily the best fighting on the main card tonight. The combat of co-functionality between Joseph Parker, an obese Martin Bakole, turned out to be a horrible gap.
With the victory, Bivol and Beterbiev will probably meet in a trilogy afterwards. It will be at Turki Alashikh to decide if he wants to go in this direction. After the dull revenge match tonight, it would be better for the boxing public if Turki went in a different direction and that David Benavidez Challenge Bivol for his four titles. Obviously, the promoter of Bivo, Eddie Hearn, will probably try to convince Turki to put aside the trilogy with Beterbiev to concentrate on Benavidez or Canelo Alvarez.
The Mexican superstar Canelo is busy fighting Terence Crawford then, so it is not a viable option this year until Turki can negotiate a fight for December involving Bivo.
Last update on 02/22/2025
