Artur Beterbiev will shortly return after a knee harm to tackle champion Dmitry Bivol in gentle heavyweight unification on October twelfth in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. On paper, that is an evenly-matched contest. Nevertheless, the oddsmakers are leaning within the path of the youthful fighter.
Bivol’s Aversion to Strain
Bivol, 33, has fought notable opponents within the final two years, together with Canelo Alvarez, Gilberto Ramirez, Craig Richards, and Malik Zinad. In distinction, Beterbiev has been coping with accidents which have restricted him to 1 combat per 12 months and saved him from being as busy as he wants to remain within the limelight.
IBF, WBC, and WBO gentle heavyweight champion Beterbiev (20-0, 20 KOs) has been ready to combat WBA champ Bivol (23-0, 12 KOs) for 5 years since he defeated Oleksandr Gvozdyk in 2019. It’s taken this lengthy for Beterbiev, 40, to get the combat lastly, and he wouldn’t have it not for the assistance of His Excellency Turki Alalshikh. With out him, Beterbiev vs. Bivol wouldn’t have ever occurred.
Bivol is a pure boxer who doesn’t wish to take punishment in his fights. He will probably be on the transfer, utilizing his customary in-and-out type to stop Beterbiev from trapping him in a brawl. It gained’t work as a result of Beterbiev is superb at chopping off the ring and forcing his opponents to commerce. He’s additionally good at timing his opponents and touchdown heavy pictures in between their punches.
For this combat, Bivol might want to deal with throwing single pictures if he doesn’t wish to be countered by Beterbiev, and that’s going to be troublesome. Bivol’s preventing type entails mixture punching, and it is going to be troublesome for him to keep away from the standard four-punch combos.
The Prediction: Beterbiev by KO inside 10 Rounds
Beterbiev will put on down Bivol, catch him towards the ropes, and unload on him with a salvo of punches that may ship him down for the depend. The combat will finish inside ten rounds, with Beterbiev scoring a knockout.
Beterbiev’s latest knockout wins towards Callum Smith, Anthony Yarde, and Joe Smith Jr. confirmed that he’s not dropping his energy as he ages.
🔛🔝🗻 @bivol_d #BeterbievBivol | @DAZNBoxing | #RiyadhSeason pic.twitter.com/2xGfagP8kh
— Matchroom Boxing (@MatchroomBoxing) August 26, 2024
Step-by-step… as traditional 👊🏻 pic.twitter.com/tqaqXmQgR6
— Artur Beterbiev (@ABeterbiev) August 24, 2024
