The title of Undisputed Light Heavyweight champion is on the line this Saturday as Artur Beterbiev meets Dmitry Bivol.
Both fighters will be looking to maintain their undefeated records under the bright lights in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, where all the divisions’ belts will be up for grabs. Billed by some as the fight of the year, these gifted ring technicians will collide in what promises to be a thrilling main event.
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Artur Beterbiev vs Dmitry Bivol
Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Saturday, 12 October
Live on TNT Sports Box Office, DAZN PPV, and Sky Sports Box Office
Beterbiev vs Bivol Preview
Who will be crowned king of the Light Heavyweight division? This fight is sure to give the answers, but boxing fans have been made to wait in anticipation. This bout was originally scheduled for July, but was rescheduled after Beterbiev suffered an injury.
Beterbiev has unified three of the four Light Heavyweight division belts in the past couple of years, on the way to solidifying his reputation as one of the most feared men in the sport currently.
It was after his 2022 fight at Madison Square Garden with American Joe Smith Jr where he first held the IBF, WBC and WBO World Light Heavy titles, beating his opponent by knockout, as he has done in all of his 20 professional fights.
He then defended those titles by beating Brit Anthony Yarde, despite the younger contender showing early promise before eventually being stopped due to a TKO. This was followed by another successful defence via the defeat of another British boxer – this time Callum Smith. The fight was stopped in Round 7 as Beterbiev claimed another TKO victory to add to his perfect record, a record that has never been at more risk than it will be against Bivol.
Comparatively, Bivol has only faced two defences of his IBO title so far, but really started to draw the attention of the wider boxing world after he comfortably dealt with Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez in 2022. Since then, he has defeated Gilberto Ramirez, Lyndon Arthur and Malik Zinad – all by unanimous decision.
It was against Arthur that he first got his hands on a world title, imposing his style on his British opponent impressively, resulting in the three judges all scoring the bout 120-107 in Bivol’s favour. Next was Zinad, who was similarly outboxed by Bivol, setting up this mammoth fight of the year contender.
Beterbiev vs Bivol Odds
*Odds are subject to change
Bivol is the favourite, with odds of 2.21 to win the bout. You can get a price of 1.84 for Beterbiev to take the win.
Beterbiev vs Bivol Betting Tips
KO King
Beterbiev to continue his streak of KO/TKO wins is priced @ 2.75.
Decisions, Decisions…
Bivol wins the majority of his fights by decision from the judges. This outcome to occur again is priced @ 8.00.
Go The Distance?
As a potential fight of the year, surely it has to go the distance, right? We have priced the fight to go all 12 rounds at @ 1.67.
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