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.
World Boxing News brings you live results from the Usyk vs Fury 2 event with the unified heavyweight title at stake in Saudi Arabia.
Oleksandr Usyk defends his WBC, WBO and WBA belts as the Ukrainian fights for back-to-back wins over Tyson Fury. Fury was almost knocked out by Usyk in May and will seek revenge at the Kingdom Arena.
WBN will also score the main event based on a live scorecard from the first to the last bell.
Live scores of the Usyk-Fury match
Andriy Nowicki defeated Edgar Ramirez by unanimous decision. The score was 100-90 and 98-92 twice, and the Ukrainian moved to 14-0, 10 KOs.
Joshua Ocampo lost in the preliminary fight Muhammad Alakel who scored a unanimous decision to enhance it to 2-0.
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MAIN EVENT: WBC WORLD, WBO WORLD, WBA WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE – 12 ROUNDS Oleksandr Usyk vs. Tyson Fury Shypyntsi, Ukraine Lancashire, UK 22-0 (14 KOs) 34-1-1 (24 KOs) 226 lbs 281 lbs
Airy middleweight fight (154 pounds) – 12 rounds Serhii Bohachuk vs. Ishmael Davis Vinnytsia, Ukraine, Yorkshire, UK 24-2 (23 KOs) 13-1 (6 KOs) 153.1 lbs 153.6 lbs
Heavyweight fight (201+ pounds) – 10 rounds Johnny Fisher vs. David Allen London, UK Yorkshire, UK 12-0 (11 KOs) 23-6, 18 KOs 241.1 lbs 257.6 lbs
INTERNATIONAL SUPER FEATHERWEIGHT COMPETITION – 10 ROUNDS Peter McGrail vs. Rhys Edwards 10-1 (6 KOs) / 16-0 (4 KOs) Liverpool, UK / Merseyside, UK 129.8 lbs / 129.1 lbs
Fight for the WBA CONTINENTAL USA featherweight title (130 pounds) – 10 ROUNDS Isaac Lowe vs. Lee McGregor Lancashire, UK Edinburgh, Scotland 25-2-3 (8 KOs) 14-1-1 (11 KOs) 125.1 lbs 125.9 lbs
WBA CONTINENTAL HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIPS – 10 ROUNDS Dylan Colin Vs. Daniel Łapina Meurthe-et-Moselle, France / Wrocław, Poland 14-0 (4 KOs) / 10-0 (4 KOs)
Information about the Usyk vs Fury match on TV and PPV
Oleksandr Usyk’s rematch with Tyson Fury and the full undercard are available exclusively at DAZN Pay-Per-View (PPV) events worldwide. They cost £24.99 in the UK and $39.95 in the US and no DAZN subscription is required.
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Tyson Fury isn’t holding back on his desire for revenge against Oleksandr Usyk as the pair collided on Saturday night.
Fury aims to win the unified heavyweight title for the first time in nine years when he faces current champion Usyk six months after his first loss to the Ukrainian.
As the pair completed media formalities for the superfight, Fury made it clear how the fight would end.
“For the record, I’m going to absolutely annihilate this motherfucker on Saturday night. No pension. I will neat them all and he will be the first,” Fury assured.
Asked if he would try to do to Usyk what he did to Deontay Wilder in the rematch, Fury replied: “It was a long time ago” in reference to the 2020 knockout.
“[I’m] I’m not sure [if that Tyson Fury is there anymore]. Perhaps it has evaporated. Who knows? The legs may disappear. China may no longer exist. Boxing skills can be shot. We’ll find out on the 21st. That’s why you need to tune in to the pay-per-view on DAZN. Come and see whether the venerable dance master still understands it or not.
Referring to the training camp in Malta, Fury added: “[The] The weather is different, of course, but training is training, no matter where you are. These are very mundane, routine things. This happens again and again.
“For me, it doesn’t really matter where the camp is. I’ve attended camps in Vegas, Spain, everywhere, and I’m one of those people who doesn’t get distracted and gets the job done anyway. That’s what I do.
“If I were to train in a nightclub, I wouldn’t dance around the disco in the evening. I would just train.
Information about the Usyk vs Fury match
Former interim WBC 154-pound titleholder Serhii Bohachuk [24-2, 23 KOs] Now he will face British boxer Ishmael Davis [13-1, 6 KOs] in a 12-round super welterweight fight after Israil Madrimov was forced to withdraw due to illness.
Rising heavyweight star Moses Itauma [22-0, 10 KOs] and his opponent, Australian Demsey McKean (22-1, 14 KO), are ready to fight. Undefeated Johnny Fisher [12-0, 11 KOs[ squares off against former Commonwealth title challenger Dave Allen [23-6, 18 KOs].
Meanwhile, former Commonwealth Games gold medalist Peter McGrail [10-1, 6 KOs] takes over from Rhys Edwards at the last minute [16-0, 4 KOs] in a super featherweight fight. Isaac Lowe is also on the bill [25-2-3, 8 KOs[ will face Lee McGregor [14-1-1, 11 KOs] in a featherweight fight.
Daniel Lapin completes the card [10-0, 4 KOs]in which he will face another undefeated lightweight champion prospect, Dylan Colin [14-0, 4 KOs]and heavyweight knockout artist Andrii Novytskyi [14-0, 10 KOs] will face Edgar Ramirez [10-1-1, 4 KOs].
As is the tradition of the season, Riyad will feature local talent as Mohammed Alakel looks for a 2-0 win over Joshua Ocampo [8-33-5, 6 KOs].
Broadcast of the Usyk vs Fury match this Saturday on DAZN PPV.
Fighting for the first time with the full support of his promoter, Salita Promotions, undefeated Brooklyn heavyweight Pryce Taylor later said he was confident and confident he could do well in boxing.
Taylor (5-0, 3 KO), 28, defeated KeShawn Jackson last Thursday night in Flint, Michigan, fighting in an exhibition put on by his promoter in which he recorded an impressive third-round stoppage to finish his 2024 campaign on a high. year note.
“It was good to fight on a bigger stage, in a compact arena, in a nice atmosphere,” Taylor said about his first fight with a promotional contract. “My manager, Keith Sullivan, supported me by agreeing to sign with Salita Promotions. He talked to several promoters, but we felt that Dimitri Salita would be the right candidate for me.
“I felt like I had succeeded; I felt essential, but that was just the beginning. It was the same on fight night, I felt respect and appreciation from the entire Salita promotional company. My goal is to be a more recognizable player and be recognized by the fans. I’m hungry to perform in the coming year.”
“Four knockdowns were counted. I really hurt him with a body shot and when he felt my power he was done. I threw a barrage of punches into the corner (ss photo below) and he tried to hit me with a windmill punch. Then I hit him with a check hook, which ended the fight. He (Jackson) didn’t want to get knocked out, so he tried to show he was still fighting.”
“Of course,” Sullivan commented, “I’m joyful with the victory. This was another developmental fight and Pryce is learning and developing as a fighter. We had a busy year with 8 fights scheduled and 5 that actually crossed the line, so it was a very good first year for him as a pro. Right after that, I talked to Dimitri to arrange the next fight. We hope to have it scheduled in the coming weeks.”
Looking ahead to 2025, Taylor wants his next fight to be a six-rounder scheduled for his next outing, then move up to eight to fight for the junior title.
“I will now train to play 10 rounds,” Taylor concluded, “so that I will be ready when it comes time to play 12 rounds.”
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