- Source: Artur Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol
Artur Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol, billed as IV Crown Showdown, was a professional boxing match between unified WBC, IBF, and WBO, Artur Beterbiev and WBA (Super) and IBO light heavyweight champion, Dmitry Bivol. The fight took place on 12 October 2024 at the Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia as part of Riyadh Season.
Background
The fight was originally scheduled for 1 June, but an injury to Beterbiev forced him to withdraw from the fight on 3 May.
Fight details
With scores of 114–114, 115–113 and 116–112, Beterbiev would win by majority decision and became the division's first undisputed champion since 2002, and the first ever in the four-belt era.
Aftermath
Speaking afterwards Beterbiev said "I feel not bad. I did not good today. I wanted to box with more quality."
Fight card
Confirmed bouts:
References
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Artur Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol
- Artur Beterbiev
- Dmitry Bivol
- Benjamin Whittaker
- Liam Cameron
- Deontay Wilder
- Riyadh Season
- Kingdom Arena
- Shakur Stevenson
- Zhilei Zhang
