Roy Jones advises Bivol so he can beat Beterbiev

Roy Jones Jr. advised Dmitry Bivol to must be more aggressive and look for the knockout against Artur Beterbiev in the rematch for the undisputed 175-pound championship that will take place on February 22 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

In an interview with SecondsOut, Jones Jr. explained that Bivol he must take the advantage again like he did in the first fight and maintain it so that Beterbiev does not have any kind of opportunity.

“I thought Bivol had gotten ahead at the beginning, but Beterbiev recovered well at the end. They both fought differently than they used to. We expected Artur to try to knock him out. So, when he didn’t try, he showed us that he also has boxing skills. “This time, I expect Beterbiev to box smartly, but hopefully go for the KO,” he said.

“I know Bivol probably understands that he wants to win this time; will go for the KO. He will attack more, he will be ahead and, when he gets the advantage, he will maintain it. “He got the advantage (in the first duel), but he let Artur come back,” he added.

In the close first 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 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.

After the confrontation some fans and experts They disagreed with the result, as they saw Bivol as the winner. One of them was Turki Alalshikh, who kept his word and scheduled the rematch for February.

On the big billboard, Daniel Dubois and Joseph Parker will star in the co-feature duel; Shakur Stevenson vs. Floyd Schofield will also be present; and Vergil Ortiz Jr. will face Israil Madrimov.

Dmitry Bivol, 33, was defeated for the first time and lost the chance to be undisputed at 175 pounds. The Russian left 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:
· Roy Jones saw a tie between Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol
· Turki Alalshikh believes that Dmitry Bivol won and wants revenge
· Dmitry Bivol apologizes for losing against Beterbiev and asks for revenge