WBA airy heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol will not defeat unified champion Artur Beterbiev without getting back on his feet and fighting on October 12. Bivol (23-0, 12 KO) will be unable to contain Beterbiev (20-0, 20 KO), turning the fight into a 12-round fight on the track.

Beterbiev cuts the ring too much for Bivol to get away with, and he can’t afford to get tired of staying on the move throughout the fight. Bivol is 33 years elderly and not youthful enough to move for three minutes in each round.

The Bivol vs. Beterbiev fight will be shown live on DAZN PPV at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh. According to bookmakers, Bivol is the favorite due to his youth, boxing skills and the fact that Beterbiev is returning from a knee injury.

“This is an incredible fight for my career. Boxing fans want to see this fight,” said Dmitry Bivol conversationSport about his match with Artur Beterbiev. “It’s good that two players have different styles. That’s engaging.

“Of course, it made my career more renowned. I gained a lot of boxing fans thanks to this fight,” Bivol said about his 2022 fight with Canelo Alvarez. “It was a fight that was borderline. If we pass the exam, we can move to another level.”

Fortunately for the fans, His Excellency Turki Alalshikh became interested in organizing the Beterbiev vs. Bivol because we might never have gotten there because of networks and promoters.

“After October 12, I have nothing on my mind. Just this fight for the belts and then we’ll see. I knew this fight would happen sooner or later.” – Bivol said about his fight with Beterbiev.

“It should be a classic. I described it as the airy heavyweight version of Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier. That’s how close they are and how well they fit together,” said journalist Colin Hart Professional boxing fans. “Beterbiev is a beast when he enters the ring. He is 39 years elderly and should not be where he is at 39 years elderly.

Bivol doesn’t fight like the version of Muhammad Ali who first fought Joe Frazier, and Beterbiev is completely different than Frazier. If anyone, Bivol fights a lot like a younger version Wladimir Klitschko before he began training with Emanuel Steward.

When Wladimir was youthful, he was a combination striker who moved a lot. After Steward caught Wladimir, he added a lot of clinching. He became a bit like Lennox Lewis.

“He is undefeated with 20 fights and 20 knockouts. Bivol defeated Canelo. This gives you an idea of ​​how good he is. So flip a coin. I have to believe that Beterbiev will win. This will be the first time in his life that he has covered such a distance,” Hart said.

It will be arduous for Bivol to go the full 12 rounds against Beterbiev because he has a lot of bad habits that give him a chance to get knocked out. Bivol’s habits:

• Fighting with the ropes: Bivol often leans on the ropes and tries to hide it. It has worked for fighters like Canelo, Gilberto Ramirez and Lyndon Arthur, but I don’t think it will work for Beterbiev.
• Throwing Combos: This is the biggest flaw in Bivol’s game because he has been a hitter in the competition since day one. He likes to throw combinations of two to four punches, and sometimes even seven.

“His only strength is skill. This is what will defeat Beterbiev. He is so skillful and sharp,” Hart said of Bivol. “It’s amazing to think that two Russians will headline Riyad. This gives you an idea of ​​the difference in boxing today from what it used to be.

Bivol’s skills may not be enough to stop Beterbiev, who will force him to fight at some point in the competition. He cannot move for the entire 12 rounds without standing and switching with Beterbiev without risking a decision. The judges will not automatically award rounds to Bivol if he fights defensively, as he did against Lyndon Arthur and Craig Richards. These fights were difficult to watch because Bivol showed no heart.

“It’s a fight people will want to see. “I’m not saying that people on the fringes of boxing will say the same because I’m pretty sure they don’t know much about either of them,” Hart said.

Casual fans probably won’t bother purchasing the Beterbiev vs. event. Bivol on DAZN PPV. However, a good number will watch it on ESPN+ if they have a subscription and stumble upon it on October 12.

Casual fans won’t seek out this event as it’s all foreign fighters and the undercard is mostly UK guys that even hardcore fans won’t be too interested in watching in the US

Author: Sean Crose

Dmitry Bivol did what few people have done before – he defeated the great Canelo Alvarez in the ring. And while some might argue that moving up to airy heavyweight again was a bridge too far for Canelo or that he was starting to show signs of wear and tear when he and Bivol fought in 2022, there was no doubt that defending WBA champion Bivol dominated their fight. If the decision loss to Bivol wasn’t a huge upset, it was certainly close to one. And yet, 33-year-old Bivol is still not fully satisfied with his career.

The 23-0 fighter has an ultimate goal he wants to achieve – to become the undisputed airy heavyweight champion of the world. Fortunately for all parties involved, as well as the entire legion of boxing fans, Bivol will get his chance on October 12, when he will face another undefeated fighter, Artur Beterbiev, owner of the WBO, WBC and IBF airy heavyweight championship belts. The winner will not only be the undisputed airy heavyweight king, but will likely be among the best airy heavyweights in the world – that’s no miniature thing.

