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Artur Beterbiev says his group has modified “some things” together with his recreation for his rematch in opposition to Dmitry Bivol on February twenty second. The adjustments the group of undisputed mild heavyweight champion Beterbiev (21-0, 20 KOs) are prone to contain making use of extra stress, and never permitting Bivol to flee when he strikes across the ring.
Bivol (23-1, 12 KOs) is not going to stand and commerce, as he gained’t final various rounds in opposition to Beterbiev of their rematch in Riyadh. We noticed that final time.
Adapting for Victory
Within the one occasion within the struggle the place Bivol stood his floor within the seventh spherical, Beterbiev clipped him, and he was damage. That was the primary and final time Bivol tried to commerce within the struggle.
Within the rematch, Bivol will use the Shakur-esque hit-and-run type he employed within the first struggle with Beterbiev, however he’ll seemingly embrace loads of clinching. When Bivol held of their earlier conflict, he neutralized Artur’s offense and managed him.
Beterbiev is a brilliant fighter, and he’s fought many fighters up to now which have used extreme holding to close down his offense. He’ll know what to do to cope with this tactic. It might be extra thrilling for the followers if Bivol chooses to brawl with Beterbiev, as this card will likely be proven reside on DAZN PPV. Nonetheless, Bivol desires the profitable trilogy match, and the one method he can get that’s by out-slicking Beterbiev on February twenty second to win. If which means hitting, operating, and holding all evening, that’s what Bivol will do.
Tactical Shift
“My team, we changed some different things, but we can’t tell you. The second fight, we’re going to see what happens there,” mentioned Artur Beterbiev to Professional Boxing Followers, reacting to being advised that Anthony Joshua picked Dmitry Bivol to beat him within the rematch on February twenty second.
“Mentally, you need to be focused. Even if someone says it’s a close fight, I felt that I won,” mentioned Beterbiev about his earlier conflict in opposition to Bivol on October twelfth final yr. “We need change enough to win. It didn’t surprise me, but he did a good job,” mentioned Artur when requested if Dmitry did something within the first struggle that ‘surprised’ him.
“I felt I won the fight. I didn’t see that [Beterbiev’s power getting to Bivol].”
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