By Kleberly Mendoza
27 Oct 2024, 1:30 PM EDT
Oleksandr Usyk, unified heavyweight champion, indicated that saw Artur Beterbiev win in the fight he starred in with Dmitry Bivol in Saudi Arabia and which crowned him as the undisputed 175-pound monarch.
In statements to Boxing King Media, Usyk explained that the confrontation was very even between the two, but he believes that Beterbiev he did enough in the last rounds to leave with your arm raised.
“I did see the fight. and for me, I think Beterbiev won it. I saw it very even, I think six rounds for each, but I think Beterbiev did a little more. “I think in the last two or three rounds, Beterbiev fought hungrier,” he said.
In the close fight, Dmitry Bivol began by dominating the first rounds and in the fifth he began to lower the intensity. Artur Beterbiev, who never stopped pressing and counterattacking, He took advantage of this to wrest control of the duel in the following rounds.
The now undisputed light heavyweight monarch He controlled the championship rounds by landing forceful blows to Bivol to snatch the undefeated and take the victory by majority decision on the judges’ cards 114-114, 115-113 and 116-112.
Like some fans and experts They disagreed with the result, since they saw Bivol as the winnerTurki Alalshikh assured that he will try to have a rematch between the two. According to promoter Bob Arum, the second match could occur in October 2025.
In fact, the Bivol team officially filed a protest with the four regulatory bodies of boxing to order a rematch against Beterbiev due to some irregularities in the judges’ cards, especially in that of Pawel Kardyni who saw the champion win 116-112.
Artur Beterbiev, 39, became the undisputed light heavyweight champion and remains undefeated in the sport. The Russian is undefeated and has an impressive record of 21 wins with 20 knockouts.
For his part, Dmitry Bivol, 33, was defeated for the first time and lost the chance to be undisputed at 175 pounds. The Russian leaves his record in 23 wins, 12 of them won by fast track, and one setback.
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