Artur Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol II | PPV - February 22, 2025

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Dmitry Bivol wants Artur Beterbiev rematch

What a fight between Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol last night.

It was one of the most anticipated fights of the year and it did not disappoint.

Two of the best pound for pound boxers in the world showed why they’re so good.

Going the full distance in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the pair put on a clash that was too close to call for many.

If the result had come out as a draw, it would not have been that big of a surprise.

But the end result was actually a win for Artur Beterbiev.

A unanimous decision in favour of the 39-year-old Russian boxer meant that he was crowned undisputed light heavyweight champion of the world.

That decision sparked an evening of fierce conversation.

Dmitry Bivol was humble in his speech after the fight.

Accepting the decision, Bivol expressed that he accepted the judges decision and would look to work harder to make his dream of being undisputed a reality in the future.

This wasn’t the same tone taken by his promoter, however.

Eddie Hearn lambasted the decision and even stated that one of the judges should never be involved in judging a boxing fight ever again.

With the dust settled on the matter, Bivol has come out with what he wants to do next.

Once again remaining humble and focusing more on his own performance rather than blaming anyone else, the former WBA (Super) light heavyweight champion spoke to the media last night.

Speaking to allegedly, Dmitry Bivol claimed that his only focus right now is on getting a rematch with Artur Beterbiev.

“I just want a rematch and that’s it”, Bivol told the YouTube channel.

“I want to get another chance”.

With Turki Alalshikh also stating that he plans to get a rematch made between the pair, it seems that’s the plan for what happens next.

For now, Artur Beterbiev will be able to celebrate his status as undisputed light heavyweight champion.

But the path towards changing that seems to already be on the mind of his opponent from last night, Dmitry Bivol.

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‘It’s a joke!’: Eddie Hearn sounds off on Beterbiev vs Bivol decision, wants to see rematch

Matchroom Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn thinks Dmitry Bivol was robbed on Saturday against Artur Beterbiev, which isn’t an unpopular stance in the boxing world right now.

Beterbiev won a majority decision to become the undisputed light heavyweight champion on Saturday in Riyadh.

“It’s a joke! They knew, they told (Beterbiev) in the 10th round, ‘You have to knock him out to win this fight,’” Hearn said.

“How can you score that fight 8-4 to Artur Beterbiev? Unbelievable. Terrible decision. ... Hopefully (Turki Alalshikh) will do the decent thing and give Bivol a rematch. It was a masterclass performance in what was an amazing fight, and I don’t want to disrespect Artur Beterbiev, because he’s an incredible champion. But he did not win that fight. Dmitry Bivol won that fight.”

Bivol (23-1, 12 KO) lost his WBA title to Beterbiev (21-0, 20 KO), who went the distance for the first time and also holds the WBC, IBF, and WBO titles.

Both fighters were open to a rematch in their post-fight comments, and the demand will be there, because it was a good, high-level matchup and they still probably make the most sense as the best opponent for one another, and do deserve to keep their status as the sport’s two top fighters at 175 lbs.

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Check out some excerpts below.

Bivol on how he’s feeling after the close loss to Beterbiev
“I feel good now. I slept. I went through hard training camp and now I’m just thinking about my future. Today we will see His Excellency, I hope he has some plans for me — a rematch or something else. I will see, I just want to look forward.”

On what most sticks out in his mind about the fight
“It was good fight. It was nice, good experience. I was fighting against one of the dangerous fighter and I feel like I did some good performance but I could be much more better and I have some thoughts about where I can improve more.

“I want to improve more with my movement. I didn’t move enough, I felt I had to move more. I had to more counter punches. I just need to add more. I felt some moments where I could do it but I was little bit careful.”

On if Beterbiev was what he expected him to be in the ring
“Yeah, he was very similar what I was expected from him. You know, a lot of fighters who’s fighting with him, with Canelo, their emotions was against them. A lot of things depends on your emotions, on our emotions which we are feeling, because emotions could not let you realize all your potential. And the aura around Beterbiev is like ‘he’s monster’ and this and that. Some people will be scared of it but I was excited, I was trying to use right emotions about it.”

On being excited to face Beterbiev
“Because you are going against this like monster. Yeah, ‘who’s going?’ Only me, and I could deal with him. It’s exciting, you know.”

On how he’d rate Beterbiev’s power
“Hard punch, nothing else. You know, he’s not about ‘he’s has heavy punch and it’s very dangerous.’ No. He’s about how strong he is and he’s not only one punch. When he’s trying to [throw] combinations, all punches in the combination are heavy. I could compare with like Canelo, yeah. He put all his energy, all his power on single punch. And, yeah, maybe sometime single punch he’s harder, Canelo, than Beterbiev.

