The long-awaited battle for the 175-pound supremacy has finally settled, and the ultimate unification battle between light heavyweight triple crown champion Artur Beterbiev (20-0, 20 KOs) and WBA super boxing champion Dmitry Bivol (22-0, 11 KOs) will start on June 2, Beijing time, also in Saudi Arabia.
There has never been a world champion in the light heavyweight division with four major boxing organizations before, and even if the junior bully Roy Jones has 7 belts, he is also short of a WBO boxing championship belt.
The news was released by the Minister of Culture and Recreation of Saudi Arabia Turki Alashikh. "Beterbiev's fight against Bivol will be one of a 5-on-5 series between Matchroom Boxing Promotion and Queensberry Promotion," Arašh said. ”
This is a very suspenseful battle, and the two boxing champions have maintained a winning record, both are in their heyday, who wins and who loses, the suspense is huge, the current odds are 1 to 1, it is really a needle to Mai Mang.
In fact, this match should have started a long time ago, so why has it been delayed until now? The main reason is that Arum, the promoter of Beterbiev, is unwilling, because the two Russians play a match, which does not have much commercial value. Now that Saudi Arabia has a financier who is willing to spend a lot of money to watch this game, Arum has agreed to it for the sake of the dollar.
Bivol is 33 years old, 1.83 meters tall, and has an arm span of 1.83 meters, undefeated with 22 wins and 11 knockouts, and has been the interim WBA champion since May 2016. A long-time celebrity, he has defended his belt several times, including defeating boxing superstar Alvarez.
Bivol's technique and style are excellent, and he is a master of the pip flow that controls the distance, and the only weakness is the handicap of the heavy punches.
Beterbiev is 39 years old, but he hasn't played the full 12 rounds, which means he's knocked out all of his opponents. He currently has a record of 20 knockout wins in 20 fights, and he's the only champion in the world today to maintain a 100% knockout rate.
With a height of 1.82m and an arm span of 1.85m, Beterbiev will not suffer in terms of punch angle if he fights Bivol, because the two are of similar height.
Beterbiev has a fierce punch, first-class technique, strong fighting ability, and good physical fitness, so it can be said that there are no shortcomings. His body was not consumed much, because he had not been subjected to a vicious battle. Just like the match between Pacquiao and Marquez, the match between Alvarez and Golovkin, the hot battle was played all over the court, and the winner was decided by points, and both of them were hit with a lot of punches, so it was a vicious fight.
The match between Beterbiev and Bivol is very unpredictable, and I personally think that there are two directions, the first direction, Beterbiev KO Bivol, and the second direction, Bivol defeats Beterbiev by points. I don't know what you think? [Text/Fighting Jianghu]