Beterbiev vs Bivol volition header a HUGE Saudi card
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- Published: 8:14, 12 Oct 2024
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ARTUR BETERBIEV and Dmitry Bivol volition yet clash TONIGHT for the undisputed light-heavyweight titles.
The 2 men person been connected a collision people to combat for years and the combat is yet present aft months of negotiations.
Beterbiev holds the WBC, IBF and WBO titles astatine 175lbs, beating the likes of Brit stars Anthony Yarde and Callum Smith connected the way.
Bivol is the WBA titleholder and is champion known for handing Canelo Alvarez the 2nd nonaccomplishment of his career 2 years ago.
Bivol overcame replacement hostile Malik Zinad connected June 1, knocking him retired successful the sixth circular to acceptable up a rescheduled bout with Beterbiev.
The victor volition beryllium defined arsenic the champion 175lb combatant of a generation, truthful there's plentifulness much than belts connected the enactment successful Riyadh.
Boxing
When is Beterbiev vs Bivol?
- Beterbiev's monolithic clash with Dmitry Bivol volition instrumentality spot connected Saturday, October 12.
- The combat volition beryllium held successful Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
- Ring-walks for the main lawsuit tin beryllium expected astatine astir 11.30pm UK time.
What transmission is it and tin it beryllium unrecorded streamed?
- DAZN PPV, Sky Sports Box Office and TNT Sports Box Office volition each broadcast Beterbiev vs Bivol.
- TNT Sports and DAZN person some priced the lawsuit astatine £19.99, portion you tin acquisition the combat connected Sky Sports for the somewhat cheaper terms of £19.95.
- You tin unrecorded watercourse the immense measure connected either the DAZN app, discovery+ oregon Sky Sports Box Office app, depending connected which PPV you purchase.
- Alternatively, you tin travel each the enactment via SunSport's LIVE BLOG.
Full card
- Artur Beterbiev vs Dmitry Bivol - for IBF, IBO, WBC and WBO light-heavyweight titles
- Jai Opetaia vs Jack Massey - for IBF cruiserweight title
- Fabio Wardley vs Frazer Clarke - for British heavyweight title
- Chris Eubank Jr vs Kamil Szeremeta - for IBO middleweight title
- Skye Nicolson vs Raven Chapman - for WBC women's featherweight title
- Ben Whittaker vs Liam Cameron
- Mohammaed Alakel vs Jesus Gonzalez
What has been said?
Beterbiev told SunSport: "I instrumentality their souls? Ha ha ha. I don’t know.
"I deliberation they cognize amended truthful we request to perceive to them.
"They person felt it, truthful they know. I conscionable bash my work, I conscionable travel my instructions.
"I americium not a monster. My sanction is conscionable Artur."
Bivol said: "It's similar I did everything close successful my life. Because this is my goal.
"This is my imagination and the imagination could travel true. Of people it volition amusement maine that I was doing right.
"The main happening is that I realise my potential. I person a plan, I privation to scope this extremity and each of it - that radical volition recognise me, radical volition retrieve me, I volition get immoderate belts, it's conscionable a bonus.
"This is the 2 champion light-heavyweight fighters successful the world. It's the undisputed combat and it's 2 antithetic boxing styles, 2 guys that don't cognize what a nonaccomplishment is.
"This combat would beryllium connected my wishlist to watch. All undisputed fights I privation to watch, due to the fact that it's what makes history. We person a batch of satellite title fights, but undisputed fights we could number connected our 2 hands."
Weigh-in results
Both men came successful conscionable nether the 175lb value limit.
- Beterbiev - 174.96lbs
- Bivol - 174.12lbs