A date has finally been found for the long-awaited fight between Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol.
The two boxers will face each other on June 1 in Saudi Arabia, Turki Alalshikh, the country's sports minister, announced in an interview on the “MMA Hour” program.
The long-awaited undisputed light heavyweight championship fight between Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol will take place on June 1 in Saudi Arabia. @Turki_alalshikh told @arielhelwani on “The MMA Hour.” The previously announced five-fight set between Eddie Hearn's Matchroom Boxing and…
— Mike Coppinger (@MikeCoppinger) February 3, 2024
On January 13, Beterbiev (20-0-0, 20 KOs) successfully defended his three light heavyweight world titles (WBC, WBO, IBF) by defeating Callum Smith at the Videotron Center in Quebec.
The only belt he is missing, the WBA, belongs to Bivol (22-0-0, 11 KOs).