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Perhaps the most important and notable fight in the history of Russian professional boxing ended with the victory of Artur Beterbiev. The victory on points over another Russian Dmitry Bivol brought him the title of absolute world champion in the light heavyweight (up to 79.4 kg).
Dmitry Bivol (left) – born in 1990 in Tokmak (Kyrgyz SSR). Have Russian citizenship. Honored Master of Sports. Competes in the light heavyweight division with a height of 183 cm. Artur Beterbiev (right), who won a gold medal at the 2013 World Martial Arts Championships and a silver medal at the 2013 Universiade, was born in an amateur career. In Dagestan in 1985. Chechens have citizenship of the Russian Federation and Canada. A master of worthy diversity. He competes in the light heavyweight division with a height of 183 cm and is a leader in this division, having won gold medals at the European Championships (2006, 2010), World Cup (2008) and World Championships (2009). I have been working as a professional since 2014. He has fought 24 times and won 12 of them by knockout. The only defeat in his career was the fight against Artur Beterbiev (right). It happened in 2013. During his career, he had a total of 21 fights, 20 of which he won by knockout, and his last fight was only won by points against Bivol. 114:114, 116:112 and 115:113 Dmitry Bivol (right) owned the WBA. Championship belt (since 2017) and IBO (since 2024). Bivol successfully defended his right to the first title 15 times. Yesterday's fight could have been his 16th in the series. Artur Beterbiev (right) entered yesterday's fight with three championship belts in the light heavyweight division. In 2017, he became the IBF champion, in 2019 - the WBC champion, and in 2022 - the WBO champion. By defeating Dmitry Bivol, he became the absolute champion in his weight class and added the WBA and IBO belts to his list of awards. The fight between Dmitry Bivol (right) and Artur Beterbiev was first talked about in 2019. , the former became the WBA champion, and the latter - the WBC boxers. The meeting took place on October 12, 2024, at the Kingdom Arena stadium as part of the 4th season of the Riyadh Season Festival (held in Riyadh since 2019). Known for organizing boxing and mixed martial arts competitions, each fighter received $ 10 million for his last fight. Dmitry Bivol's (left) highest fee was previously $ 5 million, and Artur Beterbiev (center) celebrates $ 2 million. Fight with Dmitry Bivol Dmitry Bivol (left) – was born in Tokmak (Kyrgyz SSR) in 1990. I have Russian citizenship. Honored Master of Sports. Competes in the light heavyweight division with a height of 183 cm. Artur Beterbiev (right), who won a gold medal at the 2013 World Martial Arts Championships and a silver medal at the 2013 Universiade, was born in an amateur career. In Dagestan in 1985. Chechens have citizenship of the Russian Federation and Canada. A master of worthy diversity. He competes in the light heavyweight division with a height of 183 cm and is a leader in this division, having won gold medals at the European Championships (2006, 2010), World Cup (2008) and World Championships (2009). I have been working as a professional since 2014. He fought 24 times and won 12 of them by knockout. His only defeat in his career was a fight against Artur Beterbiev (right). This happened in 2013.In total, he has had 21 fights in his career. In 20 of them, he won by knockout, and only in his last fight with Bivol did he win on points: 114:114, 116:112 and 115:113 Dmitry Bivol (right) holds. according to WBA (since 2017) and IBO (since 2024). Championship belt. Bivol has successfully defended his right to hold the first title 15 times. Yesterday's fight could have been his 16th in the series. Artur Beterbiev (right) entered yesterday's fight with three championship belts in the light heavyweight division. In 2017, he became the IBF champion, in 2019 - the WBC champion, and in 2022 - the WBO champion. By defeating Dmitry Bivol, he became the absolute champion in his weight class and added the WBA and IBO belts to his list of awards. The fight between Dmitry Bivol (right) and Artur Beterbiev was first talked about in 2019. , the former became the WBA champion, and the latter - the WBC boxers. The meeting took place on October 12, 2024, at the Kingdom Arena stadium as part of the 4th season of the Riyadh Season Festival (held in Riyadh since 2019). Known for organizing boxing and mixed martial arts competitions, each fighter received $ 10 million for his last fight. Previously, the largest prize fund of Dmitry Bivol (left) was $ 5 million, and Artur Beterbiev - Artur Beterbiev (center) celebrated $ 2 million in a fight with Dmitry Bivol.
This epic fight hinted a lot about which of the two outstanding Russian champions has the better chance. It gave everyone hope. Those who are rooting for the World Boxing Association (WBA) champion Dmitry Bivol could see this in the very laconic and sharp combinations with which he sometimes knocked out his opponents in the first and third rounds. The answer is excellent, and you will not miss anything.
Those who care about Artur Beterbiev, the IBF, WBC and WBO champion, generally agree that despite these hits, the 39-year-old veteran will not be without discomfort and difficult adjustments. There were suspicions that he would not be able to do so, but there was no discomfort, given that he had no experience fighting Bivol.
But no, he fought the same way as all his previous opponents. After all, many of them had modest, local successes in the early stages of their performances, vainly hoping to knock the monsters out of their rhythm.
Something like a hint appeared in the fifth round. Artur Beterbiev actually turned left first and dove into Dmitry Bivol's head. And I hit his body for the first time, but for some reason I hadn't aimed for him before. And it was a very unpleasant incident for Bivol. He looked very bad for about a minute. And in the next round, Beterbiev achieved some success, confirming his reputation as a boxer who approaches and reaches his peak in the middle of the fight.
However, if anyone thinks that this is a turning point, they are deeply mistaken. Dmitry Bivol digested the setback and exploded in the seventh round with a long and rather spectacular series. It seems that it reminded Artur Beterbiev that caution is still paramount in such fights. However, the other man did not forget it for a moment.
All in all, this fight was not destined to be bloody. But the conspiracy against him continued until the last serve.
And technically, that's before the scorecards are even posted. One of them showed the same numbers: 114-114. But the other two went to Beterbiev, 116-112 and 115-113. That night, his unique 20-fight winning streak came to an end. But when you're the undisputed world champion, you're unlikely to be sad about such trifles.