Betterbiev “locked up” for BIVOL REMATCH

Artur Bererbiev posted on X today that he was ‘locked up’ on 22 February for his re -broadcast with Dmitri Biscolor. They have ”2 weeks to go ” for their second fight in the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Betterbiev’s mindset

The undisputed light heavyweight champion Betterbiev (21-0, 20 COs) has a determined appearance that indicates that he will attack Bivol (23-1, 12 COs) relentlessly during the battle to force him to exchanges.

Former Snyman of Betterbiev, Russ Anber, believes he have more space to improve tHan Bivol does it. He feels that former WBA lights heavyweight champion Dmitri, 34, as well as he could have fought in that fight. Artur came off the recent knee surgery when he fought against Biblical in October last year, and he was not 100%.

It will be very necessary to increase his game from what he last did. Unfortunately for fans, Bivolution is believed to keep a lot to prevent better biev from landing his shots when he gets close. It is the most manageable area for Biblical to improve. This event is on Dazn ppvAnd fans expect many of these two. As such, it would be disappointing if Dmitri preferred to constantly hold to neutralize the attacks of better biev. This is perhaps his only option.

Biblical was vulnerable when he mixed it with Betterbiev from the sixth round in their previous fight on October 12 last year. This is where he was injured by a right hand of Betterbiev. This led to IBF, WBC and WBO 175-pound champion, Betterbiev, which swept most of the rounds in the second half of the competition.

Can improve Biblical?

“I’m not sure how much he can improve his performance. I think he had an excellent battle. I’m not sure what alternatives he can come up with, ”Cutman Russ Anber said Seconds When asked if Dmitri could improve Bivol on his previous action against Artur Betterbiev.

“I do believe that Betterbiev can improve his last show. I do not believe that our betterbiev saw at its best. He had surgery on his knee and came back. He was not as powerful as usual. He looked much more conservative.

“I personally gave him the lead. I thought he ended the last three rounds fairly solid, ”Anber said of Betterbiev. “I thought he had shown that he could hurt Bisvol. I think he can improve his performance.

Betterbiev came off the knee surgery to restore a blown meniscus that occurred earlier in 2024. You could see that Artur’s movement in the ring was looking that he was not as quick to follow Biblical as he was normally in his battles.

This enabled Dmitri to quickly land 1-2 combinations and then withdraw. Biblical would hold his left hand far ahead of him to prevent better biev from closing the distance, which was effective throughout the fight.

‘Biblical will have to come up with something. He will have to pull something out of the hat to come up with a better performance and bring better Biev to the table. He fought a big fight, and I think Betterbiev didn’t do it, ‘says Anber.

Biblical will have to stay more in the bag to get a better chance of winning the battle. The judges clearly noticed how he laid to Betterbiev in the second half of the competition. It turned out that Dmitri was just trying to survive.

“I think betterbiev can improve even more. So, Biblical will have to improve with the championships. The last three rounds cost him. But Betterbiev may not be so far behind in the championships to improve more about what he did in the first fight. I think he can be a little more imposing, ‘says Anber.

Locked in … just 2 weeks to go … pic.twitter.com/mieujx9mzj

– Artur Betterbiev (@abeterbiev) February 8, 2025