The long-anticipated rematch between Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol headlines a massive day of combat sports on Saturday, February 22. They’ll meet again for the undisputed light heavyweight crown at The Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, where Beterbiev narrowly outpointed Bivol by majority decision last October. With all four major titles at 175 lbs on the line, Bivol has the chance to reclaim the belts he once owned, while Beterbiev aims to keep his perfect record intact.
A loaded undercard features several major title defenses. Heavyweight Daniel Dubois puts his IBF strap on the line against former champion Joseph Parker, while Shakur Stevenson defends his WBC lightweight belt against Floyd Schofield. Carlos Adames faces Hamzah Sheeraz for the WBC middleweight title, and Vergil Ortiz Jr. squares off with Israil Madrimov in a super welterweight clash. Further down the lineup, Zhilei Zhang meets Agit Kabayel for the vacant interim WBC heavyweight belt, with Bradley Rea taking on Constantino Nanga at light heavyweight.
Dmitry eyes revenge!: Watch
Fans in the U.S. can catch Beterbiev vs Bivol 2 live on DAZN, with prelims starting at 9:30 a.m. ET and the main card at 10 a.m. ET. In the UK, prelims start at 2:30 p.m. GMT, followed by the main card at 3 p.m. GMT.
Will Bivol solve the puzzle this time, or does the power-punching Beterbiev keep his belts? What y'all thinking?
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