Former world light heavyweight champion (up to 79.4 kg) Russian Dmitry Bivol spoke about his chances of an early victory in a rematch with his compatriot Artur Beterbievwhich will take place on February 22, Sports.kz reports with reference to Championat.com.
“I and before [первого] battle I felt that I had enough power. This is boxing. We have a saying: “Once a year the stick shoots,” Bivol said in an interview with the Seconds Out YouTube channel.
The fight between Beterbiev and Bivol took place on the night of October 12-13 in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) and ended with the victory of the native of Khasavyurt by a split decision (114-114, 115-113, 116-112). Bivol suffered the first defeat in his career.
