According to The Ring Magazine, Russian boxers Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol were among the five best boxers in the world, regardless of their weight category. This was reported by vprognoze.ru referring to the publication.
After the mutual fight, both boxers added two more places to this ranking. Thus, Beterbiev rose from sixth to fourth place, and Bivol rose from seventh to fifth place.
On the night of October 13, Beterbiev defeated Bivol to become the undisputed light heavyweight world champion. The fight lasted 12 rounds and ended with the score on the judges’ cards – 114:114, 115:113, 116:112. For Bivol, this defeat was the first in his professional career.
Beterbiev became the first undisputed light heavyweight champion since 2003. He did not lose a single fight in the professional ring. The boxer has 21 victories. Before this fight, Bivol had 23 winning fights.
According to The Ring Magazine, the best boxer in the world is Ukrainian Alexander Usik. Naoya Inoue from Japan is in second place, and American Terence Crawford is in third place.
Previously reportedBeterbiev could change his weight category.