“Of course I watched the fight. To be honest, I wasn’t surprised by the outcome of the fight. As I expected, Beterbiev was good. I didn't see anything new. Beterbiev is strong as before. He did his job well. I didn’t have any expectations before the fights. I just felt that Arthur should win. And he won, it didn’t come as a surprise,” Bivol said.
Let us remember that Beterbiev finished Smith in the seventh round.