“Beterbiev was more close and compact. But if you ask them let’s do like five punches, Beterbiev every punch will be hard. With Canelo maybe the first hard and then not. Both of them are strong but Beterbiev is bigger and he’s born strong.

“Canelo, to land his punch he was doing like from the distance, he was trying to put all his energy on. Beterbiev is not doing this in the ring. But if we ask him to do it maybe his punch is harder, but he is not using it...Beterbiev is not trying to land hardest punch with full of his power, but Canelo is trying.”

On what his game plan was for Beterbiev
“My favorite fighter is Sugar Ray Leonard. I like Ali fights. And of course my plan was moving a lot because I was watching a lot of Ray Leonard fights before this fight, repeating. Hagler vs Leonard. Duran vs Leonard, second fight. And I was impressed how Leonard was moving all twelve rounds without stopping. Sometimes if he stop, he do combination, and he move again. He wasn’t stand[ing] against Hagler.

“And if he stand against Hagler, it’s not reasonable. You cannot fight against guy who is stronger than you. You just have to accept it. Yes, he’s stronger, but this is boxing, this is not Kyokushinkai where you are standing in front of each other and you’re just hitting. You can move. And in our boxing gyms in Russia we’re usually saying ‘if your opponent is fighter, you should box with him. If your opponent is the boxer, you should fight with him.’

“With Beterbiev we have to agree that he is the strongest puncher and man in light heavyweight division. I agree with this. But it doesn’t mean he’s the best one. We have another key how to deal with it, this is boxing. This is why I love the sport. If somebody is strong, you can you his speed against him. Is somebody has good speed, you have to use your brain how to deal with it, have to use your timing. Because sometimes I see boxers, they are so fast, but I can use my timing and his speed will not be his advantage.”

On his impression on how the fight was going during in real time
“I felt I was landing good punches. I felt that I was pressured by him but I didn’t understand how people could see it, how they could [perceive] it...for me I didn’t feel too much in danger but sometimes I felt that now I could be in trouble, ‘I have to be focused much more, move forward, don’t let him too much pressure you, just show him that his punches is not affecting you so much, use your guard.’ I felt I had good episodes, I felt he had good episodes, but I didn’t counting how many I did it, is it enough for win or not.

“And in my philosophy, I’m a warrior and everything should be perfect. Everything what I am doing, I have to do it well or I shouldn’t do it at all if I’m not doing it well. And this fight I didn’t do well. Maybe it’s enough to be winner, maybe it’s not enough to be winner, but I didn’t do it perfect, how I want to do it.”

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Dmitrii Bivol Files Appeal With WBC, WBA, IBF, WBO To Enforce Immediate Rematch With Artur Beterbiev

Dmitrii Bivol wants to run it back with Artur Beterbiev and seeks as much support as possible to make it happen.

The Ring has confirmed that Bivol’s team has filed a request for an immediate rematch with all four sanctioning bodies. The basis for the appeal is the majority belief that the previously long-reigning WBA light heavyweight titlist deserved the nod in their Oct. 12 RING/undisputed championship in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Beterbiev (21-0, 20 knockouts) won their fight via majority decision. The unofficial take among most observers was that Bivol (23-1, 12 KOs) did enough to fully unify the division. However, he failed to win on any of the three official scorecards—114-114 even, 115-113 and 116-112 for Beterbiev.

With the win, Beterbiev was crowned RING and WBA champion. He retained his lineal, WBC, IBF and WBO crowns. In total, he gained recognition as the sport’s first undisputed light heavyweight champion since Roy Jones abdicated the throne in 2002.

Among those who saw Bivol prevail was event organizer Turki Alalshikh, chairman of Saudi Arabia’s General Entertainment Authority.

“This was one of the great fights of the last 20 years I think,” Alalshikh told The Stomping Grounds’ Charlie Parsons. “But I don’t think the result was fair, in my opinion. The two fighters are like my brothers, but I think Bivol won two rounds more.

“I will focus and I will try to do the rematch. If they accept, we will do it.”

Bivol’s side has taken the additional step of securing greater reinforcements. His legal team has contacted the heads of all four sanctioning bodies, according to a letter obtained by The Ring.

