Bivol surprised with his confession about a rematch with Beterbiev – Boxing/MMA

Former world light heavyweight champion (up to 79.4 kg) according to WBA, WBA-Super and IBO versions, Russian boxer Dmitry Bivol (23-1, 12 KO) commented on the official announcement of the date of the rematch for the title of absolute champion with his compatriot Artur Beterbiev (21-0, 20 KO), which will take place on February 22 in the capital of Saudi Arabia, Riyadh, Sports.kz reports with reference to Championat.com.

“It’s nice that there will be a rematch. I basically expected this. The date suits me, it was announced the very next day after our first fight, when during our meeting Turki Al ash-Sheikh explained why such a deadline. So we knew the date. Yes, there is not as much time to prepare as I would like. But we are on equal terms, and all this time I was thinking that 22…