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Artur Beterbiev did not like the fight, but he still defeated the brilliant Dmity Bivol

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After waiting so long for him to say something, Artur Beterbiev suddenly said too much, reminding us all that the blessing and the curse of a man with few words is that his few words have great meaning.

With the victory, it seemed that the Russian lithe heavyweight’s guard had dropped, his inhibitions had fallen, and the cards he had kept close to his chest all week were now thrown on the table. “I didn’t do well today,” he said to start. “I wanted higher quality. I don’t know why. I didn’t like this fight. But one day I will feel better. He then added: “Of course, it was a tough fight. Dmitry is also a world champion. He has good skills, better than me, but today Allah chose me.

Selected or not, Beterbiev’s victory last night (October 12) in Riyad was finally decided by two judges at the ring who, after 12 rounds in the company of Dmitry Bivol, his colleague, voted in his favor (115-113, 116-112). Russian. (The third couldn’t separate them, scoring 114-114.)

These results were a product of what the judges witnessed Beterbiev’s in-ring exploits and aggression, but all three, despite their point of view, were unable to capture either the flow of the fight or the story Beterbiev’s body language was telling throughout. . If, for example, it was not clear why, between the sixth and seventh round, his corner told him, “You’re not tired, Arthur, no one can beat you,” it should have been perfectly obvious why his corner felt he had to beg him to go for the knockout in championship rounds. After all, up to that point Beterbiev had problems with impressing Bivol, which is why he didn’t like this fight and had to accept not only the possibility of covering such a distance for the first time as a professional fighter, but perhaps even losing. For 10 rounds he chased more than he hurt. It no longer looked like an venerable machine; almost human, actually. In round seven, after eating Bivol, the machine even smiled and nodded. It was a mistake, a sign of respect.

This continued after the fight, when Beterbiev was candid in a way pride wouldn’t usually allow. Because if it is true that he was disappointed with the fight and his performance, as stated, then one wonders how on earth Beterbiev could win a fight at such a high level and beat a man in Bivol who seemed to be boxing, the fight of his life. In this scenario, these two things don’t really go together. Either Beterbiev won because he was brilliant and even better than Bivol, or he lost because he couldn’t quite live up to his former high standards; high standards. Given what happened, it’s demanding to justify combining these two conflicting concepts and properly summarizing what happened last night. Personally, it’s equally tough to convince Beterbiev to win enough rounds to win this fight.

From the start, Bivol, now 23-1 (12), simply seemed more comfortable and settled. He moved wisely, struck with purpose and seemed to enjoy the relative peaceful of his surroundings, conducive to focusing on a game plan and then executing it. It was a crowd of boxers, more than a crowd of boxers, and in the eerie silence of the Kingdom Arena, Bivol was able to remain peaceful, composed, and focus only on the punches he had to land and those he had to avoid.

On the other hand, Beterbiev, that thrash metal lithe heavyweight, could probably employ a little more noise. A little more chaos. A little more passion. Without this, there was a risk of him being euthanized or simply left behind.

Indeed, although he was often reminded of Beterbiev’s tendency to start slowly, for so long it could only amount to an excuse and it was tough to give him much in the first three rounds. His first large shot, a right hand, landed in the final seconds of the first round during a rally, but by then he was largely outplayed by Bivol and frustrated by his movement. It was similar in the second round, even better for Bivol. In this round, Bivol moved one way, then the other, giving Beterbiev no chance to set up. He also tried to threaten with his right hand and throw often, not wanting Beterbiev to think he was afraid to employ it or relied solely on his jab. This, in turn, caused some hesitation for Beterbiev, a player used to throwing whenever and wherever whenever he wants.

In round three, Bivol’s lovely double set the tone, as he had in the previous two rounds, and his work seemed much more varied. He followed punches with punches, while Beterbiev simply followed them with the occasional right hand. He threw this shot upwards, trying to penetrate Bivol’s high guard, and also downwards into his body, which of the two was the more fruitful endeavor. However, whether thrown to the head or the body, it was always an isolated one and Beterbiev already needed more; more punches, more urgency.

In the next, fourth round, this feeling was solidified as Beterbiev became more busy and more determined to cut the ring. This period of success continued in the fifth set as well, when he brutally landed a shot straight to Bivol’s body and reacted to Bivol’s attempt to take the center of the ring by shoving him and bringing him back to where Beterbiev wanted him and where, in his eyes, he belonged.

Despite this, Bivol was not without success in the fifth race. For example, a counterattack, a cross to the right followed by a jab, crushed Beterbiev on entry and was the highlight of the round. Later, he also performed a similar trick, only this time he replaced the jab with a hook, and Beterbiev, as before, did not notice any punch.