“Due to the fact that this fight was quite controversial, we proceeded with a rematch request and protest of the decision with all of the sanctioning bodies,” Vadim Kornilov, Bivol’s career-long manager, told The Ring in a provided quote. “And we are still working on the possibility of a review of the 116-112 scorecard.”

The latter part is in reference to judge Pawel Kardyni, whose 116-112 card was the outlier from public opinion. Kornilov called for a thorough review of his scorecard, though such matters are often dealt with at the sanctioning bodies’ desired (deliberate) pace.

The legal team for Bivol was also involved—and drew paralles to—in a far more controversial decision more than 25 years ago.

The near-universal take was that Lennox Lewis did more than enough to defeat Evander Holyfield in their March 1999 undisputed heavyweight championship. The towering Brit was forced to settle for an unpopular split decision draw at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

It produced the unanimous verdict amongst all involved—including the sanctioning bodies—that a rematch had to happen next. That was the exact course of action, where Lewis edged Holyfield eight months later in Las Vegas.

“The result of that bout was among the most controversial in history, with a highly disputed draw,” argued attorney Patrick English, who represents all of Kornilov’s clients and is also the longtime attorney for Main Events. “Boxing fans demanded a rematch. The fighters wanted a rematch. I filed an appropriate petition with the ratings organizations for a rematch.

“Today I make this petition on behalf of Dmitrii Bivol. The circumstances are similar to Holyfield /Lewis. Dmitrii Bivol, then the WBA Champion fought Artur Beterbiev last Saturday night. Bivol held the WBA and IBO Light Heavyweight titles while Beterbiev held the IBF, WBC, and WBO titles. The result was a hotly disputed majority decision which Beterbiev won on the

cards. To say that the decision was hotly contested is an understatement.”

The complaint included multiple press clippings from publications who had Bivol ahead. It also cited the public statements made by promoters Eddie Hearn (Bivol’s promoter) and allegedly, who believed Bivol won. Hearn took it a step further and declared that everything that Bivol had worked for as a titlist for seven years was ripped away from him by judging incompetence.

A poll conducted by The Ring wasn’t quite as conclusive.

Bivol was viewed as the winner by nine of the 21 industry insiders and experts. Five felt that Beterbiev won, while another seven either had it a draw or were “undecided.”

The combined results of a scoring poll conducted by Boxing News+—headed by Rob Tebbutt, the sport’s leading fight night pizza connoisseur—scored it 115-113 Beterbiev.

Nevertheless, Bivol and his team are rolling with the majority opinion as well as those in power to force a rematch.

“Mr. Bivol has requested a rematch,” insisted Bivol’s legal team. “The Promoters of the bout, Eddie Hearn, allegedly, and Turki Alalshikh have said they think a rematch is warranted.

“Mr. Beterbiev has stated that if the promoters want a rematch he agrees to do so.”

Bivol held the full version of the WBA light heavyweight title since Nov. 2017. He made eleven successful defenses of the belt and was hailed as 2022 Fighter of the Year.

His reign was one week longer than Beterbiev’s IBF title win at the time of their light heavyweight summit meeting. Following Saturday’s result, Beterbiev is second only to Knockout CP Freshmart as the sport’s longest reigning active male titleholder. Freshmart (25-0, 9 KOs) has held the WBA strawweight title since June 2016.

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Artur Beterbiev-Dmitry Bivol rematch could land in October 2025, according to Bob Arum

The first fight between Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol for the undisputed light heavyweight championship finally happened because of the financing of Turki Alalshikh and his Riyadh Season entity.

The second fight may have to wait because of the timing of the actual Riyadh Season festival, according to Bob Arum of Top Rank, which promotes Beterbiev.

The Riyadh Season events are held beginning in October and continue on for several months. Alalshikh is financing boxing in part to attempt to draw positive attention for Saudi Arabia. Many critics call this effort sportswashing that is intended to change the narrative about the country and its human rights record.

“Turki, who's a guy who loves boxing, wants to see a rematch, and I think the public would love to see a rematch. But again, because the Riyadh Season ends in February, the earliest date for a rematch would be next October,” Arum told boxing reporter Dan Rafael on his Fight Freaks Unite podcast.

Rafael noted that Alalshikh has financed boxing matches in other times of the year and in other locations. For example, Beterbiev vs. Bivol was originally supposed to take place in June 2024. And the August show featuring Israil Madrimov vs. Terence Crawford was held in Los Angeles.

