Artur Beterbiev vs Dmitry Bivol Gets Earlier Than Expected Rescheduled Date - Seconds Out
Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol have scheduled a new time to fight each other to determine who is the undisputed light-heavyweight champion.
Beterbiev and Bivol were scheduled to finally fight each other on June 1 as the main attraction of an event featuring a Queensberry versus Matchroom battle on the undercard.
Beterbiev, who currently possesses the WBC, IBF, and WBO championship titles, tore his meniscus during training for the Bivol match, necessitating a delay in the bout.
Due to the seriousness of the harm, it was anticipated that the conflict would occur in the later part of 2024 or at the start of 2025. Nevertheless, the individual in charge of major boxing events in Saudi Arabia, Turki Alalshikh, declared a sooner date for the match.
Standing in the boxing ring after Bivol triumphed over his last-minute opponent, Malik Zinad, Alalshikh seized the microphone and declared that the top two fighters in the 175lbs weight class will collide on October 12th to kick off the Riyadh season in Saudi Arabia.
A lot of fans and experts believe that the match is the finest one in the sport. Even though they are both unbeaten, they have different approaches. Bivol is known as the perfect boxer while Beterbiev is like a bulldozer, winning all his 20 fights by knockout.
As Beterbiev is getting closer to turning 40 and has experienced recent injuries, there may be doubts about whether the time for recovery is adequate.
Turki Alalshikh has expressed his desire for the victor to battle ex-super-middleweight titleholder David Benavidez and possibly ascend to cruiserweight to challenge Jai Opetaia, who is the ring magazine champion.
