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WBC Special Preview: Beterbiev vs Bivol<\/strong><\/h2>\n

WBC STATISTICS<\/strong><\/p>\n

WBC Light Heavyweight World Championship<\/p>\n

Undisputed Light Heavyweight Championship<\/p>\n

October 12, 2024 \/ Riyadh, Saudi Arabia \/ Kingdom Arena<\/p>\n

RIYADH SEASON, MATCHROOM BOXING & TOP RANK PRESENT:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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ARTUR BETERBIEV<\/strong><\/p>\n

WBC Light heavyweight world champion, 6th title defense<\/p>\n

Unified Lt. Heavyweight Champion<\/p>\n

Age: 39 \/ Date of birth: January 21, 1985<\/p>\n

Record: 20-0, 20 KOs \/ Total rounds: 98 \/ World championship fights: 9-0, 9 KOs<\/p>\n

Height: 5\u201911.5\u201d \u2013 182cm \/ Reach: 73\u201d \u2013 185cm \/ Stance: Right-handed<\/p>\n

Manager: Self-managed \/ Trainer: Marc Ramsay<\/p>\n

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DMITRY BIVOL<\/strong><\/p>\n

Age: 33 \/ Date of birth: December 18, 1990<\/p>\n

Record: 23-0, 12 KOs \/ Total rounds: 190 \/ World championship fights: 12-0, 2KOs<\/p>\n

Height: 6\u20190\u201d \u2013 183cm \/ Reach: 72\u201d \u2013 183cm \/ Stance: Right-handed<\/p>\n

Manager: Vadim Kornilov \/ Trainer: Gennady Mashianov<\/p>\n

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WBC LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONS:<\/strong><\/h3>\n

1. Harold Johnson (US) 1963
\n2. Willie Pastrano (US) 1963 \u2013 1965
\n3. Jose Torres (P. Rico) 1965 \u2013 1966
\n4. Dick Tiger (Nigeria) 1966 \u2013 1968
\n5. Bob Foster (US) 1968 \u2013 1974
\n6. John Conteh (GB) 1974 \u2013 1977
\n7. Miguel Angel Cuello (Arg) 1977 \u2013 1978
\n8. Mate Parlov (Yugoslavia) 1978
\n9. Marvin Johnson (US) 1978 \u2013 1979
\n10. Matthew Saad Muhammad (US) 1979 \u2013 1981
\n11. Dwight Muhammad Qawi (US) 1981 \u2013 1983
\n12. Michael Spinks (US) 1983 \u2013 1985
\n13. J.B. Williamson (US) 1985 \u2013 1986
\n14. Dennis Andries (GB) 1986 \u2013 1987
\n15. Thomas Hearns (US) 1987
\n16. Don LaLonde (CAN) 1987 \u2013 1988
\n17. Ray Leonard (US) 1988
\n18. Dennis Andries (GB) 1989 *
\n19. Jeff Harding (Australia) 1989 \u2013 1990
\n20. Dennis Andries (GB) 1990 \u2013 1991 *
\n21. Jeff Harding (Australia) 1991 \u2013 1994 *
\n22. Mike McCallum (Jamaica) 1994 \u2013 1995
\n23. Fabrice Tiozzo (Fra) 1995 \u2013 1996
\n24. Roy Jones Jr. (US) 1996 \u2013 1997
\n25. Montell Griffin (US) 1997
\n26. Graciano Rocchigiani (Ger) (Int.) 1998
\n27. Roy Jones Jr. (US) 1997 \u2013 2003 *
\n28. Antonio Tarver (US) 2003
\n29. Roy Jones Jr. (US) 2003 \u2013 2004 *
\n30. Antonio Tarver (US) 2004 *
\n31. Tomasz Adamek (Poland) 2005 \u2013 2007
\n32. Chad Dawson (US) 2007 \u2013 2008
\n33. Adrian Diaconu (Rom\/Can) 2008 \u2013 2009
\n34. Jean Pascal (Haiti\/Canada) 2009 \u2013 2011
\n35. Chad Dawson (US) Interim 2009 \u2013 2010 *
\n36. Bernard Hopkins (US) 2011 \u2013 2012
\n37. Chad Dawson (US) 2012 \u2013 2013*
\n38. Adonis Stevenson (Haiti\/Can) 2013 \u2013 2018
\n39. Oleksandr Gvozdyk (Ukraine) 2018 \u2013 2019
\n40. Artur Beterbiev (Canada) 2019 \u2013
\n* Regained<\/p>\n

