Beterbiev's Power to Defeat Bivol's Ability in Riyadh

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Beterbiev's Power to Defeat Bivol's Ability in Riyadh

Artur Beterbiev will make a quick return from a knee injury to face light heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol on October 12 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. On paper, this is an evenly matched competition. However, the guards are leaning towards the smaller fighter.

Bivol's Aversion to Pressure

Bivol, 33, has fought notable opponents in the past two years, including Canelo Alvarez, Gilberto Ramirez, Craig Richards and Malik Zinad. In contrast, Beterbiev has been dealing with injuries that have limited him to one fight a year and prevented him from being as busy as he needs to stay on top.

IBF, WBC, and WBO light heavyweight champion Beterbiev (20-0, 20 KOs) has been waiting to fight WBA champion Bivol (23-0, 12 KOs) for five years since defeating Oleksandr Gvozdyk in -2019. Beterbiev, 40, to finally get the fight, and he wouldn't have it because of the help of the Honorable Turki Alalshikh. Without him, Beterbiev vs. Bivol would not happen.

Bivol is a pure boxer who does not like to be punished in his fights. He will be on the move, using his usual in-and-out style to prevent Beterbiev from trapping him in contentions. It won't work because Beterbiev excels at cutting off the ring and forcing his opponents to trade. He is also good at timing his opponents and firing hard shots between their punches.

In this fight, Bivol will need to focus on throwing one shot if he doesn't want to be counted against Beterbiev, and that will be difficult. Bivol's fighting style consists of combining punches, and it will be difficult for him to avoid standard four punch combos.

Prediction: Beterbiev by KO within 10 Rounds

Beterbiev will wear down Bivol, get him on the ropes, and rain down on him with a flurry of punches that will slow him down for the count. The fight would end within ten rounds, with Beterbiev knocking him out.

Beterbiev's recent wins over Callum Smith, Anthony Yarde, and Joe Smith Jr. it shows that he doesn't lose his strength as he gets older.