Boxing Results: Bivol Avanges Loss, Defeat to Beterbiev at Rematch at Kingdom Arena

Artur Beeterbiev (21-1, 20 kos) finally tasted the defeat for the first time, losing his indisputable lightweight lightweight light championship in Dmitry Bivol (24-1, 12 kos) in his resale Saturday night in the Arena Kingdom of riyadh

Bivol, 34, used his higher hand speed, a punch and a combined movement to combat his way to a decision. Beeterbiev had his moments, hiking when he could reach Bivol, but he could not cut the ring well enough. It was a struggle that probably should have been a draw, but it works well with Bivol. At least now, fans and promoter Eddie Hearn, who complained about the struggle, cannot do a hustle and bustle. They won their victory.

The scores

114-114
116-112: Bivol
115-113: Bivol

The struggle lacked drama, especially in which Bivol was moving around the ring, throwing fast shots and then linking Beterbiev. It would be more interesting for the fans to see if Bivol had been committed and committed, but it is not their style. It is a motor. The whole movement that Bivol used made it impossible for Beterbiev to take away. When he was just in front of him, he did not throw enough.

He only waited until the perfect moment, and Bivol was able to remove his shots. In the twelfth, Beterbiev abandoned his cautious style and worn Bivol in this round. If I had struggled like this in the other rounds, it would have been a unilateral struggle. Bivol would probably have been eliminated because his left eye was messy of the round. It was seen in anguish when the struggle was over.

This struggle would have been better at the one below the crash of Vergil Ortiz Jr. vs. Israil Madrimov. This was easily the best of tonight’s main card fights. The co -rsonage struggle between Joseph Parker, an obese Martin Bakole, turned out to be a horrible mismatch.

With the victory, Bivol and Beeterbiev will meet in a trilogy below. This will be at Turki Alralikh to decide if he wants to go in this direction. Following the reduction tonight, it would be better for the boxing audience if Turki went in a different direction and had David Benavidez Challenge Bivol for his four titles. Obviously, Bivol’s promoter, Eddie Hearn, will probably try to convince Turki to set aside the Trilogy with Beterbiev to focus on Benavidez or Canelo Alvarez.

The Mexican Superstrella Canelo is busy fighting Terence Crawford, so it is not a viable option this year until Turki can negotiate a struggle for December that involves Bivol.