WBC TOP 10 LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONS<\/span><\/h3>\n

1. Roy Jones Jr. (US)<\/span><\/p>\n

2. Bernard Hopkins (US)<\/span><\/p>\n

3. Bob Foster (US)<\/span><\/p>\n

4. Michael Spinks (US)<\/span><\/p>\n

5. Adonis Stevenson (Haiti\/Canada)<\/span><\/p>\n

6. Mike McCallum (Jamaica)<\/span><\/p>\n

7. Jose Torres (Puerto Rico)<\/span><\/p>\n

8. Dick Tiger (Nigeria)<\/span><\/p>\n

9. Matthew Saad Muhammad (US)<\/span><\/p>\n

10. Chad Dawson (US)<\/span><\/p>\n

GENERAL INFORMATION ON THE LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT DIVISION IN WBC HISTORY:<\/span><\/h3>\n

32 light heavyweight world champions have been recognized by the WBC, of whom only five have regained the title: Dennis Andries (GB) two times, Jeff Harding (Australia), Roy Jones Jr. (US) two times, Antonio Tarver (US), and Chad Dawson (US) two times.<\/span><\/p>\n

123 light heavyweight world championship fights have been held in WBC history.<\/p>\n

Bob Foster (US) holds the record for light heavyweight world title defenses with 14.<\/p>\n

MEMORABLE WBC LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP FIGHTS:<\/span><\/h3>\n

Jan. 13, 2024\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Artur Beterbiev TKO7 Callum Smith \u2013 Qu\u00e9bec City, Qu\u00e9bec<\/span><\/p>\n

Jan. 28, 2023\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Artur Beterbiev TKO8 Anthony Yarde \u2013 London, England<\/span><\/p>\n

June 18, 2022\u00a0\u00a0Artur Beterbiev TKO2 Joe Smith Jr. \u2013 New York, New York<\/span><\/p>\n

Dec. 17, 2021\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Artur Beterbiev KO9 Marcus Browne \u2013 Montr\u00e9al, Qu\u00e9bec<\/span><\/p>\n

Mar. 20, 2021\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Artur Beterbiev TKO10 Adam Deines \u2013 Moscow, Russia<\/span><\/p>\n

Oct. 18, 2019\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Artur Beterbiev TKO10 Oleksandr Gvozdyk \u2013 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania<\/span><\/p>\n

Dec. 1, 2018\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Oleksandr Gvozdyk KO11 Adonis Stevenson \u2013 Qu\u00e9bec City, Qu\u00e9bec<\/span><\/p>\n

May 19, 2018\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Adonis Stevenson D12 Badou Jack \u2013 Toronto, Ontario<\/span><\/p>\n

May 24, 2014\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Adonis Stevenson W12 Andrzej Fonfara \u2013 Montr\u00e9al, Qu\u00e9bec<\/span><\/p>\n

June 8, 2013\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Adonis Stevenson KO1 Chad Dawson \u2013 Montr\u00e9al, Qu\u00e9bec<\/span><\/p>\n

Apr. 28, 2012\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Chad Dawson W12 Bernard Hopkins \u2013 Atlantic City, New Jersey<\/span><\/p>\n

May 21, 2011\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Bernard Hopkins W12 John Pascal \u2013 Montr\u00e9al, Qu\u00e9bec<\/span><\/p>\n

