Bivol vs Arthur

Who won Bivol vs Arthur?

Dmitry Bivol beat Lyndon Arthur by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday 23rd December 2023 at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh.

The scorecards were announced as 120-107, 120-107, 120-107 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 WBA light heavyweight championship of the world.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Anthony Joshua beating Otto Wallin. Also, on the undercard Deontay Wilder was overcome by Joseph Parker, Daniel Dubois was victorious over Jarrell Miller, Jai Opetaia beat Ellis Zorro for the The Ring Cruiserweight championship, Filip Hrgovic defeated Mark de Mori, Frank Sanchez was victorious over Junior Fa and Arslanbek Makhmudov lost to Agit Kabayel.

Bivol vs Arthur stats

Back in December 2023, Dmitry Bivol stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 21 wins, zero loses and 0 draws.

Lyndon Arthur made his way to the ring with a record of 23 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws.

Dmitry Bivol was the older man by 1 year, at 33 years old.

Arthur had a height advantage of 2 inches over Bivol. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Both Dmitry Bivol & Lyndon Arthur fought out of an orthodox stance.

Bivol was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 3 less fights, and made his debut in 2014, 1 year and 9 months earlier than Arthur, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 57 more professional rounds, 184 to Arthur's 127.

Lyndon Arthur was ranked number 8 by the WBA and 9 by the IBF in the 175lb division.

Bivol vs Arthur form

Bivol remained undefeated as a professional.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, 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.

Previous to that, he had defeated 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.

Going into that contest, he had beat Umar Salamov on 11th December 2021 by unanimous decision in their WBA Super World Light Heavyweight championship fight at KRK “Uralets”, Ekaterinburg, Russia.

Before that, he had won against 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 had beat Lenin Castillo on 12th October 2019 by unanimous decision in their WBA Super World Light Heavyweight championship fight at Wintrust Arena, Illinois, United States.

Arthur had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Braian Nahuel Suarez on 1st September 2023 by knockout in the 10th round at Toughsheet Community Stadium, Bolton, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had defeated Boris Crighton on 24th March 2023 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Bolton Whites Hotel (De Vere Whites), Bolton.

Going into that contest, he had won against Joel McIntyre on 2nd December 2022 by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Newcastle Arena, Newcastle.

Before that, he had defeated Walter Gabriel Sequeira on 17th September 2022 by technical knockout in the 6th round at Bolton Whites Hotel (De Vere Whites), Bolton.

He had been beaten by Anthony Yarde on 4th December 2021 by knockout in the 4th round at Copper Box Arena, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Dmitry Bivol had last fought 1 year, 1 month and 18 days ago, while Lyndon Arthur's last outing had been 3 months and 22 days ago.

Bivol's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 2 months and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 60 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 12 rounds on average.

Arthur's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 32 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.4 rounds on average.

What time did Bivol vs Arthur start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:00 PM UTC at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, which was 3:00 PM EST or 12:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 8:00 PM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Bivol vs Arthur?

Bivol vs Arthur was broadcast on DAZN PPV UK in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by DAZN PPV.

What were the odds on Bivol vs Arthur?

Dmitry Bivol was a 1/25 (-3300) favourite going into the contest, while Lyndon Arthur made his way into the ring at 12/1 (+1300) with oddsmakers.