David Benavidez predicts Dmitry Bivol will beat Artur Beterbiev in light heavyweight bout. which is scheduled to take place in Riyadh Saudi Arabia, February 22
Bivol, 34, from Russia, is looking to avenge his only career defeat. When he reunites with Beterbiev, 39, after losing to a majority vote in October. Meanwhile, Benavidez isn’t just watching their matches with keen interest. But it still feels like Bivol did enough to win the first meeting.
“Honestly, I felt like Bivol won, I thought Beterbiev had a good fight, but I really felt like Bivol won one or two rounds,” Benavidez told BoxingScene. “I think if they score that. correct As this AI judge did pretty well last week, I think Bivol wins again.
“If you just saw the first fight. Bivol also uses his pace very well. I think he uses more eye-catching combinations and I feel that for this reason he wins.”
in October The judges scored the match 115-113, 116-112 and 114-114 in favor of Beterbiev, a decision that led Bivol to vent his frustration and request a rematch.
On February 22, Bivol 23-1 (12 KO) will have a chance to right his wrongs against Beterbiev 21-0 (20 KO), with Benavidez from Phoenix, Arizona looking for. win
However, because there are various promotional agencies Get involved The battle between the winners of Beterbiev-Bivol and Benavidez could be difficult. Obviously, he should be able to beat David Morrell.
“I think it is realistic because we are already talking with Turki Alalshikh,” Benavidez said when asked about the realistic nature of the fight. “Apparently I was with PBC so they had to go to them. But I mean it’s just the right fight for everyone.
“I think Turki Alalchik is pretty good at getting in there and making the fight happen. There must be a lot of money for everyone when this fight happens. So I think there are some things we can do. It might be easier to make it happen because I think a promotional company would be more willing to work together for it.”
Bernard Neequaye is a sports journalist specializing in boxing coverage. He wrote a boxing column called “From The Ringside” in his home country of Ghana for many years. He can be reached on X (formerly Twitter) at @BernardNeequaye, on LinkedIn at Bernard Neequaye and by email at bernardneequaye@gmail.com
