Artur Beterbiev says he expects his rematch with Dmitry Bivol to be a really totally different struggle once they meet in a rematch on February twenty second in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Beterbiev (21-0, 20 KOs) will defend his undisputed gentle heavyweight championship for the primary time after capturing the ultimate belt he wanted to achieve that distinction towards Bivol on October twelfth in a 12-round majority choice.
Rematch Methods
Whereas Bivol says he ought to transfer extra within the rematch than he did within the first struggle, Beterbiev appears to be going within the different path, hinting towards being extra aggressive early on. Artur gave away most of the early rounds by not attacking Bivol.
As soon as Beterbiev did go on the assault, it was one-sided, with him chasing Bivol across the ring, nailing him with arduous pictures, and coping with his fixed holding. It was fairly apparent that Dmitry didn’t have the struggle in him when he was below assault.
Bivol (23-1, 12 KOs), his promoter Eddie Hearn, and followers nonetheless imagine he deserved the win based mostly on his technical expertise, however the judges noticed it in another way. They scored it 115-112, 116-112 for Beterbiev, and 114-114.
“I believe he’s proper. We already understand how every of us fights. We’ve seen one another,” stated Artur Beterbiev to the media, reacting to being informed that Kostya Tszyu stated that he expects his rematch with Dmitry Bivol to be a completely totally different sort of struggle. “I believe, after all, it’ll be a special struggle.
“Some issues might be corrected and improved. Nicely, his [Bivol] punches are these of a boxer. I most likely gained’t transfer up there,” stated Beterbiev a couple of struggle between him and Oleksandr Usyk. “From a sporting perspective, I’d be curious about that struggle as a result of we boxed within the Olympics [2012] and the World Championships.
“It might be fascinating to attempt as professionals. Not for cash, though cash is sweet. However my curiosity on this struggle could be purely sporting. Way more than financial.
Early Aggression
There is not going to be a lot distinction within the rematch apart from Beterbiev attacking immediately and Bivol transferring in circles for 3 minutes of each spherical. Dmitry gained’t attempt to struggle as a result of he was damage when he tried to final time, and he doesn’t have the ability or chin to brawl with Beterbiev. So, he’s going to attempt to win a call by hitting & working.
“It’s stunning to me how he switches stances,” stated Beterbiev about Terence Crawford. “It’s unbelievable that he’s not a southpaw however can change each methods. He even stated he does some workout routines he’s seen from me,” stated Beterbiev.
