Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol will fight for the four Light Heavyweight belts in a vacant tournament today at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This fight will determine who really is the #1 guy in the 175-lb division.
The battle of Beterbiev vs. Bivol will be televised live on ESPN+ at 6:00 pm ET. The undercard will be shown on DAZN PPV in the US and Canada, beginning at Noon ET.
11:15 PM UK / 6:15 PM ET – Artur Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol (IBF, WBC, WBO, WBA light heavyweight titles)
10:00 PM UK / 5:00 PM ET – Fabio Wardley vs. Frazer Clark (For Wardley’s British heavyweight title)
9:00 PM UK / 4:00 PM ET – Jai Opetaia vs. Jack Massey (For Opetaia’s IBF cruiserweight title)
8:00 PM UK / 3:00 PM ET – Chris Eubank Jr. vs. Kamil Szeremeta (Middleweight)
7:00 PM UK / 2:00 PM ET – Skye Nicolson vs. Raven Chapman (For Nicolson’s WBC featherweight title)
6:00 PM UK / 1:00 PM ET – Ben Whittaker vs. Liam Cameron (Light heavyweight)
5:35 PM UK / 12:35 PM ET – Mohammad Alakel vs. Jesus Gonzalez (Lightweight)
No wonder, fans find it confusing that the Beterbiev-Bivol fight was cut from the rest of the card and aired on a different network, ESPN+. However, outside of the US and Canada, the entire card, main event, and undercard will be shown on DAZN PPV.
Live results and updates will be shown today below:
IBF, WBC, and WBO light heavyweight champion Beterbiev (20-0, 20 KOs) and WBA champion Bivol (23-0, 12 KOs) fight for the undisputed title at 175. A special Undisputed belt has been created for the winner of the competition.
Bivol, 33, is the favorite to win tonight, but that doesn’t matter, given that he is facing his toughest opponent of his 11-year career, and there are many questions about whether he is as good as some believe him to be.
The undercard was heavily criticized by fans as lacking quality, depth and any entertainment value for North Americans. It’s an undercard that some fans believe is aimed at the UK audience and die-hard boxing fans rather than the masses.
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