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Artur Beterbiev vs Dmitry Bivol fight live updates, round-by-round analysis, results

By Harrison Campbell, Nashville Tennessean,

6 hours ago

On Saturday, the light heavyweight division will crown an undisputed champion for the first time in 25 years.

The division's two best fighters, Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol will fight for all the belts in a scintillating clash of styles that pits one of boxing's best defensive fighters in Bivol against one of the sport's hardest punchers in Beterbiev.

The fight has long been marinating and fans were made to wait an additional four months after Beterbiev ruptured his meniscus, which delayed the bout from its original June date. Bivol fought in June, scoring his first knockout win since 2018 , while Beterbiev last fought in January, knocking out top contender Callum Smith.

Stay tuned below for live updates throughout the Beterbiev vs. Bivol fight card .

Dmitry Bivol vs Artur Beterbiev fight card results

Chris Eubank Jr. def. Kamil Szeremeta by TKO in Round 7
Skye Nicolson def. Raven Chapman by unanimous decision
Ben Whittaker vs. Liam Camerom - split decision draw
Mohammed Alakel def. Jesus Gonzalez by unanimous decision
Marco Maric def. Christian Flores by unanimous decision

Dmitry Bivol vs Artur Beterbiev fight card live updates

Chris Eubank Jr. vs Kamil Szeremeta: Round 7

Eubank Jr. looking to finish Szeremeta after the late knockdown last round. Inside the first minute, Eubank Jr. lands a body shot that sends Szeremeta down for a third time! Szeremeta makes it off the canvas and continues fighting but Eubank Jr. is really cruising now. And again Eubank Jr. knocks Szeremeta down! Szeremeta makes it off the canvas but the referee calls a halt to the bout. Eubank Jr. scores his 25th knockout.

Chris Eubank Jr. vs Kamil Szeremeta: Round 6

Szeremeta not applying any pressure to throw Eubank Jr. off, instead opting to counter, which hasn't been enough to keep Eubank Jr. from landing on the front foot. At close range, Eubank Jr. clocks Szeremeta with a clean right hook that knocks him down for the second time in the fight. Szeremeta makes it out of the round and seems to have collected himself, but that was quite a shot that sent him down.

Chris Eubank Jr. vs Kamil Szeremeta: Round 5

Eubank Jr. applying the pressure to Szeremeta, varying his punches as he alternates between the midrange and stepping inside. Szeremeta is responding with punches but nothing that has made Eubank Jr. second guess himself. Eubank Jr. beginning to open up a sizeable lead as we get into the middle rounds.

Chris Eubank Jr. vs Kamil Szeremeta: Round 4

The cut above Eubank Jr.'s eye was caused by an accidental headbutt, replay confirmed. Eubank Jr. comes in strong, unloading big shots on Szeremeta and landing a fair few. Eubank Jr. went back and forth between the left and right hook, rocking Szeremeta around but not inflicting too much damage. Eubank Jr. looks comfortable, but Szeremeta is hanging in.

Chris Eubank Jr. vs Kamil Szeremeta: Round 3

Plenty of clinching to start the round and Eubank Jr. has landed a couple punches while tied up. Eubank Jr. now bleeding, it looks like he's cut above the right eye. Szeremeta has landed a couple short right hands as he comes inside, not doing much damage but they're landing cleanly. Eubank Jr. has been looking to land a big uppercut all fight and if it connects, it looks likely to do damage.

Chris Eubank Jr. vs Kamil Szeremeta: Round 2

Eubank Jr. with some quick, sharp punches on the inside; they aren't all connecting cleanly but they'll do damage nonetheless. Szeremeta is responding well though, countering Eubank Jr.'s punches on the inside with some success. Szeremeta looks content to trade shots at close range and while Eubank Jr. is winning most exchanges, Szeremeta isn't out of the fight.

Chris Eubank Jr. vs Kamil Szeremeta: Round 1

This a showcase sort of fight, with Eubank Jr. far more experienced and accomplished than his opponent. That shows itself inside the first minute as Eubank Jr. lands a clean right that drops Szeremeta. Szeremeta gets up and has his legs, but he's in for a long night. Eubank Jr. standing in front and letting his hands go, connecting frequently on Szeremeta. Out of nowhere Szeremeta catches Eubank Jr. with a clean punch of the chin that stumbles him, but Eubank Jr. recovers and will win the round, 10-8.

Skye Nicolson cruises past Raven Chapman to defend title

Skye Nicolson dominated Raven Chapman in her second title defense while simultaneously making history, as the fight was the first women's boxing match to take place in Saudi Arabia.

