Artur Beterbiev (20-0, 20 KOs) will quickly battle for an opportunity to turn out to be the undisputed mild heavyweight champion towards Dmitry Bivol (23-0, 12 KOs).
The 2 males headline a Riyadh Season card on the Kingdom Enviornment in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Boxing followers can catch the motion as a pay-per-view on DAZN. Nonetheless, Beterbiev-Bivol is not going to be a part of the pay-per-view for these in the US and Canada. These in the US can watch that battle on solely on ESPN+. A Canadian broadcaster for Beterbiev-Bivol has but to be named. Combat followers within the UK, can watch on DAZN PPV, TNT Sports activities Field Workplace, or Sky Sports activities Field Workplace.
Beterbiev-Bivol is a part of Riyadh Season, a Saudi Arabian state-funded leisure and sports activities pageant. The Saudi Arabian Common Leisure Authority is answerable for its group.
Forward of his October 12 conflict, Massive Combat Weekend takes a take a look at the final three opponents of Beterbiev.
The Final Three Opponents of Artur Beterbiev
Artur Beterbiev vs. Callum Smith
A conflict that happened on the Centre Vidéotron in Québec Metropolis, Canada. Within the opening spherical, Beterbiev was having success and by the third, blood was pouring from the nostril of Callum Smith (now 29-2, 21 KOs). The Russian-born Canadian’s stress was proving to be an excessive amount of and it was solely a matter of time earlier than the battle got here to an finish. In spherical seven, Smith went to the canvas after being hit with a barrage of punches. He acquired up, however one other barrage from Beterbiev despatched the Liverpudlian down as soon as extra. Following the second knockdown, Smith’s nook put an finish to the battle, giving Beterbiev the seventh-round TKO win.
Anthony Yarde
Beterbiev’s solely skilled bout in the UK ended like all his different fights: by stoppage. He took on Anthony Yarde (now 25-3, 24 KOs) on the Wembley Enviornment in London, England. Although each males pack loads of energy, it was clear that Beterbiev’s punches had been the extra impactful. Because the battle progressed, Yarde appeared to develop increasingly drained. A few proper fingers from Beterbiev despatched the Englishman down in spherical eight. Yarde acquired up, however his nook quickly ended proceedings to offer Beterbiev the eighth-round TKO victory.
Joe Smith Jr.
For this conflict, Beterbiev put his IBF and WBC titles at stake. Then again, Joe Smith Jr. (now 28-5, 22 KOs) had his WBO belt on the road. The battle ended up being a somewhat brief one. In direction of the tip of the primary spherical, Smith went down from an overhand proper. He acquired up, permitting for the battle to enter the spherical two. A proper hook from Beterbiev had Smith fall onto the ropes with over two minutes to go within the second. A barrage of punches then had the American falling onto the ropes quickly after. Although Smith acquired up, it was not lengthy earlier than the battle ended. His response to getting hit from a mixture finally induced referee Harvey Dock to finish proceedings, giving Beterbiev a TKO victory within the second spherical.
