Following an initial booking that got nixed, fight fans will finally see Artur Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol before 2024 ends. The fight is to determine the first undisputed light heavyweight champion since Roy Jones Jr. accomplished the feat two decades ago.
Beterbiev is a four-time amateur gold medalist who turned pro in 2013. The Russian with Canadian citizenship won the IBF light heavyweight title in 2017, the WBC belt in 2019, and the WBO title in 2022. The 39-year-old last fought in January, decimating Callum Smith.
Bivol turned pro in 2014. He won the interim WBA light heavyweight title in 2016 and was elevated to the full-time champion. The Russian became a worldwide sensation when he beat Canelo Alvarez in a one-sided affair in 2022. Bivol has since won three straight, earning his first knockout win since 2018 against Malik Zinad.
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The Zinad fight came to be because Beterbiev suffered a ruptured meniscus in training, forcing a June 1 matchup against Bivol to get nixed. A motivated Bivol is ready to finally fight Beterbiev for all the gold and even match the power of Beterbiev, who has a 100% knockout-to-win ratio.
"I believe that my power is every time with me," said Bivol via ESPN. "I didn't have doubts, of course [my] power [is] with me."
Here’s everything we know so far about Artur Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol, including the date, location, tune-in details, tickets and more.
Artur Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol fight card, odds
- Artur Beterbiev (c) (+100) vs. Dmitry Bivol (c) (-120) for the IBF, WBA, WBC, and WBO light heavyweight titles
- Chris Eubank Jr. vs. Kamil Szeremeta; Middleweights
- Fabio Wardley (c) (-140) vs. Frazer Clarke (+120) 2 for the British heavyweight title
- Jai Opetaia (c) vs. Jack Massey for the IBF and The Ring cruiserweight titles
- Ben Whittaker vs. Liam Cameron; Light Heavyweights
- Skye Nicolson (c) vs. Raven Chapman for the WBC featherweight title
- Mohammed Alakel vs. Jesus Gonzalez
* Betting odds per BetMGM
Artur Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol tune-in info
- Date: Saturday, October 12
- Location: Kingdom Arena —Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Start time: TBA
- How to watch: DAZN PPV | ESPN+
- PPV price: $15 U.S. | £15 U.K.
Artur Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol will now air on October 12 in Saudi Arabia.
The main card will air on DAZN PPV. However, in the U.S., only the main event will air on ESPN+.
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WATCH: Artur Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol, live on DAZN
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Artur Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol purse
The fight purse for Artur Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol is unknown at this time.
Bivol reportedly earned $5 million in his win against Canelo Alvarez. Beterbiev reportedly took home $1.3 million against Callum Smith.