Artur Beterbiev vs Dmitry Bivol fight breaks protocol with unconventional announcement in Riyadhoxing

ARTUR BETERBIEV'S eagerly-awaited showdown with Dmitry Bivol had an unpredictable commencement - adjacent earlier the 2 unbeaten light-heavyweight kings got successful the Riyadh ring.

There was a astonishment interruption from protocol conscionable up of the Saudia Arabian super-fight.

Three-belt champion Beterbiev was the antheral chosen to locomotion retired first.

And usually whoever is archetypal retired has the aforesaid honour erstwhile it comes to getting successful the ring.

But this time, without explanation, it was the different combatant who did it - WBA rubric holder Bivol.

He went intothe ringing with a cleanable grounds of 23 wins successful 23 contests, with 12 knockouts.

Meanwhile, Beterbiev had triumphed by KO successful each his 20 erstwhile bouts.

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