Beterbiev vs Bivol

Who won Beterbiev vs Bivol?

Artur Beterbiev beat Dmitry Bivol by majority decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, October 12th, 2024, at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh.

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

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 The Ring, WBC, IBF, and WBO belts on the line.

Bivol was defending his his The Ring Light Heavyweight Championship for the first time. He won this belt against Artur Beterbiev in February 2025. He had held this belt for 3 months and 1 day.

He was also defending IBF World Light Heavyweight Championship for the first time. He won this belt against Artur Beterbiev in February 2025. He had held this title for 3 months and 1 day.

Also, on the line was his WBO World Light heavyweight Championship defense for the first time. He won this belt against Artur Beterbiev in February 2025. He had been recognised as this champion for 3 months and 1 day.

Finally, he was defending WBA Super World Light Heavyweight Championship for the first time. He won this belt against Artur Beterbiev in February 2025. He had been WBA champion for 3 months and 1 day.

Also on the undercard Fabio Wardley beat Frazer Clarke for the BBBOC British Heavyweight and CBC Commonwealth Heavyweight championship, Jai Opetaia defeated Jack Massey for the IBF World Cruiserweight belt, Chris Eubank Jr was victorious over Kamil Szeremeta, Skye Nicolson beat Raven Chapman, and Ben Whittaker defeated Liam Cameron.

Beterbiev vs Bivol stats

Back in October 2024, Artur Beterbiev stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 20 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

Dmitry Bivol made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 23 wins and 0 draws.

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.

Beterbiev vs Bivol form

Artur Beterbiev had stopped all of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated 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.

Prior to that, he had defeated 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.

Going into that contest, 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.

Before that, he had won against 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.

He had beaten Adam Deines on March 20, 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.

Bivol had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 4 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated 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, Saudi Arabia.

Prior to that, 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.

Going into that contest, he had won against 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.

Before that, he had defeated 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.

He had beaten Umar Salamov on December 11, 2021, by unanimous decision in their WBA Super World Light Heavyweight championship fight at KRK “Uralets”, Ekaterinburg, Russia.

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 8 months and 29 days ago, while Dmitry Bivol's last outing had been 4 months and 11 days ago.

Beterbiev's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 6 months and 22 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 8 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 36 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.2 rounds on average.

Bivol's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 26 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 start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:35 PM UTC at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, which was 5:35 PM EST or 2:35 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 10:35 PM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Beterbiev vs Bivol?

The ESPN+ show began at 5:30 PM EST / 2:30 PM PST. The DAZN PPV UK broadcast of the card started at 5:00 PM (BST).

What were the odds on Beterbiev vs Bivol?

Artur Beterbiev was a 22/25 (-110) underdog going into the contest, while Dmitry Bivol made his way into the ring at 22/25 (-110) with oddsmakers.