Dmitri Bivol and Artur Betterbiev will meet in a trilogy contest if the Saudi wants to see them fighting again. Promoter Bob Arum says the Saudi is “Hide” With this light heavyweight game, despite the fact that no fighter a ‘Great draw.‘
Biblical (24-1, 12 COs) currently have the undisputed 175 pound championship after defeating Betterbiev (21-1, 20 COs) by a questionable 12 round decision in their re-broadcast on February 22 in Riyadh.
Saudi trilogy -pressure
Many boxing fans saw it as a draw, like me, but two of the judges went with Biblical in what some felt to quiet the controversy during their first fight on October 12. This writer won better Biev the first and saw the Rematch as a clear draw. Biblical did not win one of the fight because of his running and holding.
Whatever the chance that Bivolol had to win the re -broadcast in February, he lost it when Betterbiev beat the living daylights out of him in the twelfth round. Artur pulled Biblical through the final round and made a mess of his face.
Rematch scores
115-113-bivol
116-112-bivol
114-114
A BIBOLLE OR BETTERBIVE is a great draw. They are big fighters, but these are not big draws. They were compensated accordingly, Biblical by his promoters and Betterbiev by his promoters, including us, ‘Bob Arum told Sky Sports News about the two Artur Bingerbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol Fights.
“The Saudi, rightly, is delighted with the game, and they supported the fighters in both fights by paying their big wallets. Bigger wallets than they have ever had before. So, if they want the fight to happen, the Saudis are doing, and of course, the only way the fighters will fight is to fight.
“It would put a final caption about their competition, and I would hope that their next fighting would be against each other,” Arum said of Betterbiev and Biblical.
Strategic leniency?
Interestingly, Betterbiev dominated the rounds of two to six and stopped throwing bumps from round seven to eleven. It was strange. Then, in the twelfth, Betterbiev turned it on like a light switch and effortlessly struck the tar out of Biblical.
It was very strange. Some box fans believe betterbiev deliberately used it on Biblical to secure a third battle between them, because if Artur won, there would have been no sense in a trilogy match. He would be 2-0 against Biblical.
Will we have a #Beterbievbivol Trilogy?
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Last updated on 03/27/2025
