Artur Beterbiev says his staff made some adjustments in his coaching and he hopes to be at the very least 10% improved for his rematch with Dmitry Bivol on February twenty second in Riyadh.
Undisputed mild heavyweight champion Beterbiev (21-0, 20 KOs) isn’t revealing what areas he’s improved, however he’s relying on it being sufficient to make the struggle extra thrilling.
10% Higher
The look on Beterbiev’s face throughout interviews this week means that he’ll be attacking Bivol nonstop and forcing him to both struggle or flee. Final time, Bivol fled, which saved him from being knocked down, however it nonetheless value him the struggle. He was too targeted on survival.
I believe that shall be his foremost aim this time as soon as he begins feeling the warmth from Beterbiev. Bivol is an effective fighter when he’s not coping with something being thrown again at him. However when his opponents throw, he shells up or retreats. He’s at all times fought that method.
“We modified some issues up in coaching. I hope to be higher on this struggle than I used to be within the first struggle,” stated Artur Beterbiev to talkSport Boxing about his rematch with Dmitry Bivol on February twenty second. “Earlier than I used to be undisputed, I wished to get a fourth belt. Now, I wish to hold them.
“If I obtain some provides for this factor, I’ll take a look at them. Thus far, I’ve solely acquired a proposal for a rematch and I accepted it,” stated Beterbiev when requested if he’d be open to transferring as much as cruiserweight after this to struggle.
“I can take any struggle if I’ve totally different provides. I’ll examine with my staff and take it,” stated Beterbiev when requested if he could be interested by preventing Canelo Alvarez or Jai Opetaia if he defeats Bivol.
“28,” stated Beterbiev when requested how previous he’s.
Bivol’s Techniques
He’s too previous at 34 to vary now, and the one factor he can do in another way within the rematch is to carry extra. That’s what many fighters say he ought to have achieved final time. That’s what we’ll possible see extra of from Bivol to neutralize Beterbiev’s offense.
Final time, Beterbiev began slowly, letting Bivol (23-1, 12 KOs) win the primary quarter of the struggle together with his jab and fast left-right mixtures.
Beterbiev started resembling his typical self on the midpoint of the struggle. Bivol had gotten assured and confirmed no respect for Artur as he’d achieved in his current fights towards Malik Zinad, Lyndon Arthur, and Gilberto Ramirez.
Clearly, Bivol misjudged Beterbiev and paid the value as a result of he took over the struggle from spherical six and by no means appeared again. The scores had been 115-113, 116-112 for Beterbiev, and 114-114.
Curiously, many followers and fighters are pulling for Bivol to win the struggle. They consider that he’d achieved sufficient to win the primary struggle, even they admit that he didn’t seem to win one spherical from the sixth. They nonetheless assume he received. It didn’t appear like Bivol received.
For Bivol to win, he’s going to want to struggle with extra aggression, too, as a result of Beterbiev goes to be placing extra stress on him this time. The judges favored Artur’s attacking type to the retreating that Bivol did.
“If I’ve an opportunity for 10%, I’ll be significantly better,” stated Beterbiev to Queensberry Promotions about how a lot enchancment would make him completely satisfied for his rematch with Bivol. “I can’t let you know. You’ll inform Bivol. I do know you speak about me to Bivol,” stated Beterbiev when requested what areas he desires to enhance.
“I hope and consider it’ll be extra attention-grabbing struggle than the primary one, as a result of now we all know one another,” stated Beterbiev concerning the rematch with Bivol.