Dec. 11, 2009\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Jean Pascal W12 Adrian Diaconu \u2013 Montr\u00e9al, Qu\u00e9bec<\/span><\/p>\n

Apr. 12, 2008\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Chad Dawson W12 Glen Johnson \u2013 Tampa, Florida<\/span><\/p>\n

May 21, 2005\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Tomasz Adamek W12 Paul Briggs \u2013 Chicago, Illinois<\/span><\/p>\n

May 15, 2004\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Antonio Tarver TKO2 Roy Jones Jr. \u2013 Las Vegas, Nevada<\/span><\/p>\n

Nov. 22, 1996\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Roy Jones Jr. W12 Mike McCallum \u2013 Tampa, Florida<\/span><\/p>\n

July 23, 1994\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Mike McCallum W12 Jeff Harding \u2013 Bismarck, North Dakota<\/span><\/p>\n

Nov. 7, 1988\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Sugar Ray Leonard TKO9 Donny Lalonde \u2013 Las Vegas, Nevada<\/span><\/p>\n

May 29, 1988\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Donny Lalonde TKO5 Leslie Stewart \u2013 Port of Spain, Trinidad<\/span><\/p>\n

Mar. 7, 1987\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Thomas Hearns TKO10 Dennis Andries \u2013 Detroit, Michigan<\/span><\/p>\n

Sep. 10, 1986\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Dennis Andries TKO9 Tony Sibson \u2013 London, England<\/span><\/p>\n

Mar. 18, 1983\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Michael Spinks W15 Dwight Muhammad Qawi \u2013 Atlantic City, New Jersey<\/span><\/p>\n

Dec. 19, 1981\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Dwight Muhammad Qawi TKO10 Matthew Saad Muhammad \u2013 Atlantic City, New Jersey<\/span><\/p>\n

Apr. 22, 1979\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Matthew Saad Muhammad TKO8 Marvin Johnson \u2013 Indianapolis, Indiana<\/span><\/p>\n

Oct. 9, 1976\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0John Conteh W15 Yaqui Lopez \u2013 Copenhagen, Denmark<\/span><\/p>\n

May 24, 1968\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Bob Foster KO4 Dick Tiger \u2013 New York, New York<\/span><\/p>\n

Dec. 16, 1966\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Dick Tiger W15 Jos\u00e9 Torres \u2013 New York, New York<\/span><\/p>\n

Aug. 15, 1966\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Jos\u00e9 Torres W15 Eddie Cotton \u2013 Las Vegas, Nevada<\/span><\/p>\n

June 1, 1963\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Willie Pastrano W15 Harold Johnson \u2013 Las Vegas, Nevada<\/span><\/p>\n

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Biv Vs Biff<\/strong><\/h2>\n

By James Blears <\/em><\/p>\n

Brooding light- heavy storm clouds are clustering and forming into a towering cumulus nimbus, looming on the horizon, forecasting the Artur Beterbiev VS Dmitry Bivol typhoon, which will break over our heads, on the twelfth day of the tenth month, at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh.<\/p>\n

Instinctive Vs intuitive, power Vs guile, we\u2019ve had to wait a while, for this marked contrast in fighting style.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s all at stake with literally everything to go for, so no holding back! Sitting comfortably, or perched on the edge of the seat?<\/p>\n

Artur holds the WBC, IBF and WBO belts in his vice like grip, determined to complete the matching Undisputed Boxed Set, for the first time in the four belts era. In a rare humorous moment, he mischievously confided: \u2018\u2019That\u2019s what I\u2019d like to do\u2026but don\u2019t tell anyone.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Dmitry who possesses the WBA version, is coveting the other three. Accordingly and thus, this is the supreme test, to gauge which of the two B\u2019s has the more piquant sting, more intense willpower, and greater buzzsaw firepower via the stronger beating wings, which could prove mighty significant towards the tail end of this epic fight. It has all the makings and hallmarks of an awesome classic of the thus far undefeated, which will be remembered and talked about for many years to come.<\/p>\n

