On Saturday, January 13, on the Vidéotron Centre in Québec Metropolis, Canada, Artur Beterbiev (20-0, 20 KOs) impressively stopped Callum Smith in spherical seven of the combat, with the Russian-born fighter retaining his WBC, WBO and IBF belts. To keep away from distracting Beterbiev from this combat, Bob Arum had described negotiations for a combat with Dmitry Bivol (22-0, 11 KOs) as “Not even shut.” Following the competition between Smith and Beterbiev, Eddie Hearn spoke to Boxing Social in regards to the attainable match-up between one of the best two mild heavyweights on this planet.
Eddie Hearn Speaks About Artur Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol
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Artur Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol
Earlier than the combat between Beterbiev and Smith, Eddie Hearn spoke to Boxing Information, the place he mentioned negotiations for Beterbiev vs. Bivol: “After we did the deal in Saudi Arabia with His Excellency, the plan was for Dmitry Bivol to combat for the undisputed combat. A combat that they like is Beterbiev in opposition to Bivol.” He added: “From our perspective with Bivol, he’s already signed to combat Artur Beterbiev.“
Instantly following the combat, the Montreal resident confirmed he wished the Bivol combat – and Bob Arum stated the combat would occur roughly three months after Ramadan, that means mid-July is the earliest we may see this monster combat.
Eddie Hearn Feedback on Beterbiev vs. Bivol
In his interview with Boxing Social, Hearn mentioned Beterbiev vs. Bivol: “I do consider Dmitry beats him, but it surely’s an actual 50/50 combat.“
He continued: “Bivol‘s motion is excellent, and I feel Beterbiev will actually battle with that, however you must have the facility to harm him (Beterbiev), and when you don’t your motion has acquired to be so good and so exact.“
Hearn additionally stated: “Beterbiev’s energy is freakish.” Following the touch upon his energy, he talked about that Callum Smith spent an excessive amount of time on the ropes and adopted that by saying: “Bivol gained’t be there. His toes are very, excellent.“
“It’s a superb combat, among the best fights in boxing, and hopefully we will get it over the road.“
Try our recap of the undercard from the Smith vs. Beterbiev combat.