What makes this fight fascinating, apart from the fact that both fighters are undefeated and seemingly in the top form of their competitions, is the fact that it is tough to say who will actually win this fight. Stylistically, both men are close to opposites. Bivol is a highly skilled technician and Beterbiev is a highly skilled vehicle of destruction. Apart from the fact that Bivol has more than a five-year age advantage over the elder Beterbiev, there is little about these two that gives one an advantage over the other. That is, not until the first bell rang.

The truth is that this fight has been a long one. Beterbiev’s injury prevented this anticipated clash from becoming a reality for longer than most would like to remember. Indeed, it is said that there is no guarantee that the fight will end in October without obstacles delaying the fight again. However, Booth’s players are clearly ready for this moment. If he wins, there is no doubt that Bivol would be willing to face Canelo again. However, this is just a pipe dream until he defeats Beterbiev. And there is no guarantee that Bivol will be able to do it.

Professional boxing returns to the theater at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday, October 23, when DiBella Entertainment presents “Heroes on the Hudson 2” to honor and support our heroic veterans of the United States Armed Forces ahead of Veterans Day.

Aimed to raise money and awareness for veteran veterans’ charities, the main attraction of the latest edition of Broadway Boxing will be a world title fight in which IBF bantamweight champion Miyo Yoshida will defend her belt in a rematch with Shurretta Metcalf.

“On October 23 at the Madison Square Garden Theater, we will once again honor our veterans with ‘Heroes on the Hudson 2’ to support generate much-needed awareness and funds for military charities. The first ‘Heroes on the Hudson’ event, held at the Edison Ballroom in Times Square, was such a huge success that this time we had to move it to a larger venue,” said Lou DiBella, president of DiBella Entertainment. “Last year the main attraction was the return of the former world champion. The main event of this year’s edition will be a fascinating world title fight between two talented, hard-working single mothers, champion Miyo Yoshida and deserving #1 title challenger Shurretta Metcalf. This will be the beginning of the Gigantic Eight Tournament, the aim of which will be to determine the undisputed women’s bantamweight world champion.

“Heroes on the Hudson 2” is proudly sponsored by CAVU Securities and Morgan Stanley. Businesses interested in purchasing available sponsorship packages can contact DiBella Entertainment at (212) 947-2577.

Tickets for “Heroes On The Hudson 2” are on sale now, priced at $182, $157, $82 and $57, and can be purchased at Ticketmaster.com. The theater doors at Madison Square Garden will open at 7:00 PM ET on the night of the event, with the first fight scheduled for 7:30 PM ET.

A portion of the proceeds from the event will be donated to the following veteran-related causes:

The West Point Society of Fresh York provides camaraderie and support to graduates and former cadets of the United States Military Academy.

Merging Vets & Players is an organization that connects veterans with the sports community to support our heroes grow, connect and make a difference on the field and in their communities. For more information, visit vetsandplayers.org.

Project Headstrong provides free, confidential and accessible mental health care to members of the military community. More information can be found at theheadstrongproject.org.

Yoshida and Metcalf first met on November 7, 2023, as part of last year’s “Heroes on the Hudson” event. Metcalf won by unanimous decision that night, using her size and consistent jab to overtake Yoshida and claim the IBF Inter-Continental belt.

A month later, Yoshida was selected as a behind schedule replacement opponent in his fight against IBF world champion Ebanie Bridges in San Francisco. Yoshida, down 7-1 and with her daughter cheering from ringside, put in a dominant performance to take the title from the Australian in an action-packed 10-round fight. With the victory, she became a three-time world champion in two divisions. Yoshida twice held the WBO super flyweight world title.

Now Yoshida and Metcalf will do battle once again, each equally motivated to settle the score.

“I feel like taking revenge on Metcalf,” said Yoshida, of Kagoshima, Japan, who now lives in Fresh York. “Just a few weeks before the Ebanie fight, I joined the Sosa Crew and since then I have been training well with them. There’s a lot of pressure on me heading into the rematch, but I can’t wait to see how much I’ve developed over the last year.

Yoshida (17-4) promises that the rematch with Metcalf will have a different result.

“Last time, I didn’t have a detailed strategy,” she continued. “I couldn’t cope with unexpected movements. I thought it was a close fight. The result was a decision failure, but I learned the importance of scoring points. I burn with vengeance and I am sure I will win.”

Metcalf (13-4-1, 2 KO), from Dallas, Texas, is also looking forward to the rematch and is determined to win the world title.

“I’m very ecstatic,” Metcalf said. “It’s something I’ve worked tough for and I’m finally going to get the opportunity I’ve earned. I beat Yoshida last time and I will come out on top again and become world champion.