Come what may and amidst the maelstrom of rounds, Artur has squarely turned the tables on each and every one of his twenty opponents. None have heard the soothing, melodic chime of the final bell. Yet, aged thirty- nine, he\u2019s had to overcome trials and tribulations, involving a litany of injuries, which are increasingly blighting and affecting a body, which along with all the rest of us, is subject to the wear and tear of Mother Nature and Father time.<\/p>\n

This one was pencilled in for June 1st<\/sup>. but Artur suffered a ruptured meniscus knee injury and underwent keyhole surgery. Prior to the Callum Smith clash, he went under the knife for an infected jaw, which had stemmed from and then developed out of a root canal procedure. The Anthony Yarde fight was put back due to an undisclosed injury. He picked up a rib injury before the Adam Deines encounter and there was a delay. So on and so forth!<\/p>\n

Dmitry who is six years younger tartly and poignantly observes: \u2018\u2019Beterbiev is starting to fall apart and getting injured often. He is not a young guy and it\u2019s not a joke any more. He\u2019s almost forty years old. He\u2019s been fighting since he got out of the crib. He\u2019s had many injuries and many wars. You never know what kind of Beterbiev we\u2019re going to see, especially after this latest injury.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n

The Artur he will encounter, will be ready, unhampered, tempered, honed and focused upon delivering an unremitting war of attrition, such as he\u2019s never seen, encountered, experienced, weathered or endured, in all his born days. Former rival Anthony Yarde starkly stated: \u2018\u2019He takes away opponents\u2019 souls. He beats them up, for however many rounds they last. He seemed human\u2026 until the end! He knows when to step off, when to take a breather. That\u2019s one of the things that I\u2019m learning.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n

Artur\u2019s long-time Coach Marc Ramsay concurs: \u2018\u2019When you get older, you change a few things, or you cannot stay in boxing. He\u2019s a better technical fighter than he was a couple of years ago. Maybe you lose a little something, but you gain a bit of something? He still tries to learn every day in the gym.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n

Artur\u2019s greatest hour of glory came when he relieved hitherto undefeated Oleksandr Gvozdyk of the WBC Green and Gold Belt, to buckle it on and add it to his IBF strap. It was a titanic give and take encounter, during which both inflicted and absorbed eye watering blows. They stood their ground and traded!<\/p>\n

The tide slowly but surely ebbed, flowed and turned, at the round eight point. Clusters of Arthur rights to the body had taken their toll and he kept upping the tempo. He kept coming! A torrid ninth followed and then in the tenth a short, crunching left to the head put Oleksandr down. Brave as lion, but weakened and as weary as a fireside kitten stretched out in the glow of the spitting, sizzling logs, he got up, bleary eyed and Arthur dropped him with a right. Again, he somehow clambered up from the crimson embers, to absorb another short clubbing right and this time after he went down, his number was up. Three canvass visits and you\u2019re out!<\/p>\n

In another cliff-hanger, a horrendous divot of a vertical gash on the forehead and a gusher of blood, following an accidental clash of heads with Marcus Browne in the fourth. It didn\u2019t divert or deflect Artur\u2019s intention, iron willpower or purpose one iota, as bloodied but unbowed, he pursued, persevered and powered on like a tractor-trailer, to TKO his exhausted, battered, bewildered and disillusioned opponent in the ninth.<\/p>\n

The styles of Artur and Dmitry are markedly different, so will they complement or contrast each other? Whereas Bivol likes to pivot on the back and front foot, fluidly putting the full weight of his leg and body into a long-range punch, Beterbiev uses his tensile upper body strength, to inflict cluster bombs, which land from close range, with rumbling thuds and crumps, creating ruminating cracks. \u00a0Both have fast and accurate hands. Artur\u2019s are heavier.<\/p>\n

