RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA – FEBRUARY 21: Artur Beterbiev and Dmitrii Bivol face off during the weigh-in … [+] ahead of their IBF, WBO, WBC and IBO World Light Heavyweight title fight as part of Beterbiev v Bivol 2: The Last Crescendo at Boulevard Fountain on February 21, 2025 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Photo by Richard Pelham/Getty Images)
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One of the most anticipated boxing events of early 2025 goes down today at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. That event, “The Last Crescendo,” features seven title fights on the DAZN pay-per-view card. The headlining bout is an eagerly awaited rematch. In that contest, Artur Beterbiev puts his undisputed light heavyweight championship on the line against the man he took the WBA title from in October via majority decision, Dmitry Bivol. Also on the card, Joseph Parker puts his WBO interim heavyweight title on the line against Martin Bakole. Before that, Shakur Stevenson meets Josh Padley for Stevenson’s WBC lightweight belt. We have live coverage of the entire fight card and will update the Beterbiev vs. Bivol 2 card results as they happen on Saturday, February 22.
Beterbiev Vs. Bivol 2 Fight Card Date
Saturday, February 22, 2025
Beterbiev Vs. Bivol 2 Fight Card Time
Start time is expected to be 11: a.m. ET
Beterbiev Vs. Bivol 2 Fight Card Location
Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Beterbiev Vs. Bivol 2 Fight Card How To Watch Or Stream
DAZN Pay-Per-View
Beterbiev Vs. Bivol 2 Fight Card PPV Price
$25.99
Beterbiev Vs. Bivol 2 Full Fight Card
Artur Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol for the Undisputed light heavyweight title fight. For Beterbiev’s WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO and The Ring belts
Joseph Parker vs. Martin Bakole – For Parkers’ WBO interim heavyweight title
Shakur Stevenson vs. Josh Padley – For Stevenson’s WBC lightweight title
Carlos Adames vs. Hamzah Sheeraz – For Adames’ WBC middleweight title
Vergil Ortiz Jr vs. Israil Madrimov – For Ortiz Jr’s WBC world interim super welterweight title
Zhilei Zhang vs. Agit Kabayel – For the vacant WBC interim heavyweight title
Joshua Buatsi vs. Callum Smith – For Buatsi’s WBO light heavyweight interim title
Beterbiev Vs Bivol 2 Card Undergoes Two Title Fight Changes
Beterbiev Vs. Bivol 2 Full Fight Card Results
Shakur Stevenson defeats Josh Padley via TKO (3:oo of Round 9)
Carlos Adames vs. Hamzah Sheeraz ends in a split draw (115-114 (Sheeraz), 118-110 (Adames), 114-114)
Vergil Ortiz Jr defeats Israil Madrimov via unanimous decision (117-111, 115-113, 115-113)
Agit Kabayel defeats Zhilei Zhang via knockout (2:29 of Round 6)
Callum Smith defeats Joshua Buatsi via unanimous decision (119-110, 115-113, 116-112)
Mohammed Alakel defeats Engel Gomez via decision
Ziyad Almaayouf defeats Jonatas de Oliveira via decision (60-54 x 3)
Beterbiev Vs. Bivol 2 Results: Shakur Stevenson Vs. Josh Padley At Lightweight
RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA – FEBRUARY 22: Shakur Stevenson punches Josh Padley during the WBC World … [+] Lightweight Title fight between Shakur Stevenson and Josh Padley as part of Beterbiev v Bivol 2: The Last Crescendo at Kingdom Arena on February 22, 2025 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Photo by Richard Pelham/Getty Images)
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Shakur Stevenson faced late replacement Josh Padley on Saturday. Padley stepped in when Floyd Schofield pulled out of the event during fight week due to illness. Padley, who works as an electrician when he’s not competing, was working that day job when he got the call on Tuesday night to face Stevenson.
Stevenson has faced criticism for being a boring fighter for his defense-first style. He didn’t fight in that manner on Saturday, but Stevenson, who has a history of hand problems, struggled to end the fight against an opponent who had no training camp or prep time for a title fight.
Stevenson dropped Padley three times in the ninth round with body blows before his corner threw in the towel.
It’s hard to tell if Stevenson’s performance on Saturday will earn him big money fights, namely one against Gervonta “Tank” Davis because, after all, this was essentially a squash mash that went longer than it probably should have.
