Promoter Eddie Hearn says he will secure a rematch between his fighter Dmitry Bivol and his conqueror, undisputed lightweight champion Artur Beterbiev.
Some will argue that instant replays hurt the sport by forcing fans to watch a second unnecessary fight. It would be something that the Beterbiev-Bivol fight would have been fun to watch, full of dramatic encounters. That was not the case here.
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Bivol was on his bike the entire fight, running away from Beterbiev and fighting in a save-first style that fans around the world resented. If this fight had taken place in Las Vegas, the fans would have booed him, and Bivol would have been the cause. He fights a lot like Shakur Stevenson, an unpopular one based in the United States fighter
Bivol lost to Beterbiev on Saturday night, and should earn a rematch by going through David Benavidez instead of being given a second fight on a silver platter because Hearn plans to appeal to the sanctioning bodies.
Matchroom promoter Hearn was disappointed that Beterbiev defeated his Bivol fighter by a 12-round majority decision on Saturday night at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh. If Bivol had won, a massive money rematch between him and Canelo Alvarez was possible.
Beterbiev foiled those plans by rallying to defeat Bivol, who had an extremely negative style throughout the fight, constantly moving, staying off the ropes, and making the fight nearly unmissable for fans tuning in.
Hearn said he will appeal to one of the governing bodies, saying that Bivol (23-1, 12 KOs) deserved the win and they should order a rematch. The other approach is to ask to make Bivol mandatory for Beterbiev.
None of this is necessary if His Excellency Turki Alalshikh wants the Beterbiev-Bivol rematch and is willing to pay to stage the fight in Riyadh. However, there is a growing number of fans who do not want to see a rematch because they feel that the former WBA light heavyweight champion Bivol will be bored again.
More entertaining fighters are waiting in line to face Beterbiev, which will make it exciting to watch. We already know what we’re going to get with Hearn’s fighter, Bivol. There will be a lot of movement, and it will not be fun to watch.
“For me, I think we will see the rematch, and it was such a great fight that we should push for that rematch,” Eddie Hearn told Matchroom BoxingThey are talking about a hoped-for second fight between their beaten fighter Dmitry Bivol and Artur Beterbiev.
“Sometimes you appeal to the governing bodies and say, ‘Look, we believe we should have won that fight.’ We think he should have ordered a rematch.” There are two ways to do it. You can order a rematch, or you can order Dmitry Bivol as mandatory. One of these things will happen, in my opinion, “said Hearn
Ideally, Bivol should be fighting the David Benavidez vs. David Morrell winner to get a rematch with Beterbiev rather than being given a straight shot after coming up short.
If there is a rematch, Team Beterbiev should insist on a smaller ring to limit the amount of running Bivol does because it will be fun to watch him run around a big ring for 12 rounds, play keep away, tried to spoiler. his way to victory.
