Dmitry Bivol, the current WBA light heavyweight champion, has shown he is smart and skilled in the ring. With a strong record of wins, he knows how to handle tough moments.
Still, fighting Beterbiev, who has the WBC and IBF belts and no losses, brings extra stress that Bivol knows well.
Biggest and most eagerly anticipated bouts of decades will go down in Riyadh on October 12, where Bivol and Beterbiev will fight in the ring.
In the recent statements, Bivol stressed on the importance of this fight not just to establish himself as the superior fighter but also to create a legacy in the sport that he wants to achieve.
“This fight goes beyond the titles, it is about competing against some of the best and defeating a fighter who has been great in his career,” Bivol said.
Bivol seems confident and to him he has what it takes and a way that he is going to counter whatever chinks Beterbiev may have.
When it comes to the preparations for the fight day, Bivol intensify his training and works not only physical but, also technical part of his performance.
His team has been putting a lot of efforts to have the best strategies that would enable them hold off Beterbiev’s attack.
Undefeated, fast, and aggressive, Beterbiev is indeed a very dangerous fighter, but Bivol’s versatility and capacity to think during the fight will be the ace up his sleeve.
Bivol himself has stepped up the level of training and engaging in very hard training sessions including sparring where his defense has been outstanding and at the same time, his offense.
The Russian fighter understand clearly that for him to defeat such a champion like Beterbiev he has to be fully fit both physiologically and psychologically.
This bout has been hyped heavily already and usually such hype does nudge the interest of most boxing fanatics as well as those analyzing the sport.
Fans are looking forward to the meeting of the smart boxer Bivol and the high pressing and punching power of Beterbiev.
The more, the latter is at stake, not only titles, but an opportunity to be mentioned in history of boxing.
