Dmitry Bivol got his revenge over Artur Beterbiev in another thrilling classic to set up a potential third meeting.
Beterbiev and Bivol met in a mouth-watering second instalment of their light-heavyweight rivalry with the undisputed crown on the line again in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
The former captured the four belts last time out in a modern-era epic, taking the decision on the judges’ scorecards which some in the boxing fraternity viewed as contentious.
But slick-moving Bivol got his chance at immediate revenge against the power-punching champion in ‘The Last Crescendo’.
It once again went the full 12-round distance in a captivating and spectacular spectacle, as once again the operators proved near impossible to separate.
But a winner was declared by majority decision, with Bivol this time getting his revenge.
The scores were read out at 116-116, while the two scorecards were in his favour at 116-112 and 115-113.
He now becomes the undisputed king taking Beterbiev’s belts, and there are now widespread calls for the pair to do battle for a third time.
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