The judges scoring the bout 99-91, 98-92 and 98-92, as Nicolson cruised to a unanimous decision victory.

Chapman opened the fight aggressively, looking to force Nicolson into a fight on the inside. It didn't take long for Nicolson to gain control of the fight though, moving around the ring to quell the pressure while efficiently counterpunching. By the middle rounds Chapman was having an increasingly difficult time getting to Nicolson, while she often found herself getting caught coming inside.

It was a routine night at the office for Nicolson, who has repeatedly called out Amanda Serrano for a fight, which at the very least would be an interesting clash of styles.

Skye Nicolson vs Raven Chapman: Round 10

Chapman's corner urged her to be aggressive in this final round, but simply winning the round won't be enough at this stage. Nicolson standing her ground in the center of the ring and lands a couple hard shots on Chapman early in the round. Nicolson moving well around the ring once again this round, countering with strong shots, it will be a clear victory in her second title defense.

Skye Nicolson vs Raven Chapman: Round 9

The penultimate round of the fight and Chapman will need a knockout to win, which doesn't look likely given how defensively responsible Nicolson has been today. Nicolson catches Chapman with two good left hands on the counter midway through the round as Chapman attempts to get inside. Chapman more aggressive in her pressure this round, but that's opening up opportunities on the counter for Nicolson.

Skye Nicolson vs Raven Chapman: Round 8

Chapman catches Nicolson with an overhand left, followed by a right hand, but then she's right back to chasing after Nicolson. Nicolson landed a few strong shots on the counter late on and once again controlled the round, but it was better from Chapman.

Skye Nicolson vs Raven Chapman: Round 7

Nicolson catches Chapman with a clean left hand early in the round, set up by her southpaw jab. Chapman can't seem to avoid the jab of Nicolson as she tries to push inside. Nicolson cruising at this point; Chapman will have to increase the urgency to have any chance of winning.

Skye Nicolson vs Raven Chapman: Round 6

Nicolson keeping the jab active, helping to open up shots to Chapman's body. Nicolson smiling in the ring, as she has throughout the fight, while Chapman can't seem to get inside these past couple rounds. Nicolson doing very well to quell the pressure with movement and her jab in this fight.

Skye Nicolson vs Raven Chapman: Round 5

Nicolson counterpunching well on the backfoot, picking her spots and landing a few quick shots in the first half of the round. Lots of posturing and movement without much offensive output in this one. Chapman struggled to get inside that round, but did land a couple solid punches.

Skye Nicolson vs Raven Chapman: Round 4

Nicolson's footwork has been great this fight, helping her evade the pressure of Chapman. On the back foot Nicolson is waiting for an opening and throwing quick, single shots, landing often. Chapman landed a couple punches on the inside late, but Nicolson controlled the round.

Skye Nicolson vs Raven Chapman: Round 3

Nicolson has landed eight punches to Chapman's four, through two rounds. Nicolson catches Chapman with a strong shot as she rushes inside, first big punch she's had tonight. Nicolson growing in confidence, bouncing around the ring and picking her spots to launch a quick shot. Nicolson landed regularly that round and looks to be finding a rhythm.

Skye Nicolson vs Raven Chapman: Round 2

Lots of head movement from Chapman, trying to mitigate the jab of Nicolson. Nicolson being forced back by the pressure of Chapman, who's not landing much but is keeping Nicolson on the back foot. Not much output from either fighter again that round. Nicolson looked in control, but better shots came from Chapman.

Skye Nicolson vs Raven Chapman: Round 1

This is a history making fight, being the first women's boxing match to take place in Saudi Arabia. Nicolson is defending her WBC title for the second time. Chapman aggressive to start while Nicolson is cautious in her defense. Nicolson's defense was solid to avoid the pressure of Chapman, but not much offense coming back.

Ben Whittaker and Liam Cameron draw after injury ends fight early

Ben Whittaker was wheeled out of the arena after a leg injury forced an early stoppage to his bout with Liam Cameron, that ultimately went to the scorecards and was scored a draw. The judges' scorecards after five rounds were 58-57 for Cameron, 58-57 for Whittaker and a 58-58 draw.

At the end of round five, Cameron and Whittaker were in a clinch when Cameron pushed forward, backing Whittaker into the ropes. Whittaker then fell backwards over the ropes and out of the ring, with Cameron falling over the ropes on top of him. Whittaker suffered a right leg injury in the fall that left him sprawled out in the ring, although announcers on the broadcast questioned the injury with Whittaker beginning to struggle in the bout.

