Artur Beterbiev says he expects his rematch with Dmitry Bivol to be a really completely different struggle once they meet in a rematch on February twenty second in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Beterbiev (21-0, 20 KOs) will defend his undisputed gentle heavyweight championship for the primary time after capturing the ultimate belt he wanted to realize that distinction in opposition to Bivol on October twelfth in a 12-round majority resolution.
Rematch Methods
Whereas Bivol says he ought to transfer extra within the rematch than he did within the first struggle, Beterbiev appears to be going within the different path, hinting towards being extra aggressive early on. Artur gave away lots of the early rounds by not attacking Bivol.
As soon as Beterbiev did go on the assault, it was one-sided, with him chasing Bivol across the ring, nailing him with exhausting photographs, and coping with his fixed holding. It was fairly apparent that Dmitry didn’t have the struggle in him when he was underneath assault.
Bivol (23-1, 12 KOs), his promoter Eddie Hearn, and followers nonetheless imagine he deserved the win based mostly on his technical expertise, however the judges noticed it otherwise. They scored it 115-112, 116-112 for Beterbiev, and 114-114.
“I feel he’s proper. We already understand how every of us fights. We’ve seen one another,” mentioned Artur Beterbiev to the media, reacting to being instructed that Kostya Tszyu mentioned that he expects his rematch with Dmitry Bivol to be a wholly completely different sort of struggle. “I feel, after all, it’ll be a distinct struggle.
“Some issues will be corrected and improved. Nicely, his [Bivol] punches are these of a boxer. I most likely gained’t transfer up there,” mentioned Beterbiev a couple of struggle between him and Oleksandr Usyk. “From a sporting perspective, I’d be fascinated by that struggle as a result of we boxed within the Olympics [2012] and the World Championships.
“It might be fascinating to attempt as professionals. Not for cash, though cash is sweet. However my curiosity on this struggle could be purely sporting. Way more than financial.
Early Aggression
There won’t be a lot distinction within the rematch apart from Beterbiev attacking immediately and Bivol shifting in circles for 3 minutes of each spherical. Dmitry gained’t attempt to struggle as a result of he was harm when he tried to final time, and he doesn’t have the ability or chin to brawl with Beterbiev. So, he’s going to attempt to win a call by hitting & operating.
“It’s stunning to me how he switches stances,” mentioned Beterbiev about Terence Crawford. “It’s unimaginable that he’s not a southpaw however can change each methods. He even mentioned he does some workout routines he’s seen from me,” mentioned Beterbiev.
