Dmitry Bivol vs Artur Beterbiev Prediction: what can we expect from the fight?

Prediction for the Boxing match which will take place on October 12. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

Dmitry Bivol (current WBA champion) is a synonym for the word school, very technical, hits a lot, but finishes his opponents not often, preferring to take the soul out of them for as long as possible. He usually starts cautiously, but pushes on towards the end of the fight.

He has no defeats, and among the defeated opponents there are very big names, the same Saul Alvarez, for example.

Beterbiev is the WBC, WBO and IBF champion, he doesn't fight often, but it allows him to prepare qualitatively, taking into account his age. All his victories Arthur won by knockout, and in his last fight, which took place in January this year, he finished Callum Smith.

This boxer is a classic puncher, physically powerful, he wins exclusively by knockout and not only in the first rounds. Arthur, despite his age, is long-lasting. But it is his age that is the main worry for him, already in any of his fights there can be a slump.

To defeat Bivol, Arthur will need to impose his game, get into close and middle range, impose the fight on the counter. He will have to break through devastating jabs and catch his mobile opponent in the corners. The task is incredibly difficult, but, in principle, doable (with the right level of physical fitness).

Well, there are only two options here, which are on the surface, and which everyone knows about - either Beterbiev will knock out Bivol like all his other opponents, or Bivol will work without mistakes and win on points. We favor (very, very slightly) Dmitry, keeping in mind Artur's age and his recent injury.

Any mistake or accident can turn the fight upside down. Dmitry will have to work for points to win by decision, he will have to move a lot and be as focused as possible every second . That said, we understand that Artur will not pause, allowing his opponent to ‘catch his breath’. On the other hand, we saw how hard it was for Beterbiev in the fight with Yarde, who found probably the most correct way to win, he just lacked skill. We also saw how Bivol was shaken by Callum Smith, a boxer with a much weaker punch than Beterbiev.