Beterbiev adapted the Bivol Rematch strategy.

Artur Beterbiev said his team changed “some things” in their match against Dmitry Bivol on February 22. Undisputed light heavyweight champion Beterbiev (21-0, 20 KOs) could include putting more pressure on his team, and he won’t let Bivol get away with moving around the ring.

Bivol (23-1, 12 KOs) won’t be trading stands as he won’t last more than a few rounds against Beterbiev in their rematch in Riyadh. Last time we saw each other.

Adaptation for victory

Beterbiev cut him and was hurt at one point when Bivol stopped him in the seventh round. It was the first and last time Bivol tried to trade in the fight.

In the replay, Bivol uses Shakur-esque Hit and run The style he used in the first fight with Beterbiev, but he will not increase A lot of clichés. Bivol neutralized Arthur’s offense while holding his previous conflict.

Beterbiev is a smart fighter, and in the past he has fought many fighters who have used excessive holding to shut down the offense. He knows what to do to counter this trick. This card will be shown live on DAZN PPV, so it will be even more exciting for the fans if Bivol chooses to fight Beterbiev. However, Bivol wants the lucrative triple match, and the only way he can get that is by defeating Beterbiev on February 22nd. If that means hitting, running and catching all night, that’s what Bivol does.

Systematic change

“My team, we’ve changed things, but we can’t tell you. The second fight, we will try to see what happens there,” said Artur Beterbiev. Pro boxing fansAnthony Joshua has reacted to being told he picked Dimitri Bivol to beat him in a rematch on February 22.

“You have to be mentally focused. “Even if someone said it was a close fight, I felt I won,” Beterbiev said of his clash with Bivol on October 12 last year. “We need enough change to win. I’m not surprised, but he did a good job,” Artur Dimitri said when asked if there was anything he did that ‘surprised’ him in his first fight.

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

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