Following an initial booking that got nixed, fight fans will finally see Artur Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol before 2024 ends. The fight is to determine the first undisputed light heavyweight champion since Roy Jones Jr. accomplished the feat two decades ago.
Beterbiev is a four-time amateur gold medalist who turned pro in 2013. The Russian with Canadian citizenship won the IBF light heavyweight title in 2017, the WBC belt in 2019, and the WBO title in 2022. The 39-year-old last fought in January, decimating Callum Smith.
Bivol turned pro in 2014. He won the interim WBA light heavyweight title in 2016 and was elevated to the full-time champion. The Russian became a worldwide sensation when he beat Canelo Alvarez in a one-sided affair in 2022 . Bivol has since won three straight, earning his first knockout win since 2018 against Malik Zinad .
The Zinad fight came to be because Beterbiev suffered a ruptured meniscus in training , forcing a June 1 matchup against Bivol to get nixed. A motivated Bivol is ready to finally fight Beterbiev for all the gold and even match the power of Beterbiev, who has a 100% knockout-to-win ratio.
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"I believe that my power is every time with me," said Bivol via ESPN . "I didn't have doubts, of course [my] power [is] with me."
Here’s everything we know so far about Artur Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol, including the date, location, tune-in details, tickets and more.
Artur Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol fight card, odds
- Artur Beterbiev (c) vs. Dmitry Bivol (c) for the IBF, WBA, WBC, and WBO light heavyweight titles
- Shakur Stevenson vs. Joe Cordina for the WBC lightweight title
- Chris Eubank Jr. vs. Kamil Szeremeta; Middleweight
- Fabio Wardley vs. Frazer Clarke; Heavyweight
- Jai Opetaia (c) vs. Jack Massey for the IBF and The Ring cruiserweight titles
- Ben Whittaker vs. Liam Cameron; Light heavyweight
- Skye Nicolson (c) vs. Raven Chapman for the WBC featherweight title
- Mohammed Alakel vs. Jesus Gonzalez
* Odds per BetMGM are not available at the moment.
Artur Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol tune-in info
- Date : Saturday, October 12
- Location : Kingdom Arena —Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Start time : TBA
- How to watch : TBA
- Watch from anywhere via NordVPN (30-day money-back guarantee)
Artur Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol will now air on October 12. It is expected to take place in Saudi Arabia.
While it is unknown how to watch the fight, the initial June 1 fight was going to be on ESPN+ PPV .
Artur Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol tickets
Tickets are not yet available for Beterbiev vs. Bivol. Stay tuned, as more information will be provided when announced.
Artur Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol purse
The fight purse for Artur Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol is unknown at this time.
Bivol reportedly earned $5 million in his win against Canelo Alvarez. Beterbiev reportedly took home $1.3 million against Callum Smith.
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