“But that is not what they're going to do in the future. I think there was a lot of pushback on His Excellency for doing fights outside of Saudi Arabia and outside of Riyadh Season,” Arum said. “I think going forward, in order to tap into the large budget that they will have, they will have to do the fights in Riyadh Season in Saudi Arabia, which makes sense. So it may mean that each of these guys fight one more time against other opponents, and then for October of next year, they do the rematch. I think that is, from a business standpoint, the likeliest thing that will happen.”

If what Arum says holds true, this would allow Beterbiev to make a defense against IBF mandatory challenger Michael Eifert.

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Rematch between Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol 'almost over the line' for February

A rematch of one of the best fights of 2024 is on tap for February 2025.

The unified light heavyweight title fight between Artur Beterbiev, who holds all four belts, and former WBA champion Dmitry Bivol is likely headed to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in what will be a rerun of their terrific October clash, which Beterbiev won by a majority decision.

Bivol felt he had done enough, but was pipped on the scorecards 116-112, 115-113 and 114-114.

Beterbiev, who turns 40 on January 21, is 21-0 (20 KOs), and Bivol became the first man to take Beterbiev the distance.

Bivol is 23-1 (12 KOs) and multiple sources are reporting the fight is almost set for February 22, with one telling BS: “It’s almost over the line.”

It had been thought that both boxers may take interim bouts before meeting again, but the time could be now with speculation about a huge Saudi card to feature the WBO eliminator between Jack Catterall-Arnold Barboza and the WBC middleweight title bout between Carlos Adames and Hamzah Sheeraz.

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Chris Algieri: February 22 ‘by far the best Riyadh Season card put together’

The promotion reportedly being built for February 22 is “by far the best” overseen by Riyadh Season, according to two of the world’s most respected pundits.

The rematch between light heavyweights Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol reportedly will be supported in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, by the IBF heavyweight title fight between the champion Daniel Dubois and Joseph Parker, and further similarly appealing contests between Jaron Ennis and Vergil Ortiz Jnr, Zhilei Zhang and Agit Kabayel, Hamzah Sheeraz and Carlos Adames, and potentially Shakur Stevenson and Floyd Schofield.

The first fight between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk, in May, was supported by a fine undercard. There was also significant investment in the undercards of Fury-Francis Ngannou and, respectively in Los Angeles and London yet also of Riyadh Season, Israil Madrimov-Terence Crawford and Dubois-Anthony Joshua.

For perhaps the first time, however, if the February 22 promotion is shaped as expected, then one of the most appealing fights that can be made in any weight division – Beterbiev-Bivol II – will be supported by further fights capable of being popular and entertaining main events. One of them, Ennis-Ortiz Jnr, is the profile of contest that could headline in a casino in Las Vegas, and would be one of the most sought-after fights of 2025.

“It’s by far the best Riyadh card, on paper, that’s been put together,” the retired Chris Algieri told Boxing Scene’s Top Stories. “I love this card from top to bottom. The main event is a very important fight for the weight class; for the division; for the pound-for-pound rankings, so the level of that main event is humungous.

“Then you’ve got a couple of other bangers on there that can really steal the show, in terms of being action packed. Joseph Parker definitely deserves his shot – he’s getting it against Daniel Dubois. I don’t know if Dubois is the favourite in that fight – Parker, in recent form, has looked tremendous. Very, very smart; very, very tricky; fantastic gas tank, and very, very hard to deal with. Dubois, we’ve seen get frustrated in the past, could succumb. I wouldn’t completely say that’s a Daniel Dubois win, for sure.

“Then you’ve got Zhilei Zhang, who’s been one of the most exciting heavyweights in recent years, fighting Agit [Kabayel]. That guy can fight – I don’t know how much he has at the highest level. I’ve been impressed with him lately, but that’s a massive test for him, fighting Zhilei Zhang.

“The Sheeraz-Adames fight – that’s a phenomenal match-up. I really tip my hat to Team Sheeraz for jumping into such a tough fight so early – fighting one of the tougher champions of the weight class.

“Vergil and Ennis – how do you not love that one? That’s a bonafide show stealer. Then sprinkle in a little Shakur Stevenson and Schofield – a little bad blood – why not? From top to bottom, this card has everything that you can look for.”

Algieri and Paulie Malignaggi – colleagues at ProBox TV and columnists for BS – have also been recruited for their expertise as pundits and commentators on other platforms, and though Malignaggi has occasionally been considered a contrarian, he shared Algieri’s enthusiasm.

“A lot of these fights – if not all of them – could have been a main event on another card,” said Malignaggi, like Algieri a retired world champion. “We’ve seen big fight cards with worse main events than some of the fights on this card that aren’t main events.

