Artur Beterbiev says “some things” changed for his team in their rematch against Dmitry Bivol on February 22. Changes on the team for undisputed light heavyweight champion Beterbiev (21-0, 20 KOs) may involve applying more pressure and not letting Bivol escape as he moves around the ring.

Bivol (23-1, 12 KOs) won’t stand and trade as he won’t last more than a few rounds against Beterbiev in the rematch in Riyadh. We saw it last time.

adapt to victory

During the fight, Bivol stood his ground in the seventh round and was cut down by Beterbiev at one point, causing him an injury. This was Bivol’s first and last attempt to trade in a fight.

In the rematch, Bivol will use Shakur style hit and run The style he used in his first fight with Beterbiev, but he may include lots of bites. Bivol suppressed Arthur’s offense and controlled him in previous encounters.

Beterbiev is a smart fighter who has fought many fighters in the past who used an excessive hold to stop his attacks. He would know how to counter this tactic. Fans will be even more excited if Bivol chooses to fight Beterbiev, as the card will be live on DAZN PPV. However, Bivol wants this lucrative trilogy fight, and the only way he can achieve that is to win on February 22 against Beterbiev. If that means hitting, running and holding all night long, that’s what Bivol will do.

tactical change

“My team, we changed some different things, but we can’t tell you. The second game, we will see what happens there,” Artur Beterbiev said. professional boxing fanwhen told Anthony Joshua picked Dmitry Bivol to beat him in their rematch on February 22.

“Mentally, you need to concentrate. Even if someone said it was a close game, I felt like I won,” Beterbiev said of the match against Bivol on October 12 last year. . “We need enough changes to win. It doesn’t surprise me,” Arthur said when asked if Dmitry did anything in the first game that “surprised” him. But he did a great job. “

“I felt like I won the fight. I didn’t see that (Beterbiev’s power reaching Bivol).”

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