Beterbiev Vs. Bivol 2 Results: Carlos Adames vs. Hamzah Sheeraz At Middleweight
RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA – FEBRUARY 22: Carlos Adames punches Hamzah Sheeraz during the WBC World … [+] Middleweight Title fight between Carlos Adames and Hamzah Sheeraz as part of Beterbiev v Bivol 2: The Last Crescendo at Kingdom Arena on February 22, 2025 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Photo by Richard Pelham/Getty Images)
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This was not the most exciting fight. In fact, it was kind of boring. Hamzah Sheeraz seemed satisfied to use his height and reach to fight from distance while mostly backing up and throwing jabs. Meanwhile, Adames, who did his best to push forward, cut off the ring and land power punches to the head and body seemed to be the more agressive fighter for most of the contest.
At one point late in the fight, Frank Warren, Sheeraz’s promoter, seemed to implore the fighter’s trainers to get Sheeraz to be more aggressive. Warren’s request went unheeded.
The fight ended in a split draw.
Beterbiev Vs. Bivol 2 Results: Vergil Ortiz Jr vs. Israil Madrimov At Super Welterweight
RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA – FEBRUARY 22: Vergil Ortiz Jr punches Israil Madrimov during the WBC Interim … [+] World Super Welterweight Title fight between Vergil Ortiz Jr and Israil Madrimov as part of Beterbiev v Bivol 2: The Last Crescendo at Kingdom Arena on February 22, 2025 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Photo by Richard Pelham/Getty Images)
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Coming off the first loss of his professional career, an August 2024 decision setback to Terence Crawford, Israil Madrimov opened his fight against WBC interim super welterweight champion Vergil Ortiz Jr. by using his footwork and movement to frustrate and possibly tire Ortiz. That’s not to say he wasn’t active with his punches because he was firing jabs into, and sometimes through, Ortiz’s high defensive guard.
As the fight wore on, Madrimov slowly reduced his circling to the outside, which allowed Ortiz, who never became frustrated with his opponent’s movement, to pick up on the timing of Madrimov. The commentary team also began to question the visual of Madrimov’s movement when looking at the judging, as Ortiz seemed to be pushing the action.
With Madrimov looking to engage a little more in the second half of the contest, Ortiz did a much better job of cutting off the ring and upping his output. By the time the ninth round rolled around, Madrimov’s footwork had slowed, and Ortiz began to control the contest’s location and pace while unloading with power punches to the head and body.
The style of the fight changed once again in the 10th round. It seemed as if Madrimov and his team realized they were in trouble, which resulted in an aggressive Madrimov. That adjustment suited Ortiz just fine as he answered Madrimov with his own aggression. The 11th round was more of the same from both men.
Madrimov and Ortiz were aggressive in the 12th and final round, but again, it seemed that Ortiz was landing the more powerful punches.
Beterbiev Vs. Bivol 2 Results: Agit Kabayel Vs. Zhilei Zhang At Heavyweight
RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA – FEBRUARY 22: Agit Kabayel knocks down Zhilei Zhang which later resutls in a … [+] stoppage during the WBC Interim World Heavyweight Title fight between Zhilei Zhang and Agit Kabayel as part of Beterbiev v Bivol 2: The Last Crescendo at Kingdom Arena on February 22, 2025 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Photo by Richard Pelham/Getty Images)
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Zhilei Zhang looked confident and comfortable, and he tried to force Agit Kabayel into corners where he could uncork a power punch. Meanwhile, Kabayel looked to stay light on his feet, fight behind a jab, and score to the body while circling out and avoiding the power.
Kabayel became much more aggressive in the second round, which was a surprise. I would have thought that his plan would have been to tax Zhang’s cardio in the first few rounds and then look to score as his opponent was tired and slowing. But, no, Kabayel and his team seemed to think three minutes was enough to give him the advantage.
Kabayel continued his fast pace in the third. He also looked to go to Zhang’s body, something he had success with in the second stanza. It also seemed as if Kabayel had decided that Zhang’s ability to score a one-punch knockout had passed after the first round.
Kabayel’s approach worked well until he got dropped in the fifth round. Kabayel got back to his feet and looked as if he recovered well as he got right back to moving and looking to score to the body, which nearly earned Kabayel a knockdown in the sixth round before the referee stepped in for some odd reason and prevented Kabayel from landing more body blows. However, that knockdown came later in the sixth. With 40 seconds left in the round, Kabayel put his opponent to a knee, and Zhang could not get back to his feet before the referee waved off the fight.
