by Keith Idec
AN lawyer for Dmitry Bivol formally petitioned the IBF, WBA, WBC and WBO on Wednesday to order an instantaneous rematch with Artur Beterbiev.
Patrick English, a New Jersey-based lawyer who represents Bivol, cited the “hotly disputed majority choice” Beterbiev received on Saturday night time as justification for these 4 sanctioning organizations to mandate that Beterbiev defend these mild heavyweight titles versus Bivol subsequent. The 39-year-old is just not contractually obligated to field Bivol once more, however Beterbiev, Bivol and Saudi Arabia Normal Leisure Authority chairman Turki Alalshikh all indicated {that a} second battle is warranted based mostly on the carefully contested nature of their 12-round, 175-pound title unification battle at Kingdom Area in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Bivol’s lawyer additionally referenced precedent within the doc, a duplicate of which was obtained by Boxing Information.
English lobbied on behalf of Lennox Lewis, a consumer by means of promoter Primary Occasions, for an instantaneous rematch with Evander Holyfield after a 12-round heavyweight title battle Lewis clearly received was declared a cut up attract March 1999 at Madison Sq. Backyard in New York. Lewis received their rapid rematch by unanimous choice in November 1999 at UNLV’s Thomas & Mack Centre in Las Vegas.
The results of Beterbiev-Bivol hasn’t drawn widespread backlash just like the outlandish official results of Lewis-Holyfield I, however their completely aggressive contest seemingly might’ve gone both manner.
Bivol boxed effectively on the entrance foot and again foot. (Image By Mark Robinson Matchroom Boxing)
Bivol boxed off his again foot nearly the complete bout, however he utilized his jab successfully, linked together at occasions when he stood his floor and landed 5 extra punches total than Beterbiev in accordance with CompuBox’s unofficial statistics. Beterbiev, nonetheless, landed the flusher punches repeatedly and was the aggressor, an strategy typically rewarded by judges.
Poland’s Pawel Kardyni (116-112) and American Glenn Feldman (115-113) scored the back-and-forth battle for the Russian-born, Quebec-based Beterbiev. Spain’s Manuel Oliver Palomo scored Beterbiev-Bivol a draw, 114-114.
Vadim Kornilov, Bivol’s supervisor, took specific exception to Kardyni scoring eight rounds for Beterbiev.
“Attributable to the truth that this battle was fairly controversial, we proceeded with a rematch request and protest of the choice with the entire sanctioning our bodies,” Kornilov stated in an announcement launched to a number of retailers. “And we’re nonetheless engaged on the potential of a evaluate of the 116-112 scorecard.”
Beterbiev (21-0, 20 KOs), who went the space for the primary time in 11 years as a professional, retained his IBF, WBC, WBO and IBO belts by successful their long-awaited showdown. The 2-time Russian Olympian additionally grew to become boxing’s first absolutely unified mild heavyweight champion of the four-belt period.
Bivol (23-1, 12 KOs), a longtime Russia resident who was a slight betting favorite, misplaced the WBA belt.
