Gentle heavyweight champions Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol regarded nervous throughout at the moment’s face-off at their press convention forward of their October twelfth headliner in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Bivol (23-0, 12 KOs), WBA 175-lb champion, is thought for his motion, in-and-out assaults, and mixture punching. He’s used that strategy to defeat Canelo Alvarez, Gilberto Ramirez, Joe Smith Jr. and Lyndon Arthur.
The unbeaten IBF, WBC and WBO champion Beterbiev (20-0, 20 KOs) is an influence man, who has knocked out everybody he’s confronted throughout his 11-year skilled profession.
Beterbiev is a two-time Olympian, and many individuals imagine he was robbed in his 2012 Olympic match towards Oleksandr Usyk. The judges scored it 17-13 for Usyk, however Beterbiev acquired the higher of him and had him damage at one level.
Beterbiev’s current knee harm leaves some doubt as as to if he can deal with Bivol’s motion, who shall be seeking to outbox him. Nonetheless, Beterbiev insists that his knee is “100%,” that may not be the case. Beterbiev suffered a ruptured meniscus knee harm on Might third of this yr, inflicting the postponement of his scheduled June 1 battle towards Bivol.
“He’s a superb boxer. He has good expertise in newbie {and professional}. He holds one belt,” mentioned Beterbiev to the Stomping Floor, giving his ideas on Bivol. “I’m all the time respecting my opponents and future opponents.
“I see eyes,” mentioned Beterbiev when requested if he sees issues in his opponents throughout his face-offs that inform him how their battle would go. “I practice two occasions a day, six occasions per week, and I need a break day from every little thing.
“No, as a result of if every little thing is nice and no accidents, I’ll proceed,” mentioned Beterbiev on whether or not he is aware of what number of extra fights he has left earlier than retiring. “It’s the largest battle in my boxing profession as a result of it’s for undisputed for 4 belts. I’m actually excited for this battle,” Beterbiev mentioned about his conflict towards Bivol on October twelfth.
