Bivol vs Beterbiev

When is Bivol vs Beterbiev?

Dmitry Bivol could potentially square off against Artur Beterbiev in Early 2024 in the United States.

The fight would be scheduled for 12 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which means the weight limit would be 175 pounds (12.5 stone or 79.4 KG).

Bivol vs Beterbiev stats

Dmitry Bivol would step into the ring with an undefeated record of 21 wins, zero loses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Artur Beterbiev would make his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 19 wins and 0 draws, with 19 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 52%.

Dmitry Bivol is the younger man by 6 years, at 32 years old.

Beterbiev has 1-inch reach advantage.

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

Bivol is currently arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 2 more fights, and made his debut in 2014, 1 year and 5 months later than Beterbiev, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He has fought 81 more professional rounds, 172 to Beterbiev's 91.

Dmitry Bivol goes into the fight ranked number 1 by the RING at light heavyweight.

Artur Beterbiev is currently ranked number 2 by the RING in the 175lb division.

Bivol vs Beterbiev form

Bivol remains undefeated as a professional.

In his last fight, he 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.

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

In his last fight, he 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.

Previous to that, he had defeated 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.

Going into that contest, 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.

Before that, he had defeated 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 had beat Oleksandr Gvozdyk on 18th October 2019 by technical knockout in the 10th round in their WBC World Light heavyweight and IBF World Light Heavyweight championship fight at Liacouras Center, Philadelphia, United States.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Artur Beterbiev has been fighting more than Dmitry Bivol.

Dmitry Bivol last fought 1 year, 2 months and 23 days ago, while Artur Beterbiev's last outing was 1 year ago.

Bivol's last 5 fights have come over a period of 4 years, 3 months and 16 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 10 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 60 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 12 rounds on average.

Beterbiev's last 5 fights have come over a period of 4 years, 3 months and 10 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 10 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 39 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 7.8 rounds on average.

What are the odds on Bivol vs Beterbiev?

Dmitry Bivol is currently 7/10 (-140) to win the fight outright, while you can get 11/10 (+110) on Artur Beterbiev if you fancy the small upset.

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