Artur Beterbiev says his team has changed “some things” with his game in his rematch against Dmitry Bivol on February 22nd. Changing the group of the undisputed light heavyweight champion Beterbiev (21-0, 20 KOs) probably requires a lot of pressure, not allowing Bivol to escape while walking around the ring.

Bivol (23-1, 12 KOs) will not stop and trade, as he will not be more than a few rounds against Beterbiev in their rematch in Riyadh. We saw that last time.

Change of Victory

At one point in the fight when Bivol was standing in the seventh round, Beterbiev cut him, and he was injured. This was the first and last time Bivol tried to trade in the war.

For the rematch, Bivol will use Shakur-esque hit-and-run the same style he used in the first fight with Beterbiev, but he will combine it very upset. When Bivol did their old fight, he interrupted Artur’s mistake and corrected him.

Beterbiev is a smart fighter, and he has beaten many fighters in the past who have overused his offense to shut down his offense. They will know what to do to deal with this process. It would be very exciting for fans if Bivol decides to fight Beterbiev, as this card will be shown on DAZN PPV. However, Bivol wants a profitable trilogy match, and the only way he can get this is to knock out Beterbiev on February 22 to win. If that means hitting, running, and catching all night, that’s what Bivol will do.

Tactical Shift

“My team, we changed various things, but we can’t tell you. The second war, we will see what will happen there,” said Artur Beterbiev Pro Boxing fansbeing told that Anthony Joshua has chosen Dmitry Bivol to fight him in a rematch on February 22nd.

“Mentally, you have to focus. Even if someone says it’s a close fight, I feel I won,” said Beterbiev about his previous fight against Bivol on October 12 last year. “We need enough change to succeed. It didn’t surprise me, but he did well,” said Artur when asked if Dmitry did anything in the first fight that “surprised” him.

I felt that I had won the battle. I did not see (Beterbiev’s power reaching Bivol).

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