Artur Beterbiev posted on Instagram today, pointing out that Dmitry Bivol was the reason their trilogy match was postponed.
Trilogy battles were delayed by Bivol
The former undisputed lightweight champion Beterbiev (21-1, 20 KOS) said he hopes the trilogy match will take place shortly after the second battle in Riyadh last February. However, Beterbiev heard that Bivol (24-1, 12 KOS) wanted to compete “Late autumn, then the end of this year.transparent
Now, Beterbiev is not sure when Bivol wants a third battle to happen. Yesterday there was a report about X about Bivol-Beterbiev held in Russia in 2026. However, Beterbiev did not mention this in his post, which may indicate the lack of validity of the message.
Is Beterbiev’s age Bivol tactic?
In Artur’s Instagram post, he asked Bivol, “How old do I have to be So can we have a third battle? Beterbiev, 40, comments to Bivol show that he is already familiar with the unified champion and therefore his threat is getting smaller and smaller.
Betbiff said his coach and doctors opposed his idea of a second battle with Bivol last February, shortly after he had a surgery torn meniscus. He lost to Dmitry with 12 rounds with 115-113, 116-112 and 114-114.
Beterbiev’s mobility in the battle was the previous one in October last year. You can say his surgical knees limit his ability to cut the ring on Bivol, who used a lot of action with his hit and running fighting style.
Beterbiev issue Bivol’s delay
“Although I was after the surgery, the day after the first fight, we agreed to a rematch, which was held in four months, and my coach and doctors were explicitly opposed to such an early rematch.” Instragram Today, discuss why his third battle with Dmitry Bivol was postponed.
“I immediately showed interest in the third battle after the second battle, at first there were rumors about the fight in August, but my opponent (Bivol) said in an interview that he wanted to be late at night and then – by the end of the year, now – now – it was totally unknown.
“Dima, how old do I have to be so that we can fight for the third time?” Beterbiev said, sending a message to Dmitry Bivol.
Last updated on July 5, 20125
