
Undisputed lightweight champion Dmitry Bivol will evacuate his WBC 175-pound title to avoid a fight against mandatory David Benavidez ordered tomorrow on April 8.
It’s a protected move, as Benavides (30-0, 24 kos) is Terrible style showdown For the 34-year-old Bivol, it might beat him and take some shine from his trilogy match against Artur Beterbiev.
Beterbiev trilogy
Ring report That Bivol will “continue with the Artur Beterbiev trilogy.” This is a battle that Turki wants, and it is a good fight against Bivol. If there is more money in the battle of Benavidez, it’s obvious that while it’s a game that’s definitely a nightmare for him, Bival will go in that direction.
Fans on social media were full of ambivalence about the news, as many of them were tired of seeing Bivol and Beterbiev fight against it in chess matches, similar to a wolf chasing a rabbit around the forest. Artur won the first fight last October 12 and won enough fight in the February 22 match, but the judge gave the original deal.
I scored. It was a strange battle. Beterbiev easily dominated the fight in rounds 2 to 6, but then stopped shooting from round 7 to 11.
Then suddenly, Betbiff drove his offense in the 12th round, defeating Bivol’s life daylight, bringing him close to being eliminated. It’s like turning on the light switch. Beterbiev fought the same way he fought in rounds 2 to 6 in Game 12.
It looks weird. Did he try to lose the fight to ensure there will be a trilogy? This is what some boxing fans believe. All I can say is that he will dominate effortlessly in the first half and then punch the next five rounds until round 12.
If Beterbiev fought as aggressively as he did in the final round, Bivol didn’t have a chance in the trilogy because he was too vulnerable to put up with his own power shot. The same would happen if Bivol fought David Benavidez, but it would be faster. He wouldn’t allow him to enter the second half like Artur did.
Bivol has no chance to ride the Mexican monster Benavidez and be cut down within six rounds. He wouldn’t risk a big salary to Betbiff.
Title vacant
With the withdrawal of the WBC champion, interim champion Benavidez will be promoted or ordered to fight the next available contender. In this cast, it may be David Morrell #1. It would be fun to see a rematch between them. Benavidez beat Morrell by unanimous decision on February 1 with 12 rounds, scoring 118-109, 115-111 and 115-111.
Cuban Morrell can get through a more intense attack than last time, which makes Benavidez a tougher fight in the rematch. He fought well in the second half after Benavidez and hit his facial features with a huge shot. These two battles are more competitive than Benavidez facing Bivol, as Morrell has the strength to stand and fight, youth and resilience. Bivol is too weak, old and clumsy. He hates being hit.
Last updated on April 7, 2010