World Boxing News was informed that the undeniable clash in between Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol is held off.
A declaration sent out to WBN laid out that Beterbiev has actually suffered an injury and won’t be prepared till a later date.
Top rank stated: “The extremely prepared for undeniable light heavyweight world title face-off in between WBC/IBF/WBO champ Artur Beterbiev and WBA ruler Dmitry Bivol — arranged for Saturday, June 1 at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia — has actually been held off after Beterbiev suffered a burst meniscus in training.
“The strategy is to reschedule Beterbiev-Bivol before completion of the year, and extra information will be supplied in due course.”
There was word of the 5 vs 5 part of the card, which was because of be relayed independently, from Saudi Arabia Chairman Turki Alalshikh. This implies the undercard, including Deontay Wilder vs Zhilei Zhang, will still occur next month as a standalone occasion.
“After getting today’s news about Beterbiev’s injury, we will hold off the Beterbiev vs. Bivol fight arranged for June 1 till later on this year. I am wanting my bro Artur a fast healing.
“However, the 5 vs 5 occasion is still on for June 1”
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