Beterbiev vs Bivol II

Who won Beterbiev vs Bivol II?

Dmitry Bivol beat Artur Beterbiev by majority decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, February 22nd, 2025, at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh.

The scorecards were announced as 114-114, 116-112, 115-113 in favor of winner Dmitry Bivol.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 175 pounds (12.5 stone or 79.4 kg).

This contest was for the undisputed light heavyweight championship of the world, with the IBF, WBA, WBC, and WBO belts on the line.

Also on the undercard Joseph Parker was victorious over Martin Bakole for the WBO Interim World Heavyweight championship, Carlos Adames beat Hamzah Sheeraz for the WBC World Middleweight belt, Vergil Ortiz Jr defeated Israil Madrimov, Zhilei Zhang was defeated by Agit Kabayel for the WBC Interim World Heavyweight championship, Joshua Buatsi lost to Callum Smith for the WBO Interim World Light Heavyweight championship, Shakur Stevenson defeated Josh Padley for the WBC World Lightweight championship, and Ziyad Almaayouf was victorious over Jonatas Rodrigo Gomes de Oliveira.

Beterbiev vs Bivol II stats

Artur Beterbiev stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 21 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 20 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Dmitry Bivol made his way to the ring with a record of 23 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 12 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Beterbiev had a massive power advantage over Bivol, boasting a 95% knockout percentage compared to Bivol's 52%.

Artur Beterbiev was the older man by 6 years, at 40 years old.

Beterbiev had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol fought out of an orthodox stance.

Beterbiev was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 3 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2013, 1 year and 5 months earlier than Bivol, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 92 fewer professional rounds, totaling 122 compared to Bivol's 214.

Dmitry Bivol was ranked number 1 by the WBA, 1 by the WBC, 1 by the WBO, and 3 by the IBF in the 175lb division.

Beterbiev vs Bivol II form

Beterbiev had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 4 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Dmitry Bivol on October 12, 2024, by majority decision in their The Ring Light Heavyweight, WBC World Light heavyweight, IBF World Light Heavyweight and WBO World Light heavyweight championship fight at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Prior to that, he had beaten Callum Smith on January 13, 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.

Going into that contest, he had won against Anthony Yarde on January 28, 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.

Before that, he had beaten Joe Smith Jr on June 18, 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 had defeated Marcus Browne on December 17, 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.

Bivol had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Artur Beterbiev on October 12, 2024, by majority decision in their The Ring Light Heavyweight, WBC World Light heavyweight, IBF World Light Heavyweight and WBO World Light heavyweight championship fight at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Prior to that, he had won against Malik Zinad on June 1, 2024, by technical knockout in the 6th round in their WBA Super World Light Heavyweight championship fight at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Lyndon Arthur on December 23, 2023, by unanimous decision in their WBA Super World Light Heavyweight championship fight at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh.

Before that, he had beaten Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez on November 5, 2022, by unanimous decision in their WBA Super World Light Heavyweight championship fight at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

He had won against Canelo Alvarez on May 7, 2022, by unanimous decision in their WBA Super World Light Heavyweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Dmitry Bivol had been fighting more than Artur Beterbiev.

Going into this contest, Artur Beterbiev had last fought 4 months and 10 days ago, while Dmitry Bivol's last outing had been 4 months and 10 days ago.

Beterbiev's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 2 months and 5 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 7 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 38 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.6 rounds on average.

Bivol's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 54 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.8 rounds on average.

What time did Beterbiev vs Bivol II start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:30 PM UTC at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, which was 5:30 PM EST or 2:30 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 10:30 PM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Beterbiev vs Bivol II?

The DAZN PPV show began at 11:00 AM EST / 8:00 AM PST. The DAZN PPV UK broadcast of the card started at 4:00 PM (GTM).

What were the odds on Beterbiev vs Bivol II?

Artur Beterbiev was a 6/5 (+120) underdog going into the contest, while Dmitry Bivol made his way into the ring at 2/3 (-150) with oddsmakers.