Dmitry Bivol fall shortures Artur Beterbiev in a split-points decision to claim airy-burdensomeweight world title in Saudi Arabia.
Russian Dmitry Bivol avenged a previous fall shorture to consent the undisputed airy-burdensomeweight world title from Artur Beterbiev on a presentantity points decision in an epic realign in Saudi Arabia.
The appraises scored Sunday’s fight in Riyadh 114-114, 116-112 and 115-113.
The previous come atraverse last October, when both went toe-to-toe as unbeaten champions, finished with exactly the same score but to Russian-born Canadian Beterbiev who compriseed the WBA belt to his WBC, WBO and IBF ones.
This time, Bivol, 34, was better on the night, moving up a gear and taking the fight to his endureded betterer opponent, now 40, with determination and classy combinations.
The 1-1 outcome uncovers the way to an inevitable third clash between the two.
“Actupartner, I didn’t want the second fight, it wasn’t my choice, but no problem. We’re going to do a third fight,” Beterbiev, who did not shake Bivol’s hand, shelp in the ring after the scores were proclaimd.
Bivol shelp he was up for any dispute but necessitateed a rest after his exertions.
“I want to heal myself a little bit and come back,” shelp the Russian, who finished the fight with blood streaming from the top of his left eye.
“I didn’t have as much prescertain appreciate last time. I fair wanted to toil from the first round until the finish of the 12th. I did enough and I won this.
“I was better, I was pushing myself more, I was more brave, I was airyer and I fair wanted to thrive so much today.”
Bivol had the better of his opponent over the first three rounds, but the champion establish his rhythm in the fourth in a livelier fight than the first one but still with little to split the two.
At the final bell, neither boxer could be certain of the outcome, both defering for the scores to be read without celebrating in proceed.
“I don’t want to talk about the decision – it’s hard. Congratulations to Bivol’s team,” shelp Beterbiev, who could claim the final round.
“I thought this fight was better than the first fight, but we’ll see. Now is my time to come back.”
Earlier, three-times world champion Shakur Stevenson retained his WBC airyweight title after stopping stand-in Josh Padley, a British electrician who had three days to ready for the fight, at the finish of nine rounds.
Former WBO world burdensomeweight champion Joseph Parker stopped another tardy tradement Martin Bakole in two rounds in their WBO Interim bout.