Instead of cameos or eye-catching shots designed to deceive, these Bivola streaks were always punctuated rounds of success. In other words, it wasn’t an attempt to steal the round or deceive the judges, but rather an attempt to assert his dominance and demonstrate it with bursts of action that Beterbiev had yet to come up with. The best example of this might be the sixth round, where Bivol was made to work demanding by Beterbiev, but he still showed good defense and still gave up enough to outwork Beterbiev. “You’re not tired, Arthur,” he was then told in the corner before seven. “No one can beat you.”

This was followed by a respectful bow to Bivol’s right hand, and from that point on, it looked like Bivol was well on his way to creating something special. He even hurt Beterbiev with a left hook thrown slow in the combination, then allowed his emotions to get the better of him and perhaps fired too many follow-up shots in pursuit of an improbable finish. This, of course, gave Beterbiev a chance to find something of his own, which he inevitably did, causing Bivol to cover up as the round came to a close.

The next two rounds, eight and nine, were calmer, the eighth broke out only when it was almost over, and the ninth, another round in which Bivol managed his energy well and chose the moments to strike wisely. In truth, there wasn’t much separating them, but it was still tough to watch what was happening and not see Bivol as the one dictating the pace, the fluidity, and deciding when and what to throw.

If you could feel it by watching this situation, there is no doubt that Beterbiev, the only one who was able to change it, felt it too, which is why he was busier and more aggressive in round 10 and why his corner team was increasingly frantic in during and between rounds. However, even in the 10th round, which he had to win, Beterbiev’s aggression was met by Bivol’s clever counter-attacks, with one right and left corner being particularly critical in this round.

In fact, it was only from the 11th round that Bivol’s peaceful and composure betrayed him, and Beterbiev’s desperation became more of a weapon. By then Bivol, so long pure, was marked, visibly weakened. He tried to keep Beterbiev away and tried to catch him whenever he was injured. Meanwhile, his own punches became arm punches, and that change, a subtle shift in threat level, gave Beterbiev the luxury of moving in unopposed. Once in range, he now worked his body well and dealt with Bivol. He tried to condense the fight penalty into three minutes, perhaps worried that he had left it too slow.

However, Bivol survived. He then regrouped and did more than survive in the 12th round, Beterbiev attacked the next round like a man needing a knockout, and even found the odd avalanche that kept Beterbiev in check and didn’t give him complete freedom both in the ring and in his body. Every avalanche Bivol threw now was a reminder. It was a reminder of how it started, and a reminder that Beterbiev wasn’t able to do much about it. For once, his power couldn’t turn the tide of battle. For once, it wasn’t enough to end it.

“Did you feel like you were slowing him down with your power as the fight went on?” he was asked later in the ring.

“No,” said Beterbiev, now 21-0 (20). “Because I didn’t throw a single punch.”

“When the final bell rang, did you think you had done enough to win this fight?”

“Yes, but it’s inconvenient for me because I don’t usually wait for the (last) bell. But I’m lucky today too.

“Your corner told you before the 10th round, ‘You have to knock him out.’ Were you surprised to hear that?”

“They always say that,” Beterbiev laughed.

“Did that make you more aggressive in the last two rounds?”

“More focused, not aggressive.”

If it was true that the motivation for the corners made him more focused in the last two rounds, it could also be argued that the controversial victory made Artur Beterbiev more talkative, open and candid. Suddenly, after not saying anything for a whole week, now maybe he said a lot A lot. Or maybe what he said in the ring after the fight is subject to interpretation, just like the fight, and was, like the three judges’ scorecards, lost in translation.

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Eddie Hearn Salty wants the referee to never work again after Bivol’s loss to Beterbiev

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Dmitry Bivol’s promoter Eddie Hearn sounded like a classic example of a sore loser after his 12-round majority decision loss to unified featherlight heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev last Saturday night in Riyad. He had difficulty understanding what happened to his fighter Bivol, who crumbled under the pressure of the hard-hitting Beterbiev in their clash.

Matchroom boss Hearn had Bivol’s 8-4 victory in mind and was shocked to see him lose. It was obvious what had happened. When Bivol started hitting Beterbiev rigid in the seventh over, he stopped fighting, went the last five rounds and lost. Bivol was scared and desperate.

Every judge could see that Bivol had mentally given up. Instead of crying about the referee who scored at 116-112, Hearn should have praised him because he did a great job scoring the goal.

Beterbiev thwarted the great Canelo’s plans for Bivol

Hearn says he wants the judge, who scored the fight 116-112 for Beterbiev (21-0, 20 KO), to never fight again. Of course, Bivol’s defeat dashed Hearn’s hopes of fighting Canelo Alvarez, which would have happened had he won.

