Bivol vs Beterbiev odds

Bookmakers made Dmitry Bivol a slight favourite against Artur Beterbiev in a potential future fight between the pair, when they last released odds on May 10, 2024.

He is currently 10/11 (-110) to win the fight outright, while you can get 1/1 (+100) on Artur Beterbiev if you fancy the slight upset.

That means that oddsmakers think there is 52% chance of Bivol winning while giving Beterbiev a 48% chance.

Bivol opened as the favourite at 10/11 (-110).

Beterbiev opened at 1/1 (+100).

The fight would be scheduled for 12 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which means both fighters will have to make the weight limit of 175 pounds (12.25 stones or 79.55 KG) on the day of the weigh-in.

The contest would be for the undisputed light heavyweight championship of the world, with the The Ring, WBC, IBF & WBO belts on the line.

Beterbiev vs Bivol Head To Head

Artur Beterbiev would step into the ring with an undefeated record of 20 wins, zero loses and 0 draws, 20 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Dmitry Bivol would make his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 22 wins and 0 draws, with 11 of those by knock out.

The stats suggest Beterbiev would have a massive power advantage over Bivol, boosting at 100% knock out percentage over Bivol's 50%.

Artur Beterbiev is the older man by 6 years, at 39 years old.

Beterbiev has 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Artur Beterbiev & Dmitry Bivol fight out of an orthodox stance.

Beterbiev is currently arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 2 less fights, and made his debut in 2013, 1 year and 5 months earlier than Bivol, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He has fought 86 less professional rounds, 98 to Bivol's 184.

Artur Beterbiev goes into the fight ranked number 1 by the RING at light heavyweight.

Dmitry Bivol is currently ranked number 2 by the RING in the 175lb division.

Beterbiev vs Bivol betting form

Beterbiev remains undefeated as a professional, stopping 5 of his recent opponents.

In his last fight, he defeated Callum Smith on 13th January 2024 by technical knockout in the 7th round in their IBF World Light Heavyweight, WBC World Light heavyweight and WBO World Light heavyweight championship fight at Centre Videotron, Quebec City, Canada. He was a 11/50 (-450) favourite going into the fight.

Previous to that, he had defeated Anthony Yarde on 28th January 2023 by technical knockout in the 8th round in their IBF World Light Heavyweight, WBC World Light heavyweight and WBO World Light heavyweight championship fight at Wembley Arena, Wembley, United Kingdom. He was a 1/6 (-590) favourite going into the fight.

Going into that contest, he had beat Joe Smith Jr on 18th June 2022 by technical knockout in the 2nd round in their WBC World Light heavyweight, IBF World Light Heavyweight and WBO World Light heavyweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden Theater, New York, United States. He was a 13/100 (-770) favourite going into the fight.

Before that, he had won against Marcus Browne on 17th December 2021 by knockout in the 9th round in their WBC World Light heavyweight and IBF World Light Heavyweight championship fight at Bell Centre, Quebec, Canada. He was a 2/25 (-1200) favourite going into the fight.

He had beat Adam Deines on 20th March 2021 by technical knockout in the 10th round in their WBC World Light heavyweight and IBF World Light Heavyweight championship fight at Khodynka Ice Palace, Moscow, Russia. He was a 1/25 (-2500) favourite going into the fight.

Bivol remains undefeated as a professional.

In his last fight, he defeated Lyndon Arthur on 23rd December 2023 by unanimous decision in their WBA Super World Light Heavyweight championship fight at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. He was a 1/25 (-3300) favourite going into the ring.

Previous to that, he had defeated Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez on 5th November 2022 by unanimous decision in their WBA Super World Light Heavyweight championship fight at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. He was a 17/100 (-590) favourite going into the ring.

Going into that contest, he had won against Canelo Alvarez on 7th May 2022 by unanimous decision in their WBA Super World Light Heavyweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States. He was a 7/2 (+350) underdog going into the ring.

Before that, he had defeated Umar Salamov on 11th December 2021 by unanimous decision in their WBA Super World Light Heavyweight championship fight at KRK “Uralets”, Ekaterinburg, Russia. He was a 1/20 (-2000) favourite going into the ring.

He had beat Craig Richards on 1st May 2021 by unanimous decision in their WBA Super World Light Heavyweight championship fight at Manchester Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom. He was a 1/25 (-2500) favourite going into the ring.

Who's been more active?

If you think ring rust and activity is a big factor in this fight, Dmitry Bivol has been fighting more than Artur Beterbiev.

Artur Beterbiev last fought 9 months and 13 days ago, while Dmitry Bivol's last outing was 10 months and 3 days ago.

Beterbiev's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 7 months and 6 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 8 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 36 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 7.2 rounds on average.

Bivol's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 5 months and 25 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 8 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 60 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 12 rounds on average.