Dimitry Bivol fights Lyndon Arthur with the sight set on Artur Beterbiev

 

Dimitry Bivol insists he is as motivated for Saturday’s title fight against Lyndon Arthur as he was before his previous two fights: brilliant victories over Canelo Alvarez and Gilberto Ramirez.

Bivol (21-0, 11 KOs) defends his AMB title for the eleventh time against Arthur as part of the marathon billboard at the Kingdom Arena in Riyah, Saudi Arabia.

Arthur (23-1, 16 Kos), 32, of Manchester, will be on his first world title opportunity and has only lost once. That said, it doesn’t bring the same level of threat as Alvarez, the current super-middleweight undisputed champion, and former super-middleweight world champion Ramirez. Bivol beat Canelo and Ramirez by unanimous decision in May and December 2022, respectively.

However, Bivol does not trust Arthur and says he is still focused on not interrupting his progression towards a clash with his Russian compatriot Arthur Beterviev (19-0, 19 KO), who owns the belt of the CMB, the FIB and the OMB. Beterbiev will defend his titles against Callum Smith in Canada on January 13.

Bivol is a clean, classic boxer who dismantles and outstrips his opponents with his jab, while Beterbiev relies on his power to eliminate all the professional opponents he has known. Bivol vs Beterbiew to decide an undisputed semi-heavyweight champion is one of the best fights that can be held in boxing today, and Bivol believes it can be achieved by 2024.