Artur Beterbiev will defend the undisputed light-heavyweight titles in a rematch with Dmitry Bivol tonight, four months after their first fight for all the major belts.
In October, the unbeaten Beterbiev won a controversial decision against Bivol to leave Saudi Arabia as the undisputed light-heavyweight king – while Bivol suffered the first loss of his professional career.
Now, Bivol bids for revenge as he returns to Riyadh to box Beterbiev again, after Joseph Parker fights Martin Bakole in the co-main event of a stacked card.
Parker was due to challenge Daniel Dubois for the IBF heavyweight title, but the champion withdrew due to illness on Thursday. As a result, Parker faces the “most-avoided” heavyweight in boxing – as Bakole is often referred to – on just two days’ notice.
And there are many other great fights tonight, on what some have called the “greatest” card in boxing history. Follow live updates and results from Beterbiev vs Bivol 2, Parker vs Bakole, and the full undercard:
Beterbiev vs Bivol 2 and Parker vs Bakole
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Artur Beterbiev (champion) vs Dmitry Bivol 2 (undisputed light-heavyweight titles) – 10.30pm GMT
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Joseph Parker vs Martin Bakole (WBO interim heavyweight title) – 9.10pm GMT
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Shakur Stevenson (C) vs Josh Padley (WBC lightweight title)
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Carlos Adames (C) vs Hamzah Sheeraz (WBC middleweight title)
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Vergil Ortiz Jr (C) vs Israil Madrimov (WBC interim super-welterweight title)
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Zhilei Zhang vs Agit Kabayel (vacant WBC interim heavyweight title)
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Joshua Buatsi (C) vs Callum Smith (WBO interim light-heavyweight title) – 4.15pm GMT
