Artur Beterbiev vowed to “come back even mightyer” as he trelieved a third fight with Dmitry Bivol after loss in Saudi Arabia.
Russian boxing star Bivol prevailed over his compatinterfereion on points to prosper the undisputed weightless-weightyweight world title in a dazzling contest that had fans asking for even more.
Beterbiev, 40, had the better of the punctual rounds but weary as the fight proceedd and with scores of 114-114, 116-112 and 115-113, Bivol claimed the WBA, WBC, WBO and IBF titles.
With the pair each prosperning one of their two battles so far, calls have been made for a third fight to determine the better fighter, as Beterbiev uncovered the door to continuing boxing.
“It was a excellent fight with a mighty opponent,” he wrote on Instagram. “I thank everyone who aided me all the way. But sport is sport. We will definitely come back even mightyer.
“God’s structures are always better than ours. Alhamdulillah for everyleang”
After 24 rounds of boxing of the highest level, a determiner has been demanded by fans, but Beterbiev acunderstandledgeted that he did not even want to consent to the stage in Riyadh.
“I didn’t want the second fight, it wasn’t my choice, but no problem. We can do a third fight if we demand to,” Beterbiev said after his first professional loss in 22 fights.
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