Want First Class Artur Betterbiev Vs. Dmitry Bivol Next For Undisputed at the age of 175 in the summer
Via Craig Page: Top Rated promoter Carl Moretti announced in his post-match press conference last Saturday night that they intend to make the undisputed lightweight clash between Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol for the titles. brand IBF, WBA, WBC & WBO this summer.
The only issue that Beterbiev promoter Moretti (19-0, 19 KOs) sees preventing that fight from happening is if Bivol (21-0, 11 KOs) is “promised” by Canelo for September.
If that fight is for the 175 lb WBA champion Bivol, he will likely be in because it’s a bigger match financially for the money he could have made against Alvarez, the biggest draw. in North America.
Top ratings to try to make the next Beterbiev-Bivol
“We will try to make Bivol fight as much as possible. We’ll worry about what happens after that,” said Top Ratings promoter Carl Moretti at the ceremony. press conference after the game when asked if Artur Beterbiev will fight WBC’s Mandatory Callum Smith next.
“The only reluctance I can see is that if he promises Canelo,‘ Moretti said of Bivol. “Bivol is a real fighter, and his manager [said], ‘We’ve already defeated Canelo. We want to unify the lightweight belts’ and the only way to do that is to fight Artur. So I think that’s what we’ve done for us, and that’s why we’re trying to make the fight as soon as possible.
“In the summer. Beterbiev is a devout Muslim, so we have Ramadan, and probably summer too.”
Last Saturday night, Beterbiev successfully defended his IBF, WBC & WBO lightweight belts, stopping WBO’s mandatory Anthony Yarde (23-3, 22 KOs) in the round of 16 in a battle in front of a crowd. massively supported Yarde at the OVO Arena in London, England.
Yarde was knocked down in the eighth round, severely injured, and the match was stopped shortly after. Bivol got marked around his face and slashed his left eye in the sixth round.
It was a skirmish in which Bivol pressed into action, delivering painful blows, and then backing away when Yarde returned fire with his heavy shots.
Unlike his usual fights, Beterbiev didn’t want to stand in the trenches with Yarde the whole time because of the big punches he threw and perhaps because of fitness concerns.
Had Beterbiev been in front of Yarde all that time, he could have taken him down much earlier and with less punishment in the process.
Yarde will soon tire out and will not make it to the last 16 before being eliminated. Unfortunately, the 31-year-old bodybuilder isn’t designed for the cardio needed for a fast paced boxing match.
