Promoter Eddie Hearn says he will make sure there is a rematch between his fighter Dmitry Bivol and his conqueror, undisputed airy heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev.

Some argue that immediate rematches harm the sport by forcing fans to watch an unnecessary second fight. One thing that was fun to watch was the Beterbiev vs. Bivol fight, full of dramatic knockdowns. That wasn’t the case here.

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Bivol rode his bike throughout the fight, running away from Beterbiev and fighting in a safety-first style that fans around the world disliked. If this fight took place in Las Vegas, the fans would boo it and Bivol would be the cause. He fights very similarly to Shakur Stevenson, an unpopular fighter living in the US fighter.

Bivol lost to Beterbiev last Saturday night and should have earned a rematch by going through David Benavidez rather than being handed a second fight on a silver platter as Hearn plans to appeal to sanctioning bodies.

Matchroom promoter Hearn is upset that Beterbiev defeated his fighter Bivol by a 12-round majority decision last Saturday night at the Kingdom Arena in Riyad. If Bivol won, a huge monetary rematch between him and Canelo Alvarez was a possibility.

Beterbiev thwarted these plans by mustering his strength to defeat Bivol, who had an extremely negative style throughout the fight, constantly moving, staying outside the ropes and making the fight almost impossible to watch for the fans who watched it.

Hearn announces that he will appeal to one of the ruling authorities, claiming that Bivol (23-1, 12 KO) deserved to win and should order a rematch. Another approach is to ask them to make Bivol mandatory for Beterbiev.

All this is not necessary if His Excellency Turki Alalshikh wants a Beterbiev-Bivol rematch and is willing to pay for the fight to be held in Riyad again. However, there is a growing number of fans who do not want a rematch because they believe that former WBA airy heavyweight champion Bivol will be uninteresting again.

More stimulating fighters are lining up to face Beterbiev, who will be stimulating to watch. We already know what we will get from Hearn’s player Bivol. There will be a lot of movement and it won’t be pleasant to watch.

“In my opinion, I think we’ll see a rematch, and it was such a great fight that we should push for a rematch,” Eddie Hearn said Boxing in the match roomtalking about the expected second fight between his defeated fighter Dmitry Bivol and Artur Beterbiev.

“Sometimes you go to the governing bodies and say, ‘Listen, we think we should have won this fight. We think you should have ordered a rematch. There are two ways to do this. You can order a rematch or order Dmitry Bivol as a must-see. I think one of those things is going to happen,” Hearn said

Ideally, Bivol should fight the winner of David Benavidez vs. David Morrell to get a rematch with Beterbiev and not get a straight shot after a failed attempt.

If there is to be a rematch, Team Beterbiev should insist on a smaller ring to limit the amount of Bivol’s running, as it will be fun to watch him run around the enormous ring for 12 rounds, playing from a distance and trying to spoil his path to victory.

Canelo Alvarez has been the top super middleweight champion since delayed 2020, and in 2021 he became the undisputed champion.

However, while boxing’s biggest star is always low of challengers, he can only fight so many of them, including his mandates. In August, the IBF decided that the mandatory William Scull had waited long enough and stripped Canelo of his title.

On Saturday, Scull will face Vladimir Shishkin for the vacant IBF title at the Stadthalle in Falkensee near Berlin, Germany.

“It’s a dream come true to be able to fight Vladimir Shishkin for the world title on October 19, after so many years of waiting,” Scull (22-0, 9 knockouts) told The Ring. “It means a lot to me because it has been my dream since I was a child and I am very ecstatic to be able to compete in this championship thanks to the support of my family who are involved in it all, my coach Franquis Aldam, my fitness coach Raul Moggiano and my promoter Agon Sport (Ingo Volckmann).”

The Cuban-born fighter fought over 300 amateur fights before defecting to Argentina in 2016.

His first nine fights there were before it became clear he had the talent to make an impact on the world stage and he negotiated a deal to go to Germany in 2019.

This gave his career more focus and he became an IBF mandatory since defeating Yevgeny Shvedenko in July 2022. Since then, he waited patiently for a call that ultimately never came.

“It was a hard time in my career because I didn’t know what was going to happen,” he said of waiting for a chance to win a world title. “I was actually looking forward to meeting super champion Canelo Alvarez, but I was always focused and knew something good was going to happen.”

The 32-year-old hopes to exploit his amateur and professional experience to defeat Shishkin.

“From what I’ve seen so far, he’s a mighty boxer, but I’m ready to beat whatever Shishkin brings,” he explained. “I am a competitor who can overcome all three distances, I have prepared well, I have all the skills to overcome it.”

For much of his career, Scull has been in the shadow of two of his great compatriots, David Morrell and, more recently, Osleys Iglesias. He doesn’t see it as a problem, in fact he sees it as an advantage.

“This is something very essential for Cuban boxing. I am motivated by the successes of my compatriots,” he said. “Live Kuba! They will have another IBF world champion on the 19th.

Shishkin, ranked No. 6 on The Ring’s super middleweight rankings, turned professional in 2016. He managed to show his class by defeating Nadjib Mohammedi (TKO 10), DeAndre Ware (TKO 8) and undefeated Ulises Sierra (UD 10).

The 33-year-old Russian also dominated once-defeated Sena Agbeko (UD 10) on ShoBox and overtook former IBF champion Jose Uzcategui (UD 12). Since then, he has tread water, defeating a pair of journeymen.

I would prefer Scull, who fights at home, to tip the scales with a 12-round unanimous decision, although I expect Shishkin to have his moments.

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Gareth A. Davies met with unified lithe heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev “intimidation” Dmitry Bivol during portions of the later rounds to secure a 12-round majority victory last Saturday night at the Kingdom Arena in Riyad.

Where Bivol made the huge mistake of playing it secure in the 12th round by moving and holding on to Beterbiev, Dmitry acted like he already had the victory in his pocket and wanted to pull out to make sure he didn’t get knocked out. In retrospect, it was a substantial mistake.

Bivol (23-1, 12 KO) claims that he was not tired in the last three rounds from the 10th, but tried to be “perfect” while Beterbiev (21-0, 20 KO) fired at him. What Bivol means by being “perfect” can be translated as being elusive to avoid being bombed. He tried to neutralize Beterbiev’s attack, but forgot that he had to commit to win the 10th, 11th and 12th rounds.

Bivol retreated under fire and didn’t give much back in the last three rounds, with Beterbiev finishing him off. Pro-Bivola fans claim that he blocked Beterbiev’s shots and missed. This is not what happened. He was hit a lot by Beterbiev and looked like he was trying to save his skin.

“The second half of the fight, except for the ninth round, I made Beterbiev win. Biwol [won] probably the first four, but the fourth round was a bit of a bust. Beterbiev commanded the remaining rounds,” said Gareth A. Davies Professional boxing fansproviding a summary of his analysis of the results of the Artur Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol.

“In the seven I gave to Beterbiev, there were a few assassinations, but I gave these seven to him. His aggressive ring general stance, his tenacity, and the fact that Bivol often came from behind. I watched it again this morning and gave the fourth round to Bivol.

“After watching the match carefully, I scored to make it 7-5. I just think Beterbiev did a more persistent and aggressive job. It was a very fierce fight. I wouldn’t argue with a draw in these shuttle rounds. I liked what I saw from him. Sometimes I thought he was bullying Bivol. I don’t think everyone agrees with that,” Gareth said.

Beterbiev did more than just abuse Bivol while stretching out the fights. He hit him with continuous difficult punches, making him look bad.