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Artur Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol

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IV Crown Showdown
Date12 October 2024
VenueKingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Title(s) on the lineWBA (Super), WBC, IBF, WBO, IBO, and vacant The Ring undisputed light heavyweight titles
Tale of the tape
Boxer Russia Artur Beterbiev Russia Dmitry Bivol
Hometown Khasavyurt, Dagestan Tokmok, Kyrgyzstan
Pre-fight record 20–0 (20 KO) 23–0 (12 KO)
Age 39 years, 8 months 33 years, 9 months
Height 5 ft 11+1⁄2 in (182 cm) 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 174.9 lb (79 kg) 174.1 lb (79 kg)
Style Orthodox Orthodox
Recognition WBC, IBF, WBO and TBRB light heavyweight champion
The Ring
No. 1 ranked light heavyweight
The Ring No. 6 ranked pound-for-pound fighter		 WBA (Super) and IBO light heavyweight champion
TBRB
No. 1 ranked light heavyweight
The Ring
No. 2 ranked light heavyweight
The Ring No. 7 ranked pound-for-pound fighter
Result
Beterbiev wins via 12-round majority decision (114-114, 115-113, 116-112)

Artur Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol, billed as IV Crown Showdown, was a professional boxing match between unified WBC, IBF, and WBO, Artur Beterbiev and WBA (Super) and IBO light heavyweight champion, Dmitry Bivol. The fight took place on October 12, 2024.[1] The fight took place at the Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia as part of Riyadh Season

Background

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The fight was originally scheduled for 1 June, but an injury to Beterbiev forced him to withdraw from the fight on 3 May.[2][3][4]

The fight

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With scores of 114-114, 115-113 and 116-112, Beterbiev would win by majority decision and became the division's first undisputed champion since 2002, and the first ever in the four-belt era.[5][6]

Aftermath

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Speaking afterwards Beterbiev said "I feel not bad. I did not good today. I wanted to box with more quality."[7]

Undercard

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Confirmed bouts:[8]

References

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  1. ^ Tucker, Bryan (2024-10-11). "Beterbiev vs. Bivol weigh-in results: Artur Beterbiev, Dmitry Bivol make weight". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 2024-10-12.
  2. ^ "Blockbuster 5v5 event will take place on Beterbiev-Bivol undercard". matchroomboxing.com. Matchroom. 15 April 2024. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
  3. ^ Coppinger, Mike (3 May 2024). "Beterbiev injured, title bout vs. Bivol postponed". ESPN.com. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
  4. ^ "'Generational fight' - Ice-cold Beterbiev & Bivol weigh in". bbc.co.uk. BBC. 11 October 2024. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
  5. ^ Bobbie Jackson; Charlotte Coates (12 October 2024). "As it happened - Beterbiev narrowly beats Bivol, Wardley gets big knockout". bbc.co.uk. BBC. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
  6. ^ "Beterbiev v Bivol - who won each round of light-heavyweight fight". bbc.co.uk. BBC. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
  7. ^ Kal Sajad (12 October 2024). "Beterbiev edges Bivol to become undisputed champion". bbc.co.uk. BBC. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
  8. ^ "BoxRec - event".
Preceded by Artur Beterbiev's bouts
12 October 2024 		Succeeded by
TBA
Preceded by Dmitry Bivol's bouts
12 October 2024 		Succeeded by
TBA
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