Beeterbiev’s struggle with Deon Nicholson on Benavidez-Yarde card on November 7

Artur Beeterbiev struggles with David Benavidez vs. Anthony Yarde Undercard against Nicholson (22-1, 8 kos) on the night of the Night of the Champions in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

The return of Beterbiev’s leave

Beeterbiev (21-1, 20 kos) wanted to fight Dmitry Bivol in a trilogy, but at this time it does not happen. The selection of Nicholson, a 34 -year -old Alabama native, is a substitute option.

Nicholson has a loss in his resume, a third round against Nigerian Efeetobor Apchohi in April 2021. It is impossible to know if Nicholson has improved or not because his opposition has been so poor. He has won his last eight fights, he has won five.

We do not know why Arthur and his team accepted this kind more than one of the talented contestants. The highest -level contestants would have expected a lot of money to fight the former unquestionable lightweight heavy weight champion, beterbiev, 40, due to the high risk involved.

Beeterbiev suffered his first career defeat earlier this year on February 22, losing a majority decision of 12 rounds from Bivol to Riad. Although Bivol had a very good appearance in sections, Beterbiev dominated him soon with pressure and had bad problems on the 12th. The fight should have been marked a draw, but the judges went with the Bivol promoted by Eddie Hearn.

The strange reality of Beterbiev

For Beterebiev, it must be strange to fight on the Benavidez-Yarde boat instead of the main event. It shows to what extent a fighter can slip when suffering a loss.

It is unknown what position will be the beterbiev-nichoslon struggle on the card. In order to understand below other fights, this would be a bitter pill for Arthur to swallow. Not only did he lose a controversial decision in his last struggle, but his fights are now near the main card bottom.

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