“Ennis and Vergil Ortiz was something that was being talked about back when Vergil was at welterweight, so this comes full circle, with Ennis now moving up to the 154lbs division and going up to fight Vergil at the next weight class up. That has ‘barnburner’ written all over it – especially when you consider some of the defensive deficiencies we’ve talked about Ennis having. Vergil, as offensively explosive as he’s been, got dropped twice by [Serhii] Bohachuk, so he’s not exactly Pernell Whittaker himself.

“Two very explosive, offensive fighters, who’ve shown a little bit of defensive liabilities. It’s an explosive, explosive fight.

“The main event is not your typical explosive fight. It’s probably another real, tough chess match. If Beterbiev can make Bivol break at any little bit, the way most of his opponents break, and Bivol starts losing positioning because he can’t have the mental concentration, that fight opens up as well.

“That fight didn’t open up the first time ‘cause neither guy was in breaking position. It was a very disciplined fight at the highest level. That was a very, very high IQ fight – I don’t know if words can even explain it. I can’t guarantee it’ll happen again, but it could, because neither was convinced that they couldn’t have won first time around. You have a great fight there.

“Dubois’ becoming one of the most exciting fighters in the weight class. That makes it fun. Parker is tricky, and one thing – is Dubois’ youthful exuberance going to overtake the craftiness of Parker? That’s the one thing I wonder about with Parker.

“This is a really, really good card from top to bottom. You don’t want to miss any of these fights.”

If there has previously existed little criticism of the quality of the Riyadh Season promotions overseen by the General Entertainment Authority, there regardless has been questions surrounding their motives, and the disappointing atmospheres so far seen and heard at the Kingdom Arena.

“It’s going to be sparse,” Algieri continued. “This is what these cards are. But it’s fine – the fights are so good – we’ve had other cards there that did not have crazy crowd support. But it’s okay – they’re good fights.

“I like seeing good fights. I want to see the best guys in the world fight each other. If it has to be in an area like that – where there’s no drinking; there’s no booze; there’s no real crowd support – it’s fine. When I fought Manny Pacquiao in Macau [in 2014], the crowd sat on their hands. It’s just a different culture, and I don’t think we should knock any of these cards, or any of these match-ups, because they don’t have that crazy background atmosphere.

“Does it affect the fight? Sure. Does it affect the moment and what it feels like to be there? Absolutely. But this is a sport, and these guys should be able to fight in a closet and still perform. Yeah, it’s gonna be quiet, but the fights are good.”

[Lenny Cravats]

I thought Bivol just edged the last one, this one will likely be the same. I'd expect another razor close decision.

[skanksta]

Bivol has a big problem...

He won the first fight and they didn't give it to him.
A masterclass of defusing the puncher, but the judges don't credit it, so what he can he do differently ?
His route to victory was clear, he can't suddenly change his spots and "walk him down and get him in the end" - that's Bert's style.

[apollo creed]

I think Bivol would try to move more, jab, jab, right hand and then grab type of strategy.

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Wow!!

[tigermoth87]

This one will end in a draw so they can do #3. Boxing is an absolute con nowadays--at least with the big fights.

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[Cent0089]

This is maybe best boxing card ever

[DrDuke]

Bivol wins this one without an opportunity to be robbed.

Nice card too.

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Artur Beterbiev-Dmitry Bivol II set for February 22 in Riyadh

Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol will rematch for the undisputed light heavyweight title on February 22 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, headlining the latest Riyadh Season event on a card stacked with championship bouts.

The main event, announced Monday on social media and billed as "The Last Crescendo," will revisit the October clash in which Beterbiev narrowly edged Bivol via majority decision to unify the division.

In that fight, the 39-year-old Beterbiev, 21-0 (20 KOs), who has spent much of his career training in Montreal, went the distance for the first time. Meanwhile, the 33-year-old Bivol, 23-1 (12 KOs), suffered his first career defeat despite outlanding Beterbiev 142-134 on punches, according to CompuBox. Beterbiev, for his part, landed 90 power shots to Bivol’s 84, highlighting the razor-thin margin.

The undercard will see IBF heavyweight titleholder Daniel Dubois, 22-2 (21 KOs), defend his title against Joseph Parker, 35-3 (23 KOs). Dubois, 27, from the UK, is on a three-fight win streak following a 2023 stoppage loss to Oleksandr Usyk. Parker, 32, a New Zealand former titleholder, enters on a five-fight win streak, with notable victories over Deontay Wilder and Zhilei Zhang. Parker’s last title fight was a loss to Anthony Joshua in 2018, while Dubois knocked out Joshua in his most recent fight.

