Artur Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol 2 full fight card, PPV price, how to watch tomorrow's massive boxing event
Everything you need to know about Saturday's Riyadh Season boxing card featuring seven championship bouts and headlined by Beterbiev vs. Bivol 2.
Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol headline a much-anticipated boxing event tomorrow that is being hailed as the "Fight Card of the Century." Staged under Turki Alalshikh's Riyadh Season promotional banner, the seven-fight lineup features seven championship bouts on Feb. 22 from the Anb Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and airs live on DAZN pay-per-view for £19.99 in the UK and $25.99 in the US.
Beterbiev (21-0, 20 KOs) and Bivol (23-1, 12 KOs) collide in a rematch for Beterbiev's undisputed light heavyweight championships in the night's featured bout. The duo delivered an electric 12-round bout in October, with Beterbiev winning a controversial majority decision to claim the WBO, WBC, IBF and WBA light heavyweight belts. Beterbiev was then ordered by the IBF to honor his mandatory obligation against little-known contender Michael Eifert, however a step-aside deal was agreed upon to allow Beterbiev and Bivol to rematch just four months after their first meeting.
Beterbiev and Bivol are currently ranked No. 4 and No. 7, respectively, in Uncrowned's pound-for-pound boxing rankings.
The night's co-feature sees WBO interim heavyweight champion Joseph Parker (35-3, 23 KOs) take on last-second replacement — and bonafide destroyer — Martin Bakole (21-1, 16 KOs) following the withdrawal of IBF heavyweight champ Daniel Dubois due to illness. Bakole has been on a tear of late, most recently steamrolling over previously unbeaten American prospect Jared Anderson in August. Parker, likewise, punctuated his current five-fight win streak with big recent performances over Deontay Wilder and Zhilei Zhang.
In addition to those bouts, five other championships are at stake on Saturday: Shakur Stevenson (22-0, 10 KOs) vs. Josh Padley (15-0, 4 KOs) for Stevenson's WBC lightweight title, Carlos Adames (24-1, 18 KOs) vs. Hamzah Sheeraz (21-0, 17 KOs) for Adames' WBC middleweight title, Vergil Ortiz Jr. (22-0, 21 KOs) vs. Israil Madrimov (10-1-1, 7 KOs) for the WBC interim super welterweight title, Zhilei Zhang (27-2, 22 KOs) vs. Agit Kabayel Kabayel (25-0, 17 KOs) for the WBC interim heavyweight title, and Joshua Buatsi (19-0, 13 KOs) vs. Callum Smith (30-2, 22 KOs) for Buatsi's WBO interim light heavyweight title.
The blockbuster Feb. 22 event begins at 11 a.m. ET on DAZN pay-per-view. Ring walks for Dubois vs. Parker are expected approximately around 4:40 p.m. ET. Ring walks for Beterbiev vs. Bivol 2 are expected approximately around 6 p.m. ET.
Uncrowned will have live round-by-round coverage of the entire night.
The updated Beterbiev vs. Bivol 2 fight card and betting odds can be seen below.
Betting odds courtesy of BetMGM.
Undisputed light heavyweight title: Artur Beterbiev (-120) vs. Dmitry Bivol (+105)
WBO interim heavyweight title: Joseph Parker (-155) vs. Martin Bakole (+125)
WBC lightweight title: Shakur Stevenson (-4000) vs. Josh Padley (+1400)
WBC middleweight title: Carlos Adames (+200) vs. Hamzah Sheeraz (-250)
WBC interim super welterweight title: Vergil Ortiz Jr. (-125) vs. Israil Madrimov (+110)
WBC interim heavyweight title: Zhilei Zhang (+138) vs. Agit Kabayel (-160)
WBO interim light heavyweight title: Joshua Buatsi (-190) vs. Callum Smith (+160)
Prelims (10 a.m. ET)
Lightweight: Mohammed Alakel vs. Engel Gomez
Super lightweight: Ziyad Almaayouf vs. Jonatas de Oliveira