The highly-anticipated Riyadh Season pay-per-view occasion is hours away, headlined by the long-awaited light heavyweight title rematch between Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol, which dates again to their first assembly final October.
Beterbiev (21-0, 20 KOs) took a house a choice victory for the primary time in his profession over Bivol (23-1, 12 KOs) – 114-114, 115-113, 116-112.
The bulk resolution marked Bivol’s first skilled loss, leaving a number of query marks as to howa rematch may play out.
Saturday night time on the ANB Enviornment in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia will give struggle followers these solutions. Beterbiev goes to try to show the primary struggle was no fluke, whereas Bivol needs to show he’s worthy of being an undisputed champion.
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Beterbiev and Bivol met the media for the ultimate time forward of their rematch. At this level, the hype is meaningless. Arguably the largest non-heavyweight struggle in boxing, if not the largest boxing match this 12 months, is so shut each males may sense it.
“I used to be pleased with the primary struggle as a result of I gained,” Beterbiev mentioned. “There are a lot of issues {I realized}. It’s too lengthy to let you know. Let’s discuss after the struggle.”
Bivol remained assured, however severe. He has been manifesting one other crack on the champion because the resolution was awarded, recognizing this chance could also be his final as an energetic fighter.
“All athletes wish to win,” Bivol mentioned. “Identical to gamblers. After all, I didn’t win final time. And I actually wish to win. It’s burning within me. I wish to change one thing as a result of I can see the place I used to be improper at some factors [of the fight]. And I wish to change it. As an athlete, I would like that.”
The occasion, dubbed “The Final Crescendo,” kicks off a loaded day of fight sports activities, previous UFC Seattle stateside shortly thereafter.
Under is the operating bout order, because the occasion streams dwell on PPV.COM, DAZN pay-per-view, and Sky Sports (United Kingdom) starting at 10 a.m. ET/7:30 a.m. PT for $25.99 USD and £19.99 Kilos.
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