Due to the accidental injury the fight was stopped and went to the scorecards. Whittaker had started strong, but was fading as Cameron began to increasingly land strong shots into the middle rounds. Whittaker got away from the movement that led to his success in the early rounds and traded inside, which Cameron took advantage of. A rematch looks likely given the close nature of the fight and the bizarre circumstances that ended it.

Ben Whittaker vs Liam Cameron: Round 6

Both fighters flipped over the ropes at the end of Round 5 and Whittaker seemingly suffered a right leg injury in the process. His shoe is off in the ring as doctors look at him and now his gloves are being taken off. The fight will be called and is going to the scorecards through five rounds. Cameron will certainly have a strong shot to hand Whittaker his first loss after five hard fought rounds. Whittaker is now being taken out of the ring in a wheelchair, before the scorecards have been read. Result will be posted above as announced and further updates to come.

Ben Whittaker vs Liam Cameron: Round 5

Cameron's reach is helping him to get around Whittaker's guard at close range and land to the body. Whittaker going to work on the inside, but Cameron countering with some hard shots. Whittaker is warned by the referee for low blows inside the final minute. Cameron finishes the round with a couple hard right hands. They clinch up as the bell rings and both fighters fall backwards over the ropes and out of the ring. Cameron was pushing forward while clinched and Whittaker fell back against the ropes and out of the ring, taking Cameron with him.

Ben Whittaker vs Liam Cameron: Round 4

Whittaker planting his feet and trading for the most part, a strategy which seems to favor Cameron. He's landing on the inside but taking damage back from Cameron, who looks comfortable using his reach advantage at close range. More output coming from Whittaker but about equal damage being dealt between the two.

Ben Whittaker vs Liam Cameron: Round 3

Whittaker catches Cameron with a strong counter right hand inside 30 seconds that seemed to buzz him. Cameron landing some good punches on the inside, finding success targeting the body of Whittaker. Whittaker has moved around the ring less this round, opting to stand and trade. He's landing plenty of shots but Cameron has caught him more than once.

Ben Whittaker vs Liam Cameron: Round 2

Whittaker having success with the jab early in the round. Cameron has a moment inside two minutes, landing a handful of shots as Whittaker stands in the center of the ring and allows pressure. Whittaker using his legs to spin out of danger and unload punches, but Cameron has responded with a few hard shots this round.

Ben Whittaker vs Liam Cameron: Round 1

Whittaker moving in and out, avoiding the pressure of Cameron as he picks his spots to unload quick combinations. Cameron not throwing a ton of shots, but looks to have some power on the ones he does throw, which Whittaker is cautious of. Good start for Whittaker, he thoroughly outlanded Cameron.

How to watch Dmitry Bivol vs Artur Beterbiev fight?

The Artur Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol main event fight will stream exclusively on ESPN+ in the United States, while the undercard will be streaming separately on DAZN pay-per-view for $19.99, a late change after the undercard was originally set to be free for all DAZN subscribers.

Main event: ESPN+
Undercard: DAZN PPV

Watch Artur Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol on ESPN+

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Dmitry Bivol vs Artur Beterbiev fight time, date, ring walks

This weekend's Riyadh Season fight card , headlined by Artur Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol, will begin at 11 a.m. (CT) on DAZN . The main event ring walks on ESPN+ are expected at approximately 5 p.m. (CT).

Fight card start: 11 a.m. CT
Beterbiev vs. Bivol ring walks: approx. 5 p.m. CT

Dmitry Bivol vs Artur Beterbiev full fight card

The Artur Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol fight undercard will be streamed separately on DAZN and features a pair of world title fights along with some of the biggest names in British boxing.

Artur Beterbiev (20-0, 20 KOs) vs. Dmitry Bivol (23-0, 12 KOs); WBC, WBA, WBO, IBF light heavyweight titles
Fabio Wardley (17-0-1, 16 KOs) vs. Frazier Clarke (8-0-1, 6 KOs)
Jai Opetaia (25-0, 19 KOs) vs. Jack Massey (22-2, 12 KOs); IBF cruiserweight title
Chris Eubank Jr. (33-3, 24 KOs) vs. Kamil Szeremeta (25-2-2, 8 KOs)
Skye Nicolson (11-0, 1 KO) vs. Raven Chapman (9-0, 2 KOs); WBC featherweight title
Ben Whittaker (8-0, 5 KOs) vs. Liam Cameron (23-6, 10 KOs)
Mohammed Alakel (debut) vs. Jesus Gonzalez (3-2)

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Where is the Dmitry Bivol vs Artur Beterbiev fight location?

Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol's undisputed light heavyweight title fight will take place at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Bivol's last two fights both took place at Kingdom Arena, while Beterbiev has never fought in Saudi Arabia.

Location: Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Dmitry Bivol vs Artur Beterbiev fight odds

Being two of the best fighters on the planet, the oddsmakers don't see much separating Beterbiev and Bivol. Bivol is just favored to win at -125 on BetMGM, while Beterbiev is +110 to win the bout.

Beterbiev by KO/TKO: +160
Beterbiev by decision: +650
Bivol by KO/TKO: +550
Bivol by decision: +125

Odds via BetMGM, as of Oct. 10

Dmitry Bivol vs Artur Beterbiev fight predictions

This fight is about as 50-50 as they come. It's, in my opinion, the best fight that can currently be made in boxing due to the pedigree of each fighter along with their intriguing stylistic differences.

Bivol's best shot at winning is to do what he does best, which is box. He'll want to avoid letting Beterbiev inside at all costs and his best punch, the jab, will surely be working overtime. Beterbiev isn't a one-dimensional fighter though and can certainly find success from the midrange, but ultimately Bivol will have the advantage when fighting from range.

Beterbiev will likely spend a fair share of the fight boxing from the midrange, but he'll pose a major threat stepping inside and unloading his vicious power punches. Beterbiev will have his chances to inflict damage. How few and far between those chances come could determine the fight.

Predictions: Beterbiev def. Bivol by TKO-11; Chris Eubank def. Kamil Szeremeta by KO-6; Fabio Wardley def. Frazier Clarke by SD; Jai Opetaia def. Jack Massey by UD;

Dmitry Bivol fight record

Dmitry Bivol is 23-0 with 12 wins by knockout .

Bivol was elevated to full WBA champion in 2017 after having previously held the interim title since 2016. Bivol has defended his title 12 times, most notably against Canelo Alvarez in 2022, handing Alavrez his second career loss.

Bivol is ranked No. 2 at light heavyweight and No. 7 pound-for-pound by The Ring , while he's ranked No. 1 at light heavyweight and No. 4 pound-for-pound by ESPN .

Dmitry Bivol age, height, weight class

Dmitry Bivol is 33 years old and stands at 6-foot with a 72-inch reach.

Bivol has fought at light heavyweight his entire career, which has a maximum weight limit of 175 pounds. Bivol weighed in at exactly 175 pounds in his last fight and typically weighs in just below the divisional limit.

Artur Beterbiev fight record

Artur Beterbiev is 20-0 with 20 wins by knockout .

Beterbiev first won the IBF light heavyweight in 2017 over Enrico Koelling and went on to unify it with the WBC title with a win over Oleksandr Gvozdyk in 2019. Beterbiev then collected the WBO belt in 2022 with a win over Joe Smith Jr. and has defended his unified titles three times.

Beterbiev is ranked No. 1 at light heavyweight and No. 6 pound-for-pound by The Ring . He's ranked No. 2 at light heavyweight and No. 6 pound-for-pound by ESPN .

Artur Beterbiev age, height, weight class

Artur Beterbiev is 39 years old and stands at 5-foot-11 with a 73-inch reach.

Like Bivol, Beterbiev has spent his entire career at light heavyweight and has weighed in right at the division's 175-pound limit in three of his last four fights.

Dmitry Bivol stats

Dmitry Bivol is a technical boxer with elite defense, both traits that show in his statistics.

Bivol has the third best plus/minus in boxing with +17.8, meaning he lands 17.8 more shots on his opponents, than he gets hit with. Bivol works his offense behind his jab, which he lands 8.8 times per round, more than any other fighter. He's seventh among active boxers in jab connect percentage, landing 24.9% of his jabs.

In terms of defense, Bivol's opponents land just six punches per round, third fewest in the sport, while his opponents land those shots at a 13% rate, the lowest opponent connect percentage in all of boxing.

Stats via Compubox

Artur Beterbiev stats

Beterbiev has a plus/minus of +10.4 and lands 19.4 punches per round at a 31.8% rate. Despite being one of the sport's most destructive punchers, Beterbiev only lands 13 power punches per round, connecting at a 38.1% rate.

While at times Beterbiev has taken damage in fights, his opponents land just 8.7 punches per round, connecting on 21.4% of their total punches and 30.6% of power punches.