Round-by-Round: Artur Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol II | PPV - 22 February 2025

[skanksta]

Bivol won that more clearly than he "won" (he did!) the first fight.

7-5 last time 9-3 this time. Great stuff, let's see....

Edit. was actually 8-3-1 - 117-112

[a force]

Shalom and Nelson looking a bit daft now

Do they? Bakole & Nelson just had a massive pay day & I’m sure Shalom & Bakole will have some sort of deal to get another fight with the Saudi’s.

I think most people are intelligent enough to know how important conditioning is especially after seeing Fury - N’Gannou.

Perception is reality. 99% of viewers know nothing about the background etc. They just saw Bakole get sparked in two rounds after waddling in looking like a lardarse.

It's not some 4D chess they've played here lol. Cash was grabbed, dice were rolled, it didn't work out.

Oh definitely. They’ve got the pay day they wanted. I just think they’ll have another fight lined up with the Saudi’s & it’ll soon be forgotten.

[Ruthless-RKO]

Eye busted open in the last round..

Who took that last?

[margaret thatcher]

bert's only clear rounds for me were 4-6 and i dont think there were enough swings for him to draw or win the fight, he just couldnt muster enough against a mobile hitting and moving bivol

[NazNaci1]

Another great match of skill, heart and courage.

Bivol should really have this but another close one.

Love both guys and was a joy to watch.

[gregregegg]

Watch them give it a draw

Draw would suck…

Bert wins they can move him up. Bivol wins trilogy. Draw sucks..

[a force]

115-113 to Bivol for me but I thought rounds 2 & 3 were pretty close that I scored to Bivol.

[hbg]

I scored the first 114-114, I scored the second 114-114. Jeez.

[Ruthless-RKO]

Another top quality fight here.

24 great rounds shared.

[gilgamesh]

Bivol gets the Majority Decision this time. Fair call.

[vostok]

Bivol was the better man tonight. Bert was not remotely impressive.

[jameswilson]

Have to say I had a smile on my face when I heard the scorecard and saw how much it meant to Bivol. Guys such a stud and deserves to be undisputed. I had him winning the first fight as well.

Please god can we make the trilogy.

[Kilburn]

Well done to Bivol. Well deserved.

[margaret thatcher]

right winner though defo felt more like it shoulda been a ud for bivol

[Ruthless-RKO]

114-114
116-112
115-113

And NEW undisputed champion!

Bivol!

[Jimmy2025]

6-6 for me.

You reckon? You are usually very good at scoring. Maybe I saw it a bit wrong - I am at 115-113 in favour of Bivol.

[gilgamesh]

I scored the first 114-114, I scored the second 114-114. Jeez.

Yeah these fights were both close as hell. I'd like to see Bivol vs Benavidez first maybe, but I wouldn't be upset with a Trilogy fight either.

[skanksta]

Nothing wrong with a rubber match - even if I think Bivol won both.
Still love Artur, but I think he's passed his peak.

[samwbr]

The right man won.

[Sendo Takeshi]

The right man won tonight, but damn. How evenly matched can two guys be??

[TempleSlave]

The right man won
(or it’s just a set up for a trilogy)

[gilgamesh]

6-6 for me.

You reckon? You are usually very good at scoring. Maybe I saw it a bit wrong - I am at 116-113 in favour of Bivol.

I think anything from 114-114 to 116-112 Bivol is reasonable. It'd be hard to see Beterbiev winning 7 rounds I think.

[Miguello]

Does anyone else have no interest in a trilogy? At 40 yrs old, Beeb should hang em up.

[a force]

Did Bivol trick Berterbiev there?

Barely threw a right hand for 3 rounds between 4 & 6 which encouraged Berterbiev to pile on the pressure & empty the tank a bit?

He certainly had more in the locker in the later rounds this time round.

[margaret thatcher]

was 117-111 for me, a couple swing rounds so i can see it 115-113 if being very generous to bert, but just didnt see him put in the quantity or quality to draw or win

i had bert winning the first fight 115-114