With the victory, the 32-year-old Kabayel earned the vacant WBC interim heavyweight belt.
Beterbiev Vs. Bivol 2 Results: Joshua Buatsi Vs. Callum Smith At Light Heavyweight
RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA – FEBRUARY 22: Callum Smith punches Joshua Buatsi during the WBO Interim World … [+] Light Heavyweight Title fight between Joshua Buatsi and Callum Smith as part of Beterbiev v Bivol 2: The Last Crescendo at Kingdom Arena on February 22, 2025 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Photo by Richard Pelham/Getty Images)
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This was an excellent light heavyweight scrap. Joshua Buatsi carried the WBO interim title into the contest with a 19-0 record. Meanwhile, Smith was 30-2 heading into Saturday’s event, with his only losses coming to Artur Beterbiev and Canelo Alvarez. The pace was hectic to open this contest and both men showed strong technical skills.
Smith seemed to want to keep the fight at range, where he could throw his punches with 100 percent power. Meanwhile, Buatsi wanted to work close when possible and force his opponent into the ropes.
Buatsi had some success in the third round with body shots, and it looked like he would score a knockdown. However, Smith recovered from the damage and came back to do some good work from range in the fourth stanza, but he closed the round with a cut beside his right eye.
Smith’s corner didn’t like him throwing everything with power as the fight wore on because it allowed Buatsi to score with counters when Smith failed to connect.
Smith scored with a body shot in the fifth, and as Buatsi was trying to recover, Smith picked up his pace and looked to add more damage.
Smith’s corner encouraged him to work the body more in the sixth. Smith took control of that round with Buatsi’s body compromised. With that, he attacked the head and body and looked to close things out, but Buatsi came back in the closing moments of the sixth.
Smith’s aggression in the sixth seemed to slow his output in the seventh. Meanwhile, Buatsi was also fighting flatfooted. By the eighth round, the technical aspect of the fight seemed to be replaced by less output and more single power punches from both men.
When the end of the back-and-forth ninth round came, Buatsi’s corner told him he needed a knockout to win the fight. Smith landed nearly three times as many power punches in the ninth stanza.
Buatsi did a good job of working angles in the 10th round, and he scored well to the body, but Smith held on and came back late in the round to land some heavy head shots. Smith might have been better served to mix up his targets in the 10th.
Buatsi’s success in the 10th carried into the 11th and seemed to give him momentum and motivation as he pushed forward and made Smith fight off his back foot.
With a minute expired in the 12th, Smith scored with powerful head shots. Buatsi took those shots, recovered, and tried to come back with power shots of his own, which he did as the fight went into its final minute.
With the unanimous decision win, Smith took possession of the WBO light heavyweight interim title.
Buatsi vs. Smith was an incredible scrap to open the main card, and it would make for an interesting rematch, depending on the outcome of the main event.
Beterbiev Vs Bivol 2 Results – CompuBox Stats
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Beterbiev Vs Bivol 2 Fight Card Scheduled Ring Walk Times
Artur Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol 2: 6:00 p.m. ET
Joseph Parker vs. Martin Bakole: 4:40 p.m. ET
Shakur Stevenson vs. Josh Padley: 3:35 p.m. ET
Carlos Adames vs. Hamzah Sheeraz: 2:35 p.m. ET
Vergil Ortiz Jr vs. Israil Madrimov: 1:40 p.m. ET
Zhilei Zhang vs. Agit Kabayel: 12:40 p.m. ET
Artur Beterbiev Vs. Dmitry Bivol 2 Full Card Betting Odds – Updated
Beterbiev Vs. Bivol 2 Breakdown
RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA – FEBRUARY 21: Artur Beterbiev and Dmitrii Bivol face off during the weigh-in … [+] as part of Beterbiev v Bivol 2: The Last Crescendo at on February 21, 2025 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Photo by Mark Robinson/Getty Images).
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The only fighter to go the distance with Beterbiev, Bivol looks to even the score with the man who handed him his first career loss. It won’t be easy for Bivol to achieve that goal, but he is a live underdog in this rematch.
