Artur Beterbiev defeats Dmitry Bivol to unify light heavyweight belts

An extremely close fight

After a start where the Canadian seemed beneath Bivol, the new undisputed light heavyweight champion crescendoed his fight to finish in impressive fashion. Questioned after his victory, Beterbiev praised the qualities of his opponent, who could also have walked away with victory: “Of course it was a difficult match. Dmitry (Bivol) is a champion, he has good technique, maybe even better than mine. But today, God chose me. »