JAKARTA The second volume fight between Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol for an undisputed light heavyweight title will be held next year.
In a schedule released via social media on Monday, December 2, 2024, the two are set to clash in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on February 22, 2025.
The duel between these two names is the culmination of the latest Riyadh Season. This fight was also titled The Last Cresdeo.
Previously, they clashed first in October 2024. At that time, Beterbiev narrowly won over Bivol through a decision by the majority of the judges to unite all the belts in this division.
It was the first defeat in Bivol's career even though he managed to take the 142-134 lead over Beterbiev according to CompuBox records.
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However, Beterbiev recordedly managed to land 90 powerful punches compared to Bivol which was only 84 punches.
Another party that was no less interesting on the same date was the clash between Daniel Dubois vs Joseph Parker. Dubois got into the ring to keep the IBF heavyweight title.
Dubois, a 27-year-old British fighter, is trending in three consecutive wins after losing to Oleksandr Usyk in 2023.
On the other hand, the 32-year-old Parker entered the game with five consecutive wins. Two important wins in that period were won against Deontay Wilder and Chinese champion Zhilei Zhang.
Other duels in this series will bring together Shakur Stevenson vs Floyd Schofield, Carlos Adames vs Hamzah Sheeraz, Vergil Ortiz vs Israil Madrimov, Zhilei Zhang vs Sigit Kabayel, and Joshua Create vs Callum Smith.
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