Undisputed mild heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev and challenger Dmitry Bivol each weighed in efficiently on Friday on the weigh-in for his or her DAZN PPV headliner this Saturday, February twenty second in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
The previous WBA champion Bivol (23-1, 12 KOs) seemed in nice form however nonetheless confirmed slight bruising underneath his left eye from the arduous punches he acquired from Beterbiev of their earlier struggle on October twelfth, 4 months in the past.
Throughout the face-off, Beterbiev (21-0, 20 KOs) appeared greater and had a decided look to him, like he’s able to chase Bivol all the way down to knock him out this time. Beterbiev was coming off knee surgical procedure of their first struggle, and didn’t begin making use of strain till the midpoint.
Beterbiev dominated the final half of the struggle, however many followers solely bear in mind the primary half. They felt Bivol gained due to his quick begin.
Weigh-in Outcomes
– Artur Beterbiev: 175– Dmitry Bivol: 174.1
“I believed it was shut however I gave a cut up resolution to Bivol. I believed he boxed actual properly, however you’ll be able to’t argue with a Beterbiev resolution,” stated Terence Crawford to DAZN Boxing when requested who he felt deserved to win the primary struggle between Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol on October twelfth final yr in Riyadh.
“Each of them really feel like they will make changes going into this second struggle,” stated Ade Oladipo. “Who do you suppose must take advantage of changes to get the W?”
“I believe Bivol must take advantage of changes as a result of later within the rounds, he was getting touched somewhat bit, though he was punching somewhat bit extra. I believe he must perform a little bit extra to get the victory,” stated Crawford.
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