By Kleberly Mendoza
17 Oct 2024, 18:00 PM EDT
Trainer Robert Garcia said he thought Dmitry Bivol had done enough to beat Artur Beterbiev, who was crowned the undisputed 175-pound champion last weekend, but He does not believe that the result was a robbery.
In an interview with Izquierdazo, García explained that the last two rounds could have made a difference and influence the final decision, but he assured that the duel was very close and anyone could have won.
“When the fight was over I thought I had won Bivol, but I can’t say it was a robberyI can’t say that it was something unfair, something shameless. Because the fight was even, I think that each person, each judge, can look at the fight in certain ways. It depends on each person, I saw the fight very close, but in favor of Bivol, and even so one judge gave it a tie, another gave it 7 (rounds) to 5, which is something very even, 8-4 you can already say no. It was so uneven, but each judge has their own way of looking at each jump,” he said.
“I don’t know how he could have only given Bivol four rounds, but I can’t judge him either. But from me The fight was close, with very close rounds. Maybe because I felt like it or I was favoring Bivol, sometimes a close round is given to whoever you like and the judges can do the same,” he added.
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 champion 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.
After the confrontation some fans and experts They disagreed with the resultsince they saw Bivol as the winner. His manager Vadim Kornilov and promoter Eddie Hearn attacked judge Pawel Kardyni who saw Beterbiev win 116 to 112 and that is why a review of the results was requested.
Another who saw Bivol win was Turki Alalshikh and the Arab sheikh assured that he will try to have a rematch between the two. Furthermore, the Russians also They are willing to get back into the ring.
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.
For his part, 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.
Keep reading:
· Shawn Porter believes that Bivol won the fight against Beterbiev
· Juan Manuel Márquez saw Bivol win against Beterbiev
· Turki Alalshikh believes that Dmitry Bivol won and wants revenge