WBC lightweight titleholder Shakur Stevenson, 22-0 (10 KOs), will face Floyd Schofield, 18-0 (12 KOs). Stevenson, 27, originally from Newark and now training in Houston, accepted the challenge from Schofield, 22, nicknamed “Kid Austin,” following Schofield’s unanimous decision win over Rene Tellez Giron last month, after Schofield called Stevenson out. Their exchanges on social media helped build anticipation for this showdown, which many believed to be out of reach for Schofield.

Carlos Adames, 24-1 (18 KOs), will defend his WBC middleweight title against Hamzah Sheeraz, 21-0 (17 KOs). Adames, 30, based in Las Vegas, has been plagued by inactivity (fighting just once per year since 2022) but is riding a six-fight win streak. Sheeraz, 25, from the UK, earned the title shot with a stoppage of Tyler Denny in September.

The WBC interim junior middleweight title will be contested between Vergil Ortiz Jnr, 22-0 (21 KOs), and Israil Madrimov, 10-1-1 (7 KOs). Ortiz, 26, from Grand Prairie, Texas, won a majority decision over Serhii Bohachuk in August to capture the title. Madrimov, 29, from Uzbekistan, is coming off a unanimous decision loss to Terence Crawford in August in Los Angeles, marking Crawford’s debut at 154lbs. More perplexing is that Madrimov will be scheduled for this fight while keeping his fight on December 21 with Bohachuk.

“It’s surprising to see, considering Serhii knocked Vergil down twice and sent him to the hospital [August 10 in Ortiz’s narrow victory by decision in Las Vegas],” Tom Loeffler, Bohachuk’s promoter told Boxing Scene on Monday.

Madrimov would be left with just over two months to recover and prepare against a WBC interim titleholder who has knocked out every foe except Bohachuk.

Also on the card, 41-year-old Zhilei Zhang, 27-2-1 (22 KOs), will face Germany’s Agit Kabayel, 25-0 (17 KOs), for the WBC interim heavyweight title. Zhang, who twice stopped Joe Joyce before losing to Parker, rebounded with a dramatic knockout of Wilder in June. Kabayel, 32, earned this opportunity by stopping Frank Sanchez and Arslanbek Makhmudov in back-to-back fights.

Opening the event, Joshua Buatsi, 19-0 (13 KOs), will defend his WBO interim light heavyweight title against Callum Smith, 30-2 (22 KOs). Buatsi, 31, a 2016 Olympic bronze medalist training in California with Virgil Hunter, is coming off wins over Dan Azeez and Willy Hutchinson in 2024. Smith, 34, rebounded from a stoppage loss to Beterbiev with a fifth-round knockout of Carlos Galvan on Saturday.

[Cent0089]

Buatsi vs Smith too? This card is insane

[Cent0089]

https://boxrec.com/en/event/910584

Every single fight would be main event under any other greedy promoter. Other promoters would not be able to make lot of those fights, not to mention main event. It is crazy this is all on one card. This is even above UFC level IMO. I am really hoping Top Rank, PBC and Golden boy begin to lose profit, because they are serving TOTAL TRASH compared to this.

[apollo creed]

top notch card as always by Turki

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I am really hoping Top Rank, PBC and Golden boy begin to lose profit, because they are serving TOTAL TRASH compared to this.

Lett's be honesty even Hearn and Frank's UK shows are not the best.

Let's not give them credit for Riyadh season..

[RuudOEN84]

https://boxrec.com/en/event/910584

Every single fight would be main event under any other greedy promoter. Other promoters would not be able to make lot of those fights, not to mention main event. It is crazy this is all on one card. This is even above UFC level IMO. I am really hoping Top Rank, PBC and Golden boy begin to lose profit, because they are serving TOTAL TRASH compared to this.

Not a fair comparison. This is a card funded by the state Saudi Arabia. They have unlimited financial resources and don't have to earn their investment back the way commercial promotors like PBC, Matchroom, Goldenboy need to.

I personally find this a bit too much for one card, they could split this up in two (or even three nights) Watching three boxing matches in a row is max. for me...

[squiggy]

Have to admit, I really do like that card a lot.

[Evander]

Seconded ^
Incredible card
I didn't realize Turki was going to be this good.
What can I say, it's amazing what he's doing for the sport.

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I don’t see how anyone can NOT like the card.

It’s kinda like the Day of Reckoning card but with just world title fights.