The Dmitri Bivol- Against Artur Betterbiev 3 trilogy contest may be discussed at the beginning of the Riyadh season in October. WBC President Mauricio Sulaiman has already upgraded David Banavidez to the full WBC lightweight champion.
Benavidez awaits
BIVOL vs. Betterbiev 3 is an unpopular battle with American fans, many of whom are tired of seeing these two fighting in tactical competitions that look Amateur, fencing type box It does not fit the average person’s interests.
People wanted to see David Banavidez Challenge for the 175 -pound undisputed championship against Biblical. Dmitri could have detained his undisputed champion by first fighting benavidez and facing Artur Bererbiev in the first quarter of 2026.
It wouldn’t have been a big case. Perhaps the reason the organizers of the event did not want to take the patch are the great likelihood that Bivolol loses against benavidez, which would waste the trilogy with betterbiev. However, if Biblical is not good enough to defend his titles against the young gun, Banavidez, what is the point of keeping him the undisputed champion artificial? If you avoid going to the battlefield for fear of losing, where is the victory in it? I smell fear.
Biblical (24-1, 12 cost) yesterday set the table for the third battle with Betterbiev (21-1, 20 food) by evacuating his WBC title after the sanction body ordered him to defend against its compulsory benavidez.
Undercard needs
If the third Bivol-Beterbiev fight occurs, it is expected to be pointed out Dazn ppvLike the two previous matches. To have people in the US be interested in ordering the opportunity, there will have to be some major battles on the bottom map.
It is not enough to paste defending artist Shakur Stevenson who fights one of his hand -chosen poor fighters on the map to help him promote his goal to get a fight against Gevonta Davis.
If the Saudi organizers insist on using Shakur for the bottom map, they must match him with someone who has a chance to beat him, such as Andy Cruz, Abdullah Mason, Jadier Herrera or Raymond Muratalla. If he refuses to fight against them, he must be excluded from the map. Fans do not want to see Shakur fighting another electrician to make him look good.
It’s not going to work. There must be some good battles this time, as the first two events loaded undercards with British and Australian fighters. There should be more balance with the bottom map because they are too full of British with rare talent, which are more manufactured fighters who do not measure. Leave Hamzah sheeraz out.
Last updated on 04/08/2025
