Gentle heavyweight champions Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol each weighed in efficiently on Friday for his or her undisputed struggle this Saturday, October twelfth, in Riyadh. The Beterbiev-Bivol important occasion struggle shall be proven dwell on ESPN+ to subscribers.
Beterbiev (20-0, 20 KOs) appears to be like stable on the weight, weighing in at 174.96 lbs, whereas Bivol (23-0, 12 KOs) had a drawn look to him, coming in at 174.12 lbs. Bivol had darkish circles beneath each eyes, indicating that the burden loss had been troublesome for him.
He’s additionally nervous about what awaits him on Saturday evening towards the unbeaten knockout artist Beterbiev. It is a struggle that might wreck Bivol’s goals of not solely turning into the undisputed champion at 175 but in addition getting a well-paying rematch towards Canelo Alvarez. There’s some huge cash that the 33-year-old Bivol will lose out on because the undisputed champion.
Promoter Eddie Hearn is already counting his chickens earlier than they’ve even hatched, speaking about Bivol dominating the 39-year-old Beterbiev, after which defending the 4 belts towards Canelo, who developing in weight for the rematch to problem him for the titles.
IBF, WBC, and WBO gentle heavyweight champion Beterbiev and WBA champ Bivol will meet this Saturday, October twelfth, on the Kingdom Enviornment in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Weigh-in Outcomes
– Artur Beterbiev – 174.96
– Dmitry Bivol – 174.12
Hearn Predicts “Bivol Masterclass”
“Let’s not go there. That is going to be a Bivol masterclass,” mentioned Eddie Hearn to the Stomping Floor, predicting a dominant win for Dmitry Bivol over Artur Beterbiev. “I don’t assume cruiserweight is an possibility for Dmitry. I feel it will be an additional carrot to problem for the undisputed gentle heavyweight world championship.”
In Hearn’s ideally suited world, Bivol will pitch an entire shutout of Beterbiev, profitable all 12 rounds and ending with a rating of 120-108 x 3, however the extra doubtless actuality is that Artur shall be too highly effective for him. He’ll knock out Bivol and ship him tumbling again into the salt mines with all the opposite fighters, who’re attempting to claw their option to the highest. I don’t see Canelo exhibiting curiosity in combating Bivol after he loses to Beterbiev as a result of there shall be no status in taking that struggle, and it will make him look weak.
“Eddy Reynoso is a really sensible man, and he is aware of how troublesome that struggle was [against Bivol] was the primary time round, however it will be for the undisputed gentle heavyweight championship of the world. The one struggle I’ve for the second that Saul would think about is Dmitry Bivol.
- Artur Beterbiev (174.9 lbs / 79.79 kg) vs. Dmitrii Bivol (174.12 lbs / 79.43 kg) – Undisputed Gentle Heavyweight Title
- Jai Opetaia (198.9 lbs / 90.22 kg) vs. Jack Massey (199.12 lbs / 90.32 kg) – IBF Cruiserweight Title
- Fabio Wardley (241.6 lbs / 109.59 kg) vs. Frazer Clarke (271.3 lbs / 122.94 kg) – British Heavyweight Title
- Chris Eubank Jr. (159.12 lbs / 72.18 kg) vs. Kamil Szeremeta (159.12 lbs / 72.18 kg)
- Skye Nicolson (125.9 lbs / 57.11 kg) vs. Raven Chapman (125.9 lbs / 57.11 kg)
- Ben Whittaker (174.9 lbs / 79.79 kg) vs. Liam Cameron (174.6 lbs / 79.65 kg)
