Former boxer Nikolai Valuev, a member of the Russian State Duma, said that the fight between Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol for the title of absolute world light heavyweight champion will be historic. “Soviet sport”.
“Will this fight go into the history books? “In any case, it will be historic, after all it is absolute,” Valuev said.
The fight will take place on October 12 in Saudi Arabia.
Both boxers have never lost in their careers. Beterbiev won 20 wins (all by knockout), Bivol – 23 (12 by knockout).
On June 2, Bivol won a convincing victory over Malik Zinad at boxing night in Saudi Arabia. 33-year-old St. The St. Petersburg native knocked out his opponent with a series of straight kicks in the sixth round, after which the referee decided to stop the fight.
On January 14, Beterbiev defeated Briton Callum Smith by knockout. The fight between Beterbiev and Smith ended in a knockout in the seventh round. Beterbiev knocked his opponent down twice in quick succession within seconds, before the Briton threw in the towel in the corner. Thus, Beterbiev retained the IBF, WBC and WBO world titles.
Formerly Bivola compared to a cat Before the fight with Beterbiev.
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Source: Gazeta
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