Artur Beterbiev vs Dmitry Bivol - Riyadh Season 2024: start time, card, TV channel, streaming info, fight prediction & tips
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Eddie Hearn called this ‘the best fight in boxing’ and he might just be right as all the light heavyweight belts are on the line with a winner-takes-all fight between Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol
WHO IS ON THE CARD?
Fabio Wardley (C) vs Frazer Clarke 2 (British heavyweight title)
Jai Opetaia (C) vs Jack Massey (IBF cruiserweight title)
Chris Eubank Jr vs Kamil Szeremeta (middleweight)
Ben Whittaker vs Liam Cameron (light-heavyweight)
Skye Nicolson (C) vs Raven Chapman (WBC women’s featherweight title)
Mohammed Alakel vs Jesus Gonzalez (lightweight)
WHERE IS ARTUR BETERBIEV VS DMITRY BIVOL TAKING PLACE?
Artur Beterbiev vs Dmitry Bivol takes place at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
WHEN IS ARTUR BETERBIEV VS DMITRY BIVOL?
Artur Beterbiev vs Dmitry Bivol takes place on Saturday October 12, 2024
WHAT TIME IS THE RING WALK EXPECTED FOR ARTUR BETERBIEV VS DMITRY BIVOL?
The ring walk for Artur Beterbiev vs Dmitry Bivol is scheduled for 23:00 UK / 01:00 Saudi Arabia
WHAT TV CHANNEL IS SHOWING ARTUR BETERBIEV VS DMITRY BIVOL?
The main event fight will stream exclusively on ESPN+ in North America, while the undercard will be streaming separately on DAZN.
The full card will be available for purchase via DAZN and TNT Sports PPV in the UK
WHAT ARE THEIR FIGHT RECORDS?
ARTUR BETERBIEV: 20-0 (20 KOs)
LAST FIVE FIGHTS
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location
20 Win 20–0 Callum Smith TKO 7 (12), 2:00 13 Jan 2024 Videotron Centre, Quebec City, Canada
19 Win 19–0 Anthony Yarde TKO 8 (12), 2:01 28 Jan 2023 OVO Arena Wembley, London, England
18 Win 18–0 Joe Smith Jr. TKO 2 (12), 2:19 18 Jun 2022 Hulu Theater, New York City, New York, U.S.
17 Win 17–0 Marcus Browne KO 9 (12), 0:46 17 Dec 2021 Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
16 Win 16–0 Adam Deines TKO 10 (12), 1:30 20 Mar 2021 Khodynka Ice Palace, Moscow, Russia
DMITRY BIVOL: 23-0 (12 KOs)
LAST FIVE FIGHTS
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location
23 Win 23–0 Malik Zinad TKO 6 (12), 2:06 1 Jun 2024 Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
22 Win 22–0 Lyndon Arthur UD 12 23 Dec 2023 Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
21 Win 21–0 Gilberto Ramírez UD 12 5 Nov 2022 Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
20 Win 20–0 Canelo Álvarez UD 12 7 May 2022 T-Mobile Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
19 Win 19–0 Umar Salamov UD 12 11 Dec 2021 KRK Uralets, Ekaterinburg, Russia
FIGHT PREDICTION
This fight may not get quite as many eyeballs on it as the Joshua vs Dubois fight a couple of weeks ago, but make no mistake, this is as good a fight as could be made in boxing right now. Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol are two of the best pound-for-pound fighters in the world and they now meet with both fighters arguably in their prime – something quite rare based on boxing history.
Both fighters come into this bout with unbeaten records and as the saying goes, ‘somebody's 'O' has got to go’!
Beterbiev’s power is incredible and he has won all 20 of his fights by knockout. Even if he does not get the early stoppage, his power wears his opponents down and he has shown he is just as able to stop opponents later, thus retaining his power late on.
Bivol is a different type of fighter and to outpunch and outbox Canelo Alvarez, shows just how good a pure boxer he is. Bivol has enough power to gain respect, but he is an outstanding boxer that relies on his footwork and movement to outfox his opponents.
The question will be whether Bivol can evade Beterbiev’s power for 12 rounds. He is six years younger than Beterbiev and that could be a key factor over the course of the 36 minutes. He will certainly need to avoid the power shots early on but he is capable of doing that and landing enough to make Beterbiev to think.
We like Bivol’s chances of doing just that and winning a decision here. If there’s a stoppage, it will surely be in favour of Beterbiev. But we like Bivol’s chances of outboxing him and putting on a masterclass to become the unified champion.
TIP: DMITRY BIVOL TO WIN VIA DECISION
