The light-heavyweight title fight between Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol has been postponed due to Beterbiev's injury.
Originally scheduled for June 1 in Saudi Arabia, the match was to determine who is the world's number one 175-kilogram champion after consecutive years of unbeaten doubles reign.
However, boxing fans will now be forced to wait a little longer after it was announced that Beterbiev, 39, suffered a torn meniscus in training which led to the fight being postponed.
A statement from Top Rank, Beterbiev's promoter, reads:
“The much-anticipated light heavyweight world title fight between WBC/IBF/WBO champion Artur Beterbiev and WBA champion Dmitry Bivol – scheduled for Saturday, June 1 at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia – has been postponed after Beterbiev suffered a stroke. meniscus. training.
The Beterbiev-Bivol restructuring plan is before the end of the year, and more details will be provided later.”
The injury delay is the latest in an, at times, frustrating career for the fearsome Beterbiev.
His TKO7 victory over Callum Smith on January 13 came after the first date was postponed due to a bone infection in his jaw, while his previous fight, a January 2023 TKO8 against Britain's Anthony Yarde, was also postponed from its original October date 2022.
News of the Beterbiev-Bivol postponement was met with dismay by boxing fans around the world, who have been clamoring for years for a meeting between the sport's two greatest fighters.
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