Beterbiev vs Bivol will take place on October 12
The long-awaited fight between Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol for the undisputed light-heavyweight championship will take place on October 12 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, it’s been confirmed.
The contest between the two best 175-pound fighters on the planet was originally scheduled for June 1, but due to an injury to Beterbiev it had to be postponed.
WBA and IBO titlist Bivol had to fight another rival instead and easily defeated Malik Zinad within six rounds.
After the fight, the promoter of boxing in this region, His Excellency Turki Al-Alshikh, officially announced that everything is now being prepared for Beterbiev and Bivol to finally clash on October 12th in a winner takes all contest.