After the defeat of Beterbiev what follows for Dmitry Bivol, TRILOGY FIGHT or Benavidez?

On Saturday night at the Royal Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, an exciting rematch for the indisputable crown of lightweight weight took place while Dmitry Bivol was defeated by Arthur Beterbieva (21-1, 20 ko) mostly.

This fight had all the elements you expect in an elite championship match. This fight had strategic moves, fantastic actions and multiple swing changes. Four months ago, Arthur Beterbiev gave Dmitry Bivol his first career loss, and on the night of February 22. Bivol returned the service.

In the introductory circle in the Battle of Non -Uncose, most actions took place at the center of the ring, while both Beterbiev and Bivol tried to establish a sting. Beterbiev came out in the second round with the intention of being more aggressive, but when he pressed forward, the buffalo was repeatedly connected to the counter of the right hand.

In the third round every time Beterbiev landed a big heavy shot, the buffalo would respond by throwing a combination of three or four strokes. Beterbiev was dominant in the 4th round as he pressed forward and landed heavy gunshots of his right hand throughout the circle.

In the 5th round of Beterbiev, he continued to connect with his right hand to the head and body of the buffalo. In the middle of the heel, the buffalo caught Beterbiev’s clean right counter, but Beterbie’s circle ended with a landing of several solid combinations.

Bivol used his jab to set up his combinations during the first 90 seconds of the sixth round, but Beterbie’s circle ended up on a strong note while supporting the buffalo against the rope and landed on hard rights and left. The buffalo controlled the pace for rounds from 7 to 9 with a movement, impact and combination.

Similar to the first fight, Arthur Beterbiev found himself in a position in which he had to gather. Beterbiev did a beautiful work to end the fight, but this time he passed the referees scored (114-114, 116-112 and 115-113) in favor of Dmitry Bivol.

With the victory, Dmitry Bivol (24-1, 12 ko) avenged his only career loss and realized his dream of becoming an indisputable world champion. Now the question that everyone likes to ask at the end of the big fight next for the new indispensable World Champion in Dmitry Bivol’s heavyweight category?

An apparent choice for Dmitry Bivol would be a trilog fight with Arthur Beterbiev. With its great victory on Saturday night, the buffalo even the result, and now the rubber match can determine the entire winner of the Bivol-Beterbiev series.

Another intriguing option would be an undisputed light-technical title between the Dmitry buffalo and David Benavidez. The undefeated David Benavidez was the number one candidate in 168 to two years, but champion Canelo Alvarez managed to avoid him.

Knowing that he would never get the opportunity to fight for the title, David Benavidez moved until 175. After he announced the unanimous victories of the decision over Oleksandr Gvozdyk and David Morrell, Benavidez proved himself as a legitimate candidate for the title of lightweight category.

For the last few years, 34-year-old Dmitry Bivol has been very active, and at a press conference after the fight, Bivol has suggested that he take the rest time and heal several minor injuries. So far, the buffalo is the king of light weight and he has many options, but we will have to sit down and wait to see what his next move will be.