A new unified light heavyweight champion was erected this Saturday, October 12 after Artur Beterviev will defeat Dmitry Bivol by decision to win the belts OMB, CMB, FIB and that of the AMB that was missing in an unforgettable evening of boxing at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Both boxers offered a unique show in the capital of Saudi Arabia where each one demonstrated the power to unify the titles, but where Finally Beterviev was the big winner of the night.
The native of Chechnya took the victory by majority decision with cards of 115-113, 116-112 and 114-114 that allowed him to proclaim himself as the best of the 175 pounds
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Dmitry Bivol He began the battle determined to add the three belts he was missing to his collection and took the first two rounds with a wide advantage, but during the course of the fight Beterviev began to regulate conditions connecting the most accurate blows.
Was From the fourth round onwards, Beterviev managed to completely dominate the fight. taking him to where he felt most comfortable and cornering Bivol every time he asked, while the Russian had great legwork to cover the surface of the ring.
Subsequently, the battle began to even out and by the eighth round it was increasingly more difficult for Beterviev to maintain the momentum achieved.
The boxers They saved the best for last and it was in the eleventh episode in which they were more assertive, although the fatigue of a fierce battle was evident with notable wear and tear.
Finally, the judges delivered victory over Beterviev by decision in a tight fight, mainly thanks to the return that the Chechen managed to have after being surpassed in the first episodes.
