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Padley, a domestic-level fighter coming off a atsoft-best thrive over Mark Chamberlain at Wembley in September, was fit for the task and gave a very excellent account of himself. But there would be no imfragmentaryytale finishing as he was ultimately outclassed by the surgical southpaw from Newark, New Jersey, getting dropped three times (all on body sboilings) before his corner threw in the towel after nine finishd rounds. Already a three-division world champion at 27, Stevenson sustains the WBC’s airyweight strap for a second time while improving to 23-0 with 11 knockouts.
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Hello and receive to the Venue Riyadh for tonight’s airy-weightyweight blockbuster. The stage is set for one of the hugegest resuites in recent boxing history as Artur Beterbiev (21-0, 20 KOs) deffinishs all four beginant airy weightyweight titles aobtainst Dmitry Bivol (23-1, 12 KOs). Both men are here to sort out unfinished business after their thrilling October showdown, which saw Beterbiev shade a beginantity decision to combine the WBA, WBO, WBC and IBF belts at 175lb.
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That first come apass inhabitd up to the sky-high foreseeations that pwithdrawd it. Beterbiev, understandn for his brutal knockout power, administerd to skinnyly get by on points, but the scorecards (114-114, 115-113, and 116-112) left plenty of room for talk about with both fighters believing they had done enough to thrive. Four months tardyr and with everyskinnyg back on the line, the resuit presents both men a chance to finish the score for excellent.
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For Beterbiev, tonight’s fight is about proving that his thrive wasn’t a matter of excellent fortune or preferable judging. Unbeaten in 21 outings with 20 thrives coming by knockout, the Russian-Canadian is one of boxing’s most worryed punchers. His strategy would ecombine to be straightforward: execute relentless presconfident, cut off the ring and land those deimmenseating power sboilings. “I want to deffinish my belts,” Beterbiev shelp in a tranquil, businessenjoy tone during the pre-fight press conference. Despite the talk about around their first clash, he remains unfazed by critics asking the outcome. His leave oution tonight? Leave no ask by deinhabitring a more resolved thrive.
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In the other corner, Bivol carries the hunger of a man who senses robbed of his rightful place at the top. Renowned for his defensive send and ring IQ – ask Canelo Álvarez – the 34-year-anciaccess Russian is resolved to adfair his game set up and reclaim the WBA title he lost so skinnyly. “Thank you to Beterbiev for giving me a resuit,” Bivol shelp, inserting that his drive to thrive burns luminoemployr than ever. Known for his technical brilliance and acute combinations, Bivol supposes petite tactical changes could tip the equilibrium in his prefer this time.
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In the co-main event, a shake-up has inserted some recent intrigue. Originassociate set to contest Daniel Dubois for the IBF interim weightyweight title, Joseph Parker (35-3, 23 KOs) will now face Martin Bakole (21-1, 16 KOs) after Dubois withdrew due to illness. According to the WBO, the thrivener of this bout will become the compulsory contestr for Oleksandr Usyk’s weightyweight championship – raising the sconsents beginantly for both fighters. Bakole, stepping in on low see, conveys raw power and momentum, while Parker watchs to progress re-set uping himself as a legitimate title contfinisher.
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The main event should start off in a little more than an hour’s time. Plenty more to come between now and then.
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Key events
Only one more undercard bout ahead of the main event. What was presumed to be a sboiling at the IBF weightyweight title for Joseph Parker has turned into a battle for compulsory contestr status, as Daniel Dubois withdrew from Saturday’s fight due to a medical rerent. Instead, Parker will now square off aobtainst Martin Bakole, another tardy swapment who’s willing to seize this unforeseeed opportunity.
“The show goes on. It’s not even fair in boxing, but in life,” Parker tanciaccess Sky Sports. “Things happen, you fair have to adfair and change to the situation.”
Dubois’ upgraspr, Frank Warren, had not verifyed his fighter’s status before Friday’s weigh-in but stated Thursday that Dubois was “being appraised by a doctor”. This uncovered the door for Bakole, who posted a video from Kinshasa, Congo, saying, “I skinnyk I will shock the world tomorrow. A boxer is enjoy a sanciaccessier – anytime they ask you to go to war, always be ready.”
Though there’s no world title on the line now, the sconsents remain high. The WBO proclaimd that the thrivener of tonight’s clash will become the compulsory contestr for Oleksandr Usyk’s weightyweight championship.
