Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol do battle in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia to crown an undisputed light heavyweight champion.
Beterbiev brings the WBC, IBF and WBO belts into the bout, having put together an incredible record of 20-0 with all 20 wins coming by knockout. He has stopped fighters such as Oleksandr Gvozdyk, Joe Smith Jr, Anthony Yarde and most recently Callum Smith when they fought in January.
Bivol is the reigning WBA champion and so holds the final belt at 175lbs. He has a record of 23-0, with 12 of those victories coming inside the distance. The biggest win of his career came in May 2022 when he successfully defended his belt against Canelo Alvarez in Las Vegas, defeating the Mexican by unanimous decision.
The winner will be the division’s first undisputed champion since Roy Jones Jr and cement his place towards the top of the pound-for-pound list.
*This is a Seconds Out live scorecard, not the official scores from the judges.*
Artur Beterbiev defeats Dmitry Bivol by majority decision (114-114, 115-113, 116-112).
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beterbiev | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 115 |
| Bivol | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 113 |
