Artur Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol: Full card results
Light heavyweight champions Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol faced off for the undisputed light heavyweight title at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. In a highly anticipated contest, Beterbiev emerged victorious, unifying the IBF, WBC, and WBO titles with his win over WBA champ Bivol.
The fight went the full 12 rounds, with Beterbiev edging a majority decision, scoring 114-114, 115-113, and 116-112. Bivol dominated early with his movement, but Beterbiev's pressure and heavy punches took over in the later rounds, especially from round nine onward.
The undercard delivered its drama, starting with Mohammed Alakel’s victorious pro debut. Alakel outpointed Jesus Gonzalez in a super featherweight four-rounder, winning unanimously with all judges scoring 40-36 in his favor.
In a light heavyweight match, Ben Whittaker and Liam Cameron fought to a split draw after a dramatic fall out of the ring caused Whittaker to injure his leg. Though Whittaker had been struggling, the injury forced the bout to be stopped after five rounds.
Skye Nicolson defended her WBC featherweight title against Raven Chapman, winning by unanimous decision. Nicolson's defensive style frustrated Chapman, leading to a comfortable 99-91, 98-92, 98-92 victory.
In middleweight action, Chris Eubank Jr. knocked out Kamil Szeremeta in the seventh round. Eubank floored Szeremeta four times, with the final blow coming from a body shot that ended the contest.
Jai Opetaia retained his IBF cruiserweight title with a sixth-round stoppage over Jack Massey, who was saved by his corner after taking significant punishment.
In heavyweight action, Fabio Wardley destroyed Frazer Clarke in a first-round knockout, landing powerful shots that Clarke could not recover from, ending the bout at 2:28.
Check out the complete results from the fight card below:
- Artur Beterbiev (c) vs. Dmitry Bivol (c) for the undisputed light heavyweight title
- Chris Eubank Jr. def. Kamil Szeremeta via TKO 7 (1:50); Middleweights
- Fabio Wardley (c) def. Frazer Clarke via TKO 1 (2:28) for the British heavyweight title
- Jai Opetaia (c) def. Jack Massey via TKO 6 (2:00) for the IBF and The Ring cruiserweight titles
- Ben Whittaker Tech. Draw Liam Cameron (58-57, 57-58, 58-58); Light Heavyweights
- Skye Nicolson def. Raven Chapman via UD 10 (99-91, 98-92, 98-92) for the WBC featherweight title
- Mohammed Alakel def. Jesus Gonzalez via UD 4 (40-36, 40-36, 40-36)