The authoritative American promoter Bob Arum said that the fight for the title of absolute world champion in the light heavyweight division between Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol became real only now, ...
"If you take the bout between Beterbiev and Bivol, it was impossible to organize it before, neither in Russia nor in the United States. No one could find the necessary money to organize this fight. From an economic point of view, this fight would not have brought in enough money to cover the costs of it.
But Saudi Arabia didn't really worry about that. They realized it was a great fight and they wanted to make it happen. Thanks to them, we're going to get, in my opinion, a huge and good fight for the Ultimate Fighting Championship bantamweight title on June 1 in Riyadh," Arum said in an interview with YouTube channel BoxNation.
Beterbiev vs. Bivol is expected to take place on June 1 in the Saudi capital of Riyadh.
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