Bivol Favoritism: Coach Stephen Edwards criticizes score and comments at Beeterbiev-Bivol 2

Coach Stephen Edwards felt that last Saturday’s resuscitation between the Indisputable lightweight heavy weight champion Artur Beeterbiev and Dmitry Bivol should have marked a draw or a narrow 115-113 for either. Edwards did not understand how a judge marked him 8-4 (116-112) in favor of Bivol.

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The judges marked a majority decision of 12 rounds in favor of Bivol with scores of 115-113, 116-112 and 114-114.

Edwards believes that the judges did not give credit to Beterbiev (21-1, 20 kos) for the first round, who saw him win. In fact, the judges bank all the first rounds in favor of Bivol, which do not coincide with the real struggle. It’s not just the first lap. In addition, the crew of judges gave Bivol many rounds that seemed to lose.

If you are in theories of conspiracy to explain why Bivol was given a victory on Saturday night in a fight that seemed to be a draw 114-114, you can find something.

Some social media fans believe that there was an agenda for Bivol to be won because, for business, there is more money to win with him with four belts. These are the reasons:

• Stiring Canelo Alvarez
• Promoted by Eddie Hearn
• David Benavidez: The Mexican monster has said he prefers to fight Bivol than Beterbiev
• Dazn: Bivol Fight in Dazn

One thing that bothered Edwards was the commentary on Dazn’s announcing team who worked the Beterbiev vs. Bivol 2 last Saturday. He felt that they favored Bivol everywhere, even with the replacements of the rounds. I also noticed that.

I had to turn off the sound Because what they said does not match the actual struggle. They all sounded like a section of entertainers that were rooted for Bivol. It was strange. You could tell who they favored, and not just during the fight. Even before the game started, it seemed preferred to Bivol. It is difficult for commentators to hide their bias, but the crew that worked the struggle did a bad job to do it.

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“I do not like the way the advertisers (Dazn) favor everything Bivol does. In the first part of the fight, Beterbiev had a good round and were prominent of Bivol. The same went to the first struggle “, Stephen Edwards said to Millcity BoxingSpeaking of the favoritism that Dazn’s commentators showed by Dmitry Bivol in his fight against Artur Beeterbiev on Saturday night.

“He said to me,” If he is near, they will give Bivol. “For me, there was no separation between the two. The struggle looked like a draw. I thought that Beterbiev won the tenth, Bivol won the eleventh and Bertebiev won the twelfth.

“The struggle was in the balance of lowering. I have no problems with 6-6, which is 114-114. I have no problems with 115-113 in any way. I felt that Beterbiev took care of the middle rounds and Bivol returned.

It was a dead struggle. That is why it is disappointing that two judges are mistaken and to give Bivol an undesirable victory. The team commentator who worked on the struggle for Dazn’s dissemination made it a total domination for Bivol.

“In the first lap, I thought that Beterbiev won, but someone said that Bivol increased by 30-27,” said Edwards. “I heard Beeterbiev could have won the first lap. It didn’t happen much. It was probably another tie, but I thought that Beterbiev was doing a little. Then when he (Beterbiev) cut him in the last round, I thought it would be 6-6 or 7-5.

“I was actually struck listening to 116-112. None of the two won eight rounds,” said Edwards on the judge, Mike Fitzgerald, who marked the 8-4 fight in favor of Bivol.

“Comments (Dazn) must be completely targeted. I feel like often they are biased. I feel like they have an agenda. For two fights in a row, they favor bivol constantly, even with the replacements.