Beterbiev Bivol 2 will take place for the the 2nd time with undisputed gold on the line February 22nd In Riyadh.
Beterbiev vs Bivol 2 will take place in Riyadh Saudi Arabia.
Bivol will look to return to the win column and capture back his belts after losing for the very first time against Beterbiev. Bivol lost the fight via a razor close decision. The Russian has had a stellar career going 23-1 beating the likes of Canelo and Gilberto Ramirez. Bivol will look to take down Beterbiev and avenge his only loss of his career.
Beterbiev on the other hand will attempt to make it 2-0 vs Bivol after being on the right side of the close first fight. The Canadian national has been a monster in his career knocking out 20 of his 21 opponents with Bivol being his first decision victory. Beterbiev has also had a unbelievable career and a almost equally good resume beating Callum Smith and Anthony Yarde.
The two will face off for all the belts at Light Heavyweight for the 2nd time in as many fights and will headline the bill.
Beterbiev Bivol 2 Undercard-
The undercard is just as stacked as the main event even overshadowing the headliner at times this week.
Joseph Parker and Martin Bakole is the new co headline after a chaotic last 48 hours saw Daniel Dubois ruled out with illness and Bakole step in on late notice.
Shakur Stevenson Vs Josh Padley received similar treatment after Floyd Schofield fell ill earlier in the week causing current full time electrician Padley to take off the work boots and put on the boxing gloves. They will now both face off for the WBC Lightweight title.
Carlos Adames will face off against Hamzah Sheeraz in a WBC Middleweight championship. Sheeraz destroyed Ammo Williams and Tyler Denny on route to a world title opportunity. Adames will be defending his full WBC title for the first time after previously fighting twice for the interim title.
World Championships All Around-
Vergil Ortiz Jr takes on Israil Madrimov in an interim WBC Welterweight fight. Ortiz is 22-0 with 21 knockout victories and will look to take another step into stardom by beating his Uzbekistan opponent. Madrimov will look to bounce back after giving some trouble to Terrance Crawford in a loss back in 2024. Both will have a eye on current champion Sebastian Fundora for a next bout.
Agit Kabayel enters the ring to take Zheili Zhang for a WBC interim title. Kabayel has been a boogeyman for the Heavyweight division beating Frank Sanchez and Arslanbek Makhmudov on his way to becoming 25-0. Zhang on the other side will try and contunioe his notorious ‘Big Bang Zhang’ nickname after brutally knocking out Deontay Wilder.
The OPENING bout for this card sees Callum Smith attempt to make his way back to the pinnacle of the Light Heavyweight division after losing to Beterbiev January last year. He takes on Josh Buatsi who has been on the hunt for his first world title shot beating Willy Hutchinson last time out on the Joshua Dubois undercard.
Beterbiev vs Bivol 2 Official Running Order-
Artur Beterbiev (21-0) Vs Demitrii Bivol (23-1) WBC, WBO, WBA, IBF and Ring Magazine Light Heavyweight title-
Joseph Parker (35-3) Vs Martin Bakole (21-1) WBO ‘Interim’ World Heavyweight Title-
Shakur Stevenson (22-0) Vs Josh Padley (15-0) WBC World Lightweight Title-
Carlos Adames (24-1) Vs Hamzah Sheeraz (21-0) WBC World Middleweight Title-
Vergil Ortiz Jr (22-0) Vs Israil Madrimov (10-1-1) WBC ‘Interim’ World Super-Welterweight Title-
Zheili Zhang (27-2-1) Vs Agit Kabayel (25-0-0) WBC ‘Interim’ World Heavyweight Title-
Callum Smith (30-2) Vs Joshua Buatsi (19-0) WBO ‘Interim’ Light-Heavyweight Title-
Live Results-
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