Dmitry\u2019s strategy will not only to be the first fighter who has gone and lasted the distance with Artur. Yet, he must go one better than that, by outwitting, outfoxing and outboxing him, in a cerebral quest for victory.<\/p>\n

Against Canelo, Dmitry moved laterally and constantly, mixing up the pace, never allowing Saul to settle, set or anchor his feet to summon, plant or hue hafts of punches. He transformed retreat into attack, letting both of his hands go and using his stiff left jab to control the fight. An accurate and sneaky counter puncher, who judges distance with laser like, artful precision. Not easy to stick or pin, while his own coiled right is ever ready, to unleash, deliver and ruthlessly punish.<\/p>\n

When fighting Gilberto \u2018\u2019Zurdo\u2019\u2019 Ramirez, Dmitry used speed and fancy footwork to fluidly move and then pepper the bigger, but so much slower man, often backing him up. Very doubtful if he could do this to Artur for a sustained spell.<\/p>\n

Question is, whether Dmitry will be able to hold off the onslaught of Arthur, who doesn\u2019t give opponents time to concentrate, contemplate, snatch a break or re-group, pressuring them into mistakes they wouldn\u2019t normally commit. He\u2019s on them, stays on them and batters away, often as not without respite, especially after he\u2019s found an opening, to jaggedly widen and deepen. Undeterred, he seemingly doesn\u2019t apparently give a tinker\u2019s curse, just so long as he can get in his dose of brimstone.<\/p>\n

Artur mostly doesn\u2019t possess one punch chilling power like the legendary Bob Foster, who demonstrated it to the best effect against Mike Quarry. Rather, \u2018\u2019Beter\u2019\u2019 uses batter and keeps coming, come what may. Dmitry must try his utmost and keep his wits about him, to preserve this at range, to conserve, maintain and restrict it to a boxing match, and not to become embroiled or enmeshed into a trawl-net brawl, which wouldn\u2019t be wise, as in going for the bait, he\u2019ll get caught hook, line and sinker.<\/p>\n

Both have fought Joe Smith, who extended Dmitri the full twelve. Artur dispatched him in two brief, unforgettable rounds, after the Construction Man got hot under the blue collar and committed the costly error of trying to stand, trade and mix. He got clobbered with a concrete mixer plus the kitchen sink, unhinging his equilibrium!<\/p>\n

This fight was well and truly on, after Artur and Dmitry came across each other during a brief, wry, arid encounter in the heart of Riyadh last year, just prior to a dinner. Both were dressed up to the nines. Dmitri a touch more formal in a dicky-bow, while Artur more casually attired in an open-necked shirt below his tux.<\/p>\n

Artur\u2019s rather shy smile, instantly vanished, transforming into a fixed, chilling, icy glare, as they did a brief face to face, while Dmitri remained impassive. And then, Artur quipped that Dmitry was always talking about a fight, but not coming through with it. That\u2019s now changed.<\/p>\n

Iconic Artur is laconic. He lets his actions speak volumes, rather than his words. As he explains: \u2018\u2019Usually we never talk about strategy or what we are going to try to do. Like every fight, for me it\u2019s important. Any fight is dangerous, because boxing is dangerous.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n

In one form or another, Dmitry has been WBA champion since 2017. His record is 23-0, 12 KO\u2019s. He\u2019s not the destructive enforcer, wielding booming gongs and clashing symbols, percussion style, like Artur. To win he will need to box his opponent\u2019s ears off and avoid getting into a toe- to- toe slugfest confrontation.<\/p>\n

Now resident of Indio, California, Dmitry would do well to wander the Globe and seek out the advice of Grand Master Gary Kasparov, who was so adept at thinking many moves ahead, during his genius heyday epic chess matches.<\/p>\n

Fighting Artur Beterbiev is akin to playing chess with Lucifer. Devilishly difficult, and the forfeit arising from checkmate, would reveal his bared soul. So, Dmitry has to try to beat another path.<\/p>\n

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