It has solely been two weeks since Artur Beterbiev was topped undisputed light-heavyweight champion of the world after defeating Dmitry Bivol in an extremely high-quality contest in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Instantaneously as quickly because the battle ended, your complete boxing world known as for a rematch to happen.
Now after a lot of the fallout, there may be additional information on whether or not this may turn out to be a actuality.
A lot of the speak earlier than the battle was about whether or not knockout artist Beterbiev may stroll down the skillful, slick, Bivol.
For the primary few rounds, it appeared as if this was precisely how the battle was going to play out.
Beterbiev tried to stroll his opponent down however Bivol’s very good footwork was seemingly permitting him to have nice success selecting his man aside.
The person who beforehand had a 100 per cent knockout ratio was rising in frustration and by the fourth spherical, he started to extend the tempo, forcing Bivol to take a again foot.
This battle was a lot psychological in addition to bodily and by spherical seven the IBO world champion rocked Beterbiev.
The momentum swung time and time once more, however the IBF, WBC and WBO world champion carried out higher within the championship rounds.
For the primary time, Artur Beterbiev had gone the complete twelve rounds.
The judges scored the battle 115-113, 116-112 and 114-114 (draw) in Beterbiev’s favour, leading to him turning into the primary undisputed light-heavyweight champion of the four-belt period and handing Bivol the primary lack of his profession.
For the reason that battle, Bivol’s staff have filed a protest over the controversial 116-112 card.
Regardless of it being a really shut battle, the vast majority of individuals had Bivol successful and thus have demanded a rematch.
Nonetheless, on the seventeenth of October, Artur Beterbiev was ordered by the IBF to defend his world title towards 13-1 German, Michael Eifert.
Not solely that however Bivol himself has additionally been rumoured in potential interim fights towards the likes of Callum Smith and Albert Ramirez.
Nonetheless, yesterday Dmitry Bivol’s promoter Eddie Hearn talking to Combat Hub TV stated the rematch shall be subsequent.
”His Excellency has instructed us the rematch is on. We are going to anticipate closing affirmation.”
Due to this fact, this suggests that regardless of speak of potential interim fights, these gained’t be going down and the rematch shall be subsequent.
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