A Canelo-Bivol rematch would take the cake and bring untold riches. Instead, Bivol suffers his first defeat and his career seems uncertain, so he must try to avenge his defeat. This doesn’t look good.

The rematch could be much worse for Bivol as he will likely be knocked out by Beterbiev. If Bivol loses to Beterbiev again, he will be useless ballast for Hearn, who won’t be able to do much with him other than operate him as a B fighter to fight David Benavidez, David Morrell or Joshua Buatsi.

Interestingly, the score of 116-112 that Hearn complained about was the same score that many fans on social media gave to Beterbiev, who defeated a tired-looking and injured Bivol (23-1, 12 KO) in the second half of the match. Action last night at Kingdom Arena.

“How can we forget what just happened in the ring? Do we want to forget that in one of the biggest fights of our generation and the most essential fight of Bivol’s life, you give him four rounds? It’s absolutely disgusting,” said Eddie Hearn Boxing in the match roomtalking about the judge who scored the Beterbiev vs. Bivol 116-112 for Artur.

Hearn should take a look at Bivol to see if he wanted to blame anyone for it he gave the ship back after the seventh round and he was nowhere to be seen in the championship rounds. Whatever fight Bivol had in him disappeared halfway through the match.

Bivol, 33, abandoned the ship and allowed Beterbiev to come aboard and take command. Bivol looked like he didn’t want to take part in the fight with Beterbiev after he was hit with a series of powerful shots to the head midway through the round. In the championship rounds, Bivol looked physically older than Beterbiev and showed no heart.

“They knew Artur Beterbiev lost that fight,” Hearn said of Beterbiev’s corner kick. “Top Rank knew Beterbiev lost this fight. Then the news spread that Artur Beterbiev had won by a majority of votes. I am completely surprised and disgusted by the result of 116-112. 115-113, I don’t like it,” Hearn said.

What the hell is Hearn talking about? Top Rank did not think Beterbiev lost. They knew he had done his job, he hit Bivol with some giant shots that forced him to run and he won, walking away. Hearn cannot accept the fact that the better one beat his fighter Bivol.

“8-4 for Dmitry Bivol” – Hearn said of how he won the fight, giving his fighter Bivol a 116-112 round victory over Beterbiev. “He [Bivol] beautifully packed there tonight. “I don’t want to be disrespectful to Beterbiev, but Bivol should have been the undisputed champion tonight and that referee should never work again,” Hearn said of the referee scoring it 8-4 for Beterbiev.

“Four rounds of a fight of this scale is disgusting. I’m not saying it was a victory or a landslide for Dmitry Bivol. Nobody made Artur Beterbiev win this fight. I didn’t even hear the draw. Beterbiev was deflated. They knew they had lost the fight.

“It was a pretty fight worth watching. Dmitry was so astute. He was injured several times. He injured Beterbiev several times. He took on so many gloves. All markings here [on Bivol’s face]. It was obvious it was gauze on his tape.

“He just fought a pretty fight in a tough fight. When you get an opportunity like that, you box like that and you don’t make decisions, it really hurts,” Hearn said.

I don’t know how Hearn can keep a straight face when he talks about how Bivol “fought a pretty fight” to escape Beterbiev after tasting his power in the seventh round.

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Fabio Wardley wants heavyweight title fight after Clarke KO

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Fabio Wardley stated he is ready to challenge for the world heavyweight title after brutally destroying Frazer Clarke in the first round, despite his relative inexperience compared to his global competitors.

Wardley put in a sensational performance in Riyad, Saudi Arabia, and left Clarke with a sickening grimace and a dent in his face after a series of right hands to his English rival.

“I’m ready to fight these boys. I have the power to communicate with them all, I can fire back and I can start a war,” Wardley said after quickly defending his British crown.

“You saw me do everything. I’m ready for that world stage now.”

But others in line for a world title shot are ahead of Wardley. Fighting the likes of Joseph Parker, Martin Bakole, Agit Kabayel, Zhilei Zhang and Anthony Joshua would be a step in the right direction for Wardley, who is ranked No. 8 with two world governing bodies and No. 9 with another.

Wardley (18-0-1, 17 KO) (29) from Ipswich must defeat a top-10 opponent to secure a chance at one of the world titles, three of which (WBC, WBA and WBO) are held by Oleksandr Usyk, who will face Tyson Fury in a rematch on December 21.

Daniel Dubois, who is promoted by Queensberry Promotions like Wardley, is the IBF champion after knocking out Joshua last month.

While Wardley’s performance was stunning, fighting another top-10 opponent would be a gigantic step up in his class. However, as he has shown, Wardley has the strength to finish off experienced boxers, just as Clarke did when he won a bronze medal at the 2020 Olympics.

