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Undisputed gentle heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev and challenger Dmitry Bivol each weighed in efficiently on Friday on the weigh-in for his or her DAZN PPV headliner this Saturday, February twenty second in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
The previous WBA champion Bivol (23-1, 12 KOs) regarded in nice form however nonetheless confirmed slight bruising underneath his left eye from the exhausting punches he obtained from Beterbiev of their earlier combat on October twelfth, 4 months in the past.
Throughout the face-off, Beterbiev (21-0, 20 KOs) appeared greater and had a decided look to him, like he’s able to chase Bivol all the way down to knock him out this time. Beterbiev was coming off knee surgical procedure of their first combat, and didn’t begin making use of strain till the midpoint.
Beterbiev dominated the final half of the combat, however many followers solely keep in mind the primary half. They felt Bivol gained due to his quick begin.
Weigh-in Outcomes
– Artur Beterbiev: 175– Dmitry Bivol: 174.1
“I thought it was close but I gave a split decision to Bivol. I thought he boxed real well, but you can’t argue with a Beterbiev decision,” stated Terence Crawford to DAZN Boxing when requested who he felt deserved to win the primary combat between Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol on October twelfth final 12 months in Riyadh.
“Both of them feel like they can make adjustments going into this second fight,” stated Ade Oladipo. “Who do you think needs to make the most adjustments to get the W?”
“I think Bivol needs to make the most adjustments because later in the rounds, he was getting touched a little bit, even though he was punching a little bit more. I think he needs to do a little bit more to get the victory,” stated Crawford.
