Light heavyweight champions Artur Beterbiev (20-0, 20 KOs) and Dmitry Bivol (23-0, 12 KOs) fight tonight for the undisputed 175-lb championship at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The match is seen as a true 50-50 contest, and it is almost impossible to pick a clear winner ahead of time.
The Beterbiev-Bivol fight will be shown live on ESPN+ at 6 pm ET. Fans in the U.S. and Canada who want to watch the undercard will see it on DAZN PPV at noon ET.
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IBF, WBC, and WBO light heavyweight champion Beterbiev has a perfect knockout record that he’ll bring to the fight tonight and will be looking to pick up his 21st straight KO along with the final belt he needs for his collection.
The favorite, WBA champion Bivol, wants to capture Beterbiev’s three titles and potentially face Canelo Alvarez in a rematch.
Tonight’s Fight Card Information
The broadcast start time for the Beterbiev vs. Bivol main event is 6 pm ET/ 3 pm PT on ESPN+. The undercard starts at Noon ET on DAZN PPV.
- 11:15 PM UK / 6:15 PM ET – Artur Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol (IBF, WBC, WBO, WBA light heavyweight titles)
***The undercard is on DAZN PPV for the U.S. and Canada. Fans outside of Canada and the U.S. can see the entire card on DAZN PPV***
Undercard shown on DAZN PPV
- 10:00 PM UK / 5:00 PM ET – Fabio Wardley vs. Frazer Clark (For Wardley’s British heavyweight title)
- 9:00 PM UK / 4:00 PM ET – Jai Opetaia vs. Jack Massey (For Opetaia’s IBF cruiserweight title)
- 8:00 PM UK / 3:00 PM ET – Chris Eubank Jr. vs. Kamil Szeremeta (Middleweight)
- 7:00 PM UK / 2:00 PM ET – Skye Nicolson vs. Raven Chapman (For Nicolson’s WBC women’s featherweight title)
- 6:00 PM UK / 1:00 PM ET – Ben Whittaker vs. Liam Cameron (Light heavyweight)
- 5:35 PM UK / 12:35 PM ET – Mohammaed Alakel vs. Jesus Gonzalez (Lightweight)
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