Wardley and Clarke fought 12 rounds in a thrilling fight last March that ended in a draw, but the rematch ended after one round.

“I judged the first fight enough to know that I was successful in that war mode, we just had to be a little sweeter and put it together in a little nicer way, disguise it a little better,” Wardley said.

“But I can’t support it. War in name, war in nature. When I hurt my enemies, there will be no salvation for them unless the bell comes.”

According to reports, Clarke (8-1-1, 6 KO), 33, underwent surgery on Sunday for a suspected broken cheekbone, and the defeat is a earnest blow to his hopes of appearing in gigantic fights in Saudi Arabia – repairing the cheekbone may be easier than fixing your career.

Another English fighter who was taken to a local hospital was 27-year-old lithe heavyweight Ben Whittaker (8-0-1, 5 KO), who was injured when he went over the top rope and left the ring with opponent Liam Cameron in a scene reminiscent of WWE.

Whittaker, the silver medalist at the Tokyo Games, left the ring in a wheelchair and a rematch after a technical draw in the fifth round seems likely.

Eubank Jr. Fight and Benn getting closer

Chris Eubank Jr. clashed with Conor Benn in the ring after his predictable seventh-round win over Kamil Szeremeta, suggesting the English rivals will line up against each other in the event of the season in Riyad.

With Benn banned from boxing in the UK after testing positive for a banned substance in 2022, the Eubank vs. Benn fight could take place in the Gulf country.

Benn, who has been fighting at welterweight, may have to move up to middleweight, where Eubank (34-3, 25 KO) is trying to get the fight he so desperately wants, but now it looks like making that fight is closer than ever whenever.

In October 2022, Benn (23-0, 14 KO) tested positive for a banned substance, which resulted in the cancellation of the planned fight with Eubank.

The British Boxing Board of Control subsequently banned Benn, who has since fought twice in non-title fights outside the UK.

Chris Eubank and Nigel Benn, fathers of Chris Jr. and Conor, had two epic encounters in 1990 and 1993, and the clash between their sons generated huge interest in the UK.

Eubank Jr.’s promoter Ben Shalom said last week that the English boxer could face Saul “Canelo” Alvarez in 2025, but it now appears the focus is on the Benn fight, as Eubank suggested in a media post social media.

Eubank Jr. posted a photo showing his fight with Benn on the X, with the caption: “I think I’ve already got the next scrap lined up.”

Benn also alluded to the fight on social media, appointment: “I promise I will beat this idiot in three rounds.”

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Will Canelo be the next Undisputed fight?

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Canelo Alvarez still has a shot at the undisputed lithe heavyweight title against four-division champion Artur Beterbiev after defeating Dmitry Bivol last Saturday night in Riyad, Saudi Arabia.

If Canelo wants to show fans that he’s brave and not a guy who hand-picks only select fighters, he’ll call on Beterbiev to start campaigning to fight him next. His Excellency Turki Alalshikh said last Saturday evening that he wanted to make a rematch between Beterbiev and Bivol. However, Turki may change his mind if Canelo volunteers to fight Beterbiev again.

The winner of that fight could next face Bivol or the winner of the David Morrell-David Benavidez fight on January 25. Ideally, a semifinal would be where Bivol would face the winner of Morrell vs. Benavidez will then face King Beterbiev for the undisputed championship. Meanwhile, Canelo will face Beterbiev in his next fight.

Will Canelo want to fight Beterbiev?

This will be a very different kind of fight for Canelo against Beterbiev, no doubt, than the fight against the finesse-oriented Bivol, a pristine boxer who shows aggression at times. Beterbiev is a different story. He would be like a bigger, bolder, more powerful version of Gennady Golovkin.

Canelo has always preferred to fight sluggers that are in his face and attack him with difficult shots. This is the type of fighter Canelo has thrived on. But Beterbiev hits so difficult that Canelo would have a real problem if he got close and took shots like he did to Bivol last Saturday night.

Bivol won the early rounds against Beterbiev because he was not under internal pressure and did not have to deal with his attack. However, the fight changed hands when Beterbiev turned it on in the seventh round in response to an early attack by Bivol. Bivol was very afraid of the attack and was never the same again. That was all Beterbiev in the seventh round.

Beterbiev thwarted Canelo’s plans

Mexican star Canelo (62-2-2.39 KO) had hoped to face Bivol (23-1, 12 KO) in a rematch for all gold at 175, but his 12-round majority loss to the IBF, WBC, and WBO lithe heavyweight champion Beterbiev (21-0, 20 KO) at the Kingdom Arena thwarted these plans.

It’s not the end of the world for Canelo. He can fight for four belts, but he won’t be able to fight Bivol unless he agrees to fight for no belts and fight a guy who just lost.

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