Dmitry Bivol defeated Artur Beterbiev. He is now the absolute world champion!

A big professional boxing night took place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The central fight of the night was a rematch between the absolute world champion in light heavyweight Artur Beterbiev and the former world champion in this weight category Dmitry Bivol. According to the judges' split decision, Bivol won this fight.

In the early rounds, the boxers studied each other. In the middle of the fight, Beterbiev took the initiative and landed several powerful blows to Bivol's head and body.

Starting from the seventh round, both boxers tried to gain the upper hand. Bivol attacked with multi-punch combinations, but Beterbiev, in turn, responded with accurate and powerful blows, restoring balance.

The final - "championship" rounds were also very competitive. The fight lasted 12 rounds, and the judges scored the boxers as follows: 114-114, 116-112, 115-113 - in favor of Bivol.

Thus, Dmitry Bivol became the absolute world champion in the light heavyweight category.

For information, the first fight between Bivol and Beterbiev took place in October 2024, and Beterbiev won by decision, becoming the first athlete in the history of the light heavyweight category (WBC, WBA) to unite six championship titles.

Isroil Madrimov also fought in this tournament, losing by decision to Virgil Ortiz. Follow “Zamin” news on “Telegram”