Boxing Results: Bivol Avenges Loss, Defeats Beterbiev in Rematch at Kingdom Arena

Artur Beterbiev (21-1, 20 KOs) lastly tasted defeat for the primary time, dropping his undisputed mild heavyweight championship to Dmitry Bivol (24-1, 12 KOs) of their rematch on Saturday evening on the Kingdom Enviornment in Riyadh

Bivol, 34, used his superior hand velocity, mixture punching, and motion to field his solution to a call. Beterbiev had his moments, touchdown onerous punches when he may get to Bivol, however he couldn’t reduce off the ring nicely sufficient. It was a struggle that in all probability ought to have been a draw, however it works out nicely with it going for Bivol. No less than now, the followers and promoter Eddie Hearn, who complained concerning the earlier struggle, can’t make a fuss. They acquired their win.

The scores

114-114116-112: Bivol115-113: Bivol

The struggle lacked drama, largely involving Bivol shifting across the ring, throwing quick photographs, after which tying up Beterbiev. It might been extra fascinating for followers to observe if Bivol had stood and engaged, however that’s not his type. He’s a mover. All of the motion that Bivol used made it not possible for Beterbiev to get his photographs off. When he Bivol proper in entrance of him, he wasn’t throwing sufficient.

He was simply ready till the proper time, and Bivol was in a position to get his photographs off. Within the twelfth, Beterbiev deserted his cautious type and bludgeoned Bivol in that spherical. If he had fought like that within the different rounds, it might have been a one-sided struggle. Bivol possible would have been knocked out as a result of his left eye was all tousled from simply that spherical. He appeared in misery because the struggle ended.

This struggle would have been higher on the undercard beneath the Vergil ortiz Jr. vs. Israil Madrimov conflict. That was simply the very best of the fights on tonight’s principal card. The co-feature struggle between Joseph Parker an overweight Martin Bakole turned out to be an terrible mismatch.

With the victory, Bivol and Beterbiev will possible meet in a trilogy subsequent. That’ll be as much as Turki Alalshikh to resolve if he desires to go in that route. After tonight’s boring rematch, it might be higher for the boxing public if Turki went in a distinct route and had David Benavidez problem Bivol for his 4 titles. Clearly, Bivol’s promoter, Eddie Hearn, will possible try to persuade Turki to put aside the trilogy with Beterbiev to give attention to both Benavidez or Canelo Alvarez.

The Mexican celebrity Canelo is busy combating Terence Crawford subsequent, so he’s not a viable choice this yr till Turki can negotiate a struggle for December involving Bivol.