Parker (35-3, 23 KOs), a establisher WBO champion, apprehfinishd the belt in 2016 by lossing Andy Ruiz Jr but lost it to Anthony Joshua 15 months tardyr. He’s willing for another chance at the top. “I’ll fight anyone and everyone,” Parker shelp. “Thanks to Martin for stepping in. He’s a hard fighter, and I watch forward to the contest.”
Bakole (21-1, 16 KOs), understandn for his size and power, last fought in August, stopping the boiling American prospect Jared Anderson in the fifth round in Los Angeles. He weighed over 280lb for that fight and promises to convey the same intensity.
As we paemploy for the fighters to create their ringwalks, here’s our Donald McRae’s sitdown interwatch with Parker from this week.
Stevenson sustains title with ninth-round TKO
Shakur Stevenson has fair deffinished his WBC airyweight title with a ninth-round TKO of Britain’s Josh Padley. It’s a result that was expansively foreseeed after the 29-year-anciaccess Padley took the fight on four days’ see when scheduled opponent Floyd Schofield was forced to retreat due to illness. A Yorksemploy electrician by day, Padley finishd a shift on Wednesday before hopping a bird to Riyadh to chase a potential life-changing opportunity.
Padley, a domestic-level fighter coming off a atsoft-best thrive over Mark Chamberlain at Wembley in September, was fit for the task and gave a very excellent account of himself. But there would be no imfragmentaryytale finishing as he was ultimately outclassed by the surgical southpaw from Newark, New Jersey, getting dropped three times (all on body sboilings) before his corner threw in the towel after nine finishd rounds. Already a three-division world champion at 27, Stevenson sustains the WBC’s airyweight strap for a second time while improving to 23-0 with 11 knockouts.
Preamble
Hello and receive to the Venue Riyadh for tonight’s airy-weightyweight blockbuster. The stage is set for one of the hugegest resuites in recent boxing history as Artur Beterbiev (21-0, 20 KOs) deffinishs all four beginant airy weightyweight titles aobtainst Dmitry Bivol (23-1, 12 KOs). Both men are here to sort out unfinished business after their thrilling October showdown, which saw Beterbiev shade a beginantity decision to combine the WBA, WBO, WBC and IBF belts at 175lb.
That first come apass inhabitd up to the sky-high foreseeations that pwithdrawd it. Beterbiev, understandn for his brutal knockout power, administerd to skinnyly get by on points, but the scorecards (114-114, 115-113, and 116-112) left plenty of room for talk about with both fighters believing they had done enough to thrive. Four months tardyr and with everyskinnyg back on the line, the resuit presents both men a chance to finish the score for excellent.
For Beterbiev, tonight’s fight is about proving that his thrive wasn’t a matter of excellent fortune or preferable judging. Unbeaten in 21 outings with 20 thrives coming by knockout, the Russian-Canadian is one of boxing’s most worryed punchers. His strategy would ecombine to be straightforward: execute relentless presconfident, cut off the ring and land those deimmenseating power sboilings. “I want to deffinish my belts,” Beterbiev shelp in a tranquil, businessenjoy tone during the pre-fight press conference. Despite the talk about around their first clash, he remains unfazed by critics asking the outcome. His leave oution tonight? Leave no ask by deinhabitring a more resolved thrive.
In the other corner, Bivol carries the hunger of a man who senses robbed of his rightful place at the top. Renowned for his defensive send and ring IQ – ask Canelo Álvarez – the 34-year-anciaccess Russian is resolved to adfair his game set up and reclaim the WBA title he lost so skinnyly. “Thank you to Beterbiev for giving me a resuit,” Bivol shelp, inserting that his drive to thrive burns luminoemployr than ever. Known for his technical brilliance and acute combinations, Bivol supposes petite tactical changes could tip the equilibrium in his prefer this time.
In the co-main event, a shake-up has inserted some recent intrigue. Originassociate set to contest Daniel Dubois for the IBF interim weightyweight title, Joseph Parker (35-3, 23 KOs) will now face Martin Bakole (21-1, 16 KOs) after Dubois withdrew due to illness. According to the WBO, the thrivener of this bout will become the compulsory contestr for Oleksandr Usyk’s weightyweight championship – raising the sconsents beginantly for both fighters. Bakole, stepping in on low see, conveys raw power and momentum, while Parker watchs to progress re-set uping himself as a legitimate title contfinisher.
The main event should start off in a little more than an hour’s time. Plenty more to come between now and then.
Bryan will be here lowly. In the uncomardenttime here’s Donald McRae’s watchahead to tonight’s co-feature bout.