Had Bivol been more active in the the first matchup, which ended with scores of 115-113, 116-112 and 114-114, he could be the one entering this fight as the undisputed light heavyweight champ. Bivol fought well behind his jab early in the first outing, pressuring Beterbiev and also scoring with counters when he backed up on an angle. However, Bivol got away from both those techniques as the fight wore on. He went long periods of time retreating while not throwing punches. Bivol also allowed Beterbiev to get a read on his footwork, which allowed him to cut off Bivol and tag him with counters.
As for Beterbiev, he can’t allow Bivol to control the pace of the fight at all. He needs to move forward and stick to his opponent from the start of the fight. Beterbiev had a lot of success in the first bout when he followed that game plan, especially when Bivol began to back up in a straight line and not put forth any offense. Beterbiev must correct his tendency to leap into his punches in the rematch, because Bivol was able to time those attacks well.
Beterbiev Vs. Bivol 2: Artur Beterbiev On Dmitry Bivol Rematch
RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA – FEBRUARY 21: Artur Beterbiev poses for a photo during the weigh-in ahead of … [+] his IBF, WBO, WBC and IBO World Light Heavyweight title fight against Dmitrii Bivol as part of Beterbiev v Bivol 2: The Last Crescendo at Boulevard Fountain on February 21, 2025 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Photo by Richard Pelham/Getty Images)
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“For a fight, [it will] feel the same,” Beterbiev told DAZN. “I wanted to grab all the belts last time. Now, I want to defend them. It’s been a short time since the first match.”
“If you compare [my other fights], you can say it was my toughest fight,” he added. “But it is a little bit different. I think in my boxing career, I’ve [fought] stronger guys.”
“But you can say it was my toughest fight. Of course [I could have done better]. If you believe you did the best, it is not good. I believe [everything can get better].”
“The knee was a problem in the first fight, but it is near perfect now. My movement should be much better for this fight. My performance in the first fight was not perfect, I know I can do much better in this one.”
Beterbiev Vs. Bivol 2: Dmitry Bivol On Artur Beterbiev Rematch
RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA – FEBRUARY 21: Dmitrii Bivol on the scales during the weigh-in as part of … [+] Beterbiev v Bivol 2: The Last Crescendo at on February 21, 2025 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Photo by Mark Robinson/Getty Images).
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“I saw good moments and bad moments,” Bivol said of the first fight.
“I just need to be better in all positions. I need to be faster, harder, smarter, everything better.”
“I learned about myself, that I don’t like to lose and I need to push myself harder,” he added.
Artur Beterbiev Vs. Dmitry Bivol 2 Fight: Odds, Picks And Prediction
Beterbiev Vs. Bivol 1 Full Fight Video And Notes
When Beterbiev and Bivol first met, Beterbiev sported a 20-0 record and was coming off a January 2024 TKO win over Callum Smith. With that victory, Beterbiev retained the WBC, IBF, and WBO light heavyweight titles. Meanwhile, Bivol, who was 23-0, had retained his WBA belt with a June 2024 TKO victory over Malik Zinad. The betting odds at the time had Bivol as the -126 favorite to defeat Beterbiev, who was listed as the +104 betting underdog. At the time, both men were ranked inside the pound-for-pound top 10-list.
When the 12-round fight ended, the light heavyweight division had its first undisputed champion since Roy Jones Jr. ruled the division between 1999 and 2002. The fight ended with Beterbiev earning the decision with scorecards of 115-113, 116-112 and 114-114. It was the first time in his career that Beterbiev had not earned a victory via knockout.
After the fight, Beterbiev said, “I wanted to box today with more quality. I don’t know why, but I didn’t like this fight. But I’ll be better one day. … If His Excellency [Turki Alalshikh] wants [the rematch], then we can do it.”
“I’m aware I have to do everything perfect, and I don’t have any explanation because it could look like excuses,” Bivol said. “I just [give] congratulations to Artur and his team. He deserves it, no problem. I just have time to make another decision for my future.”
When asked if he wanted a rematch, Bivol responded, “Why not? … If I have this chance, yes. This is my dream to be undisputed.”
Beterbiev Vs. Bivol 2: Odds, Lines, Prop Bets, Predictions And Picks
We will update the Beterbiev Vs. Bivol 2 results live during tonight’s fight card from Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Also included